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New York Review of Books Classics The New York Review of Books Classics is a publishing house which has as its project reintroducing some of the many remarkable books that have fallen out of print, or simply out of mainstream attention, in recent years. The series, now entering its fifth year, has been a notable success with the public and the press, and currently includes more than 100 titles.
New York Road Runners New York Road Runners (NYRR), founded in 1958 with 47 members, has grown into the foremost running organization, with a membership of 40,000. NYRR conducts more than 100 events each year, including races, classes, clinics, and lectures.
New York Rock and Soul Revue The New York Rock and Soul Revue was a short-lived musical project which evolved from a series of concerts produced by Libby Titus. The project's sole recording was a 1991 release entitled Live at the Beacon (Giant Records, catalog number 9 24423-2), a compilation of material recorded on March 1 and 2, 1991 at New York City's Beacon Theatre.
New York shirtwaist strike of 1909 The New York shirtwaist strike of 1909, also known as the Uprising of the 20,000, was a labor strike primarily involving Jewish women working in New York shirtwaist factories. Led by Clara Lemlich and supported by the National Women's Trade Union League of America (NWTUL), the strike began in November, 1909.
New York Shakespeare Festival "New York Shakespeare Festival" is the traditional name of a sequence of shows organized by the Public Theater, most often being held at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. For years under the guidance of Joseph Papp and George C.
New York Shipbuilding The New York Shipbuilding Corporation (or New York Ship for short) was founded in 1899 and opened its first shipyard in 1900. Located in Camden, New Jersey on the east shore of the Delaware River, New York Ship built more than 500 vessels for the U.
New York School The New York School was an informal group of American poets, painters and musicians active in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s in New York City. The poets, painters, composers, and musicians often drew inspiration from Surrealism and the contemporary avant-garde art movements, in particular action painting, abstract expressionism, Jazz, improvisational theater, avant-garde music, and the interaction of friends in the New York City art world's vanguard circle.
New York Skyride The New York Skyride is a motion simulator ride located on the second floor of the Empire State Building in New York City. It opened in 1994 as a tourist attraction, and is a simulated flight over the city, with a few "unexpected" twists and turns.
New York Slave Insurrection of 1741 The New York Slave Insurrection, also known as the Great Negro Plot of 1741 or The Great New York Conspiracy of 1741, is the name given to a supposed plot by slaves and poor Whites in the British colony of New York in 1741 to revolt and level New York City with a series of fires.
New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was founded in 1875 by Elbridge Thomas Gerry and Nehry Bergh as the world's first child protective agency. It is sometimes called the Gerry Society after its co-founder.
New York Society Library The New York Society Library, the oldest in the city, was founded in 1754 by the New York Society, a civic-minded group formed in the belief that the availability of books would help the city to prosper. A subscription library, it now contains nearly three hundred thousand volumes -- the result of the tastes of its members over almost the last quarter millennium.
New York Software Industry Association The New York Software Industry Association (NYSIA) is a trade association for software, information technology, and Web development companies in the New York City area. NYSIA's mission is to promote and support the growth of this industry in this region.
New York Sports Express The New York Sports Express, sometimes abbreviated NYSX, was a free publication distributed from April 2003 to July 2004 as a sister paper to the New York Press. The New York City, USA publication was designed to take an entertaining look at topical sports stories, in contrast to most sports publications at that time, whose sportswriters took themselves more seriously.
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) at Geneva, New York, is an integral part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. It is a mission oriented experiment station with a strong emphasis on applied research.
New York State Association of Independent Schools The New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS), founded in 1947, is an association of some 180 independent schools, ranging from nursery to high schools. As of 2005, its member schools have approximately 65,000 students.
New York State Bridge Authority The New York State Bridge Authority (or NYSBA) is a public benefit corporation in New York State. It was created on March 31, 1932 to finance the construction of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, which crosses the Hudson River, connecting the City of Hudson and the Village of Catskill.
New York State Canal Corporation The New York State Canal Corporation is a subsidiary of the New York State Thruway Authority. It is responsible for the oversight, administration and maintenance of the New York State Canal System, which consists of the Erie Canal, Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Oswego Canal and Champlain Canal.
New York State Canal System The New York State Canal System (formerly known as the New York State Barge Canal) is a successor to the Erie Canal and other canals within New York. Currently, the 525-mile (845 km) system is composed of the Erie Canal, the Oswego Canal, the Cayuga-Seneca Canal, and the Champlain Canal.
New York State Censorship Board The Motion Picture Division of the State of New York Education Department, also known variously as the New York State Censorship Board, New York Censor Board, and New York Board of Censors, was an organ of film censorship in the Pre-Code era.[http://www.
New York State College of Ceramics The New York State College of Ceramics (NYSCC) at Alfred University in Alfred is a statutory college of the State University of New York (SUNY). It is divided into: the School of Art and Design, and the Programs of Ceramic Engineering, Glass Engineering and Science, Materials Science and Engineering, and Biomedical Materials Engineering Science.
New York State Conservationist The New York State Conservationist is a bimonthly, ad-free magazine published by New York]'s [[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation|Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). It carries articles on environmental and conservation issues around the state DEC is involved with, plus outdoor recreation opportunities on DEC land.
