Monthly Archives: December, 2016
New York Is… Holidays
A public holiday is always a good excuse to celebrate. While New York needs no excuse, being provided with one will always spur a splendid party. Whether the holiday is political or religious, celebrated with parades, meals, or funny rituals, observed with prayer or volunteer efforts, or any other style, a holiday in New York …
Quotable NYC
“I liked all of it, being twenty-nine years old and in Manhattan in the fall and drinking good champagne on Park Avenue.” — Joe McGinniss
Quotable NYC
“The city stretches from dollhouse rows at the base of the park through a broad blurred bell of flowerpot red patched with tar roofs and twinkling cars.” — John Updike
ANSWER:
Shea Stadium Congratulations to Tourguidewithamohawk for getting the correct answer first! This was the last Trivia Tuesday question of the year. We will be back with more great questions and answers in 2017. The 2015 Trivia Tuesday champion, Maria France Lefebvre, has retained her crown in 2016 with a whopping ten first correct answers! She is …
QUESTION:
On December 29, 1968, The New York Jets avenged their infamous “Heidi” loss to the Oakland Raiders at what NYC sports venue?
Kwanzaa
For half a century, citizens of the African diaspora in the Americas have celebrated Kwanzaa, a weeklong holiday created by Maulana Karenga specifically designed to uplift the African-American community. In New York, the biggest Kwanzaa celebrations take place at the Museum of Natural History, the Apollo Theater, the African Burial Ground, and the Museum of …
Quotable NYC
“Want to see magic? Go to the Holiday Lights exhibit at the Bronx Zoo.” — Elissa Stein
It Happened Today in New York City
On December 24, 1931, at the height of the Great Depression, workers at the Rockefeller Center construction site, fearful of losing their jobs if they took time off for the holidays, erected a Christmas tree in the middle of the work area and decorated it with whatever they could find. This simple gesture of camaraderie …
Quotable NYC
“New York City has been Jesus’ kind of town for a long time.” — Tony Carnes
ANSWER:
Valentine-Varian House Congratulations to John Semlak for getting the correct answer first!
Beautiful New York 
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