Monthly Archives: May, 2018
ANSWER:
Gaelic Park Congratulations to Patrick Casey for getting the correct answer first!
It Happened Today in New York City
On May 30, 1933, the 70-story RCA Building opened at Rockefeller Center. Considered by many today to be second only to the Chrysler Building as the most representative example of Art Deco architecture in the city, the structure now most affectionately known as “30 Rock” is the crown jewel in the career of architect Raymond …
QUESTION:
At what Riverdale, Bronx, sports facility are you most likely to see a hurling match or a game of Irish football?
Quotable NYC
“Amidst the magnitude of the city, you can sit in relative quiet, hearing only the drips of water from the garden’s nymph fountain. For its breadth of flora and generous and strategically placed benches, the garden still feels like an undiscovered treasure.” — Clare Bell
It Happened Today in New York City
On May 27, 1718, Robert Livingston was elected speaker of the provincial assembly and would preside over its sessions for the next seven years. An immigrant from Scotland, Livingston’s father had been a successful businessman in Rotterdam and helped make peace between the Dutch and the English during the conversion of New Amsterdam to New …
Quotable NYC
“There are two things I hear – and am aware that I live in the neighborhood of – the roar of the sea and the hum of the city.” — Henry David Thoreau
It Happened Today in New York City
On May 25, 1933, the Ruppert Brewery obtained a license to resume beer production. After 13 long years of prohibition, Jacob Ruppert had depended largely on his other business interests (such as a political career and ownership of the New York Yankees) for income, as well as selling “near-beer” to keep his brewery afloat. While …
Quotable NYC
“Every neighborhood in New York City has its own character and rhythms and they all have little vest pocket parks.” — Luanne Rice
ANSWER:
Pigs Congratulations to Kernan Bell for getting the correct answer first!
QUESTION:
In 1641, Captain David De Vries engaged in a short and bloody war with the native population of Staten Island over the killing of what animals?
Beautiful New York 
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