New York State Constitutions The New York State constitution establishes the structure of the government of New York State, and enumerates the basic rights of the citizens of New York. Like most state constitutions in the United States, New York's constitution's provisions tend to be more detailed, and amended more often than its federal counterpart.
New York State Dental Association The New York State Dental Association or NYSDA was founded in 1868 and consists of 14 000 dentists which is 76% of practicing dentists in the New York state. The NYSDA provides its members with a powerful presence in the Legislature, business development programs, peer review, a clinical journal and educational and scientific programs that promote the art and science of dentistry.
New York State Department of Correctional Services The New York State Department of Correctional Services or DOCS is the agency of New York State responsible for the care, confinement, and rehabilitation of approximately 63,000 inmates at all 69 correctional facilities funded by the State of New York. The department employs approximately 31,300 workers, including approximately 20,000 uniformed correction officers Currently, this is the 4th largest state prison system in the United States30 August], [[2006, Lucien Leclair, Jr was named the acting commissioner for DOCS following the retirement of Glenn S.
New York State District Attorneys Association The New York State District Attorneys Association (NYSDAA) (created in 1909) is a professional organization for prosecuting attorneys (both District Attorneys and Assistant District Attorneys) practicing in New York State.
New York State Education Department The New York State Education Department is the state education department in New York State. It is responsible for the supervision for all public schools in New York State, all standardized testing, as well as the production and administration of all state tests and Regents Examinations.
New York State Historical Association The New York State Historical Association is a private, non-governmental educational organization founded in 1899 to encourage research, educate general audiences, and start a library and museum of manuscripts, artwork, and other objects associated with the history of New York State, USA.
New York State Chess Association The New York State Chess Association (NYSCA) is the oldest continuous-run chess organization in the United States, having been formed in Auburn, NY in the 1850s. It organizes a variety of State-sanctioned tournaments across the Empire State, including the 128th annual New York State Chess Championship, which will be held in Albany on Labor Day weekend.
New York State Identification and Intelligence System The New York State Identification and Intelligence System Phonetic Code, commonly known as NYSIIS, is a phonetic algorithm devised in 1970 as part of the New York State Identification and Intelligence System (now a part of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services). It features an accuracy increase of 2.
New York State Judicial Institute The New York State Judicial Institute is located about 25 miles north of New York City on the campus of the Pace University School of Law in White Plains, NY. Spearheaded by New York State Chief Judge Judith S.
New York State Labor Day Derechos The New York State Labor Day Derechos were two derecho events that occurred on Labor Day, September 7, 1998. One derecho moved through northern and central New York state, and the other would start in southeastern Michigan and move through northeastern Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Long Island, New York.
New York State Library The New York State Library is part of the New York State Education Department. The Library and its sister institutions, the New York State Museum and New York State Archives, are housed in the Cultural Education Center.
New York State metropolitan areas New York has 11 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and five combined statistical areas (CSAs), as defined by the New York State Department of Labor. A sixth CSA, New York-Newark-Bridgeport, also includes portions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
New York State Museum The New York State Museum is a research-backed institution in Albany, New York, adjacent to Empire State Plaza. It contains all sorts of artifacts from New York State and has exhibits representing many facets of the state.
New York State of Mind - Album In 2005, New York rappers The Beastie Boys compilated an album of their previous hits with fellow New Yorker DJ Green Lantern. Combining new Dj'ing techniques with classic hiphop which made The Beastie Boys famous, the album recieved some success, especially in the Tri-State area.
New York State public benefit corporations New York State public benefit corporations and authorities operate like quasi-private corporations, generally with boards appointed by elected officials. They're a form of government bureaucracy in one sense but, unlike government agencies, public benefit corporations are exempt from some regulations.
New York State Parkway System New York State Parkway System opened its first section in 1908 and was a series of high speed (25 Mph) four-lane roads that were created to provide a scenic way in to, out of, and around New York City. The parkway system is still in use today.
New York State Police The New York State Police is the state police force of 4600 sworn Troopers for the state of New York. It was established on April 11, 1917 by the New York Legislature, in response to the 1913 murder of construction foreman Sam Howell in Westchester County, which at that time did not have a local police department.
New York State Psychiatric Institute The New York State Psychiatric Institute, established in 1895, was one of the first institutions in the United States to integrate teaching, research and therapeutic approaches to the care of patients with mental illnesses. In 1925, the Psychiatric Institute affiliated with Presbyterian Hospital, adding general hospital facilities to the Institute's psychiatric services and research laboratories.
New York State Public Authorities Control Board The New York State Public Authorities Control Board is composed of five members, appointed by the Governor, some upon the recommendation of members of the Legislature. New York's public services are heavily organized into public benefit corporations known frequently as authorities or development corporations.
New York State Right to Life Party The New York State Right to Life Party was founded to oppose the legalization of abortion in New York in 1970. The party first made the state ballot in the 1978 gubernatorial election, where its candidate Mary Jane Tobin won 130,000 votes.
