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  2. Manhattanhenge - Wikipedia

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    If the streets on the grid were rigorously north-south and east–west, then both sunrise and sunset would be aligned on the days of the vernal and autumnal equinoxes (which occur around March 20 and September 23 respectively). In Baltimore, for instance, sunrise aligns on March 25 and September 18 and sunset on March 12 and September 29. [21]

  3. Closings and cancellations following the September 11 attacks

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    Most skyscrapers in New York City (including the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building, which was evacuated several times on September 11 and after due to false reports of potential threats), Chicago (including Sears Tower) [11] and Philadelphia; The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and ferries ...

  4. Sunset Park, Brooklyn - Wikipedia

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    In the New York State Assembly, Sunset Park is in the 49th and 51st districts, represented respectively by Republican Lester Chang and Democrat Marcela Mitaynes. [212] [213] [214] Sunset Park is also in the New York City Council's 38th, 39th, and 43rd districts, represented respectively by Alexa Avilés, Shahana Hanif and Susan Zhuang. [215]

  5. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn - Wikipedia

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    Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.It is bounded by Sunset Park to the north, Dyker Heights to the east, the Narrows and the Belt Parkway to the west, and Fort Hamilton Army Base and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to the south.

  6. Sunset Boulevard (musical) - Wikipedia

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    The New York Times critic Vincent Canby later commented about the Tony season: "Awards don't really tell you much when the competition is feeble or simply non-existent, as was the case the year that Sunset Boulevard won its Tony." [27] During the run, Buckley replaced Close as Norma, followed by Paige. [citation needed]

  7. The story of two Brooklyn sisters who forged a family of firsts

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    A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S. Tompkins Garnet, the first Black female principal in NYC.

  8. Tribute in Light - Wikipedia

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    Tribute in Light began as a temporary commemoration of the attacks in early 2002, but it became an annual event, currently produced on September 11 by the Municipal Art Society of New York. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Tribute in Light was conceived by artists John Bennett, Gustavo Bonevardi, Richard Nash Gould, Julian LaVerdiere, and Paul Myoda, and ...

  9. Sunset Park (Brooklyn park) - Wikipedia

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    Sunset Park is a 24.5-acre (9.9 ha) public park in the neighborhood of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York City, between 41st and 44th Streets and 5th and 7th Avenues.The modern-day park contains a playground, recreation center, splash pad, basketball courts, soccer field, and pool.