New York State Route 100 New York State Route 100 (NY 100) is a major north-south state highway in Westchester County, New York. It begins parallel to Interstate 87 at a junction with the Cross County Parkway in the city of Yonkers and runs through most of the length of the county up to U.
New York State Route 101 New York State Route 101 also known as Port Washington Boulevard is a state highway in northwestern Nassau County, New York. It runs north and south from New York State Route 25A in Flower Hill, west of Roslyn, and north of Manhasset, to Astor Lane in Sands Point, where it continues to run northward toward Long Island Sound as Middle Neck Road.
New York State Route 102 New York State Route 102 also known as Front Street, is an east-west highway in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York that runs between West Hempstead and East Meadow along the south side of NY 24, where it also terminates at both ends. In the Village of Hempstead itself, Front Street is unmarked until Williams Street.
New York State Route 104B New York State Route 104B is a state highway in central New York. This highway provides a means to connect New York State Route 104 (the principal highway along the southern shore of Lake Ontario) with the northern portion of New York State Route 3 (the principal highway along the eastern short of Lake Ontario) while bypassing the village of Mexico, where the two highways intersect.
New York State Route 106 New York State Route 106 is a state highway in New York, running from NY 105 in North Bellmore to Oyster Bay. It runs through the Towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay, including the hamlets of East Meadow, Levittown, Hicksville, Jericho, and East Norwich and the Villages of Brookville and Muttontown.
New York State Route 107 New York State Route 107 is a State Highway entirely in Nassau County in the State of New York. It runs from Merrick Road in Massapequa to Mill Street and Brewster Avenue in the City of Glen Cove near City Hall.
New York State Route 109 New York State Route 109, also known as the Babylon-Farmingdale Turnpike, is a four-lane New York state highway that runs from Farmingdale, in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County to the Village and Town of Babylon in Suffolk County. It runs mainly west-to-east in a northwest to southeast direction.
New York State Route 110 New York State Route 110 is a major north-South Highway along the western border of Suffolk County, New York. It runs between the Village of Amityville in the Town of Babylon and Halesite in the Town of Huntington.
New York State Route 111 New York State Route 111 is a New York state highway, running through the Towns of Islip and Smithtown, entirely in Suffolk County. It runs north and south between New York State Route 27A in the Town seat of Islip and the east end of the NY 25/25A duplex in Smithtown's Village of the Branch.
New York State Route 112 New York State Route 112 is a New York state highway, entirely within the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County. It runs from Montauk Highway, formerly part of NY 27A, in the village of Patchogue to NY 25A in Port Jefferson Station.
New York State Route 113 New York State Route 113 is a very short New York state highway located southeast of the city of Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County, New York. The road runs through the town of Poughkeepsie, with its east end at New Hackensack Road, New York State Route 376, where it meets Vassar Road, Dutchess County Route 77, at Red Oaks Mill.
New York State Route 119 New York State Route 119 is a state highway in New York, running from Tarrytown to White Plains, through Westchester County. It runs in close proximity with I-287 in Westchester County, serving as a local business route.
New York State Route 120A New York State Route 120A (NY-120A) is a state highway in southern Westchester County, New York. It serves as an alternate route to the southern half of New York State Route 120 running along the New York-Connecticut state line.
New York State Route 12B New York State Route 12B is a state highway in the central part of New York, USA. NY 12B is a north-south highway connecting Oneida County in the north to Chenango County in the south, passing through Madison County in between.
New York State Route 13 New York State Route 13 is a 155 mile (249 km) long New York State route that runs mainly north and south between New York State Route 17 (future Interstate 86) in Horseheads and New York State Route 3 west of Pulaski.
New York State Route 130 New York State Route 130 is a state highway entirely within Erie County, New York, USA. It runs east-west from Washington Street (immediately east of Main Street, NY 5) in Buffalo, New York to the Village of Depew, where it terminates at NY 78, Transit Road.
New York State Route 132A New York State Route 132A was a state route located in Westchester County, New York. The route was a spur route of New York State Route 132 prior to being truncated to an interchange with the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown.
New York State Route 135 New York State Route 135, known locally as the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, or humorously abbreviated to SOB, is a six-lane expressway that connects Seaford with Syosset in Nassau County, New York. Also known as the Ralph J.
New York State Route 13A New York State Route 13A is a New York state route that runs mainly north and south between the multiplex of Route 13/Route 34/Route 96 in the Town of Ithaca, Tompkins County and NY 79 in the City of Ithaca's West End.
New York State Route 14 New York State Route 14 is a state highway located in western New York. Along with NY 19, it is one of two routes to transect the state in a north-south fashion between the Pennsylvania border and Lake Ontario.
New York State Route 148 New York State Route 148 is a state highway located entirely within northeastern Niagara County. It runs north/south between a junction with New York State Route 104 in the Town of Hartland and New York State Route 18 north of Barker.
New York State Route 14A New York State Route 14A is a nearly 36-mile-long state highway in the New York state counties of Schuyler, Yates and Ontario. It runs parallel to and west of NY 14 for its entire route between the Watkins Glen and Geneva areas.
New York State Route 160 New York State Route 160 is a state highway in New York, running from the hamlet of Mariaville to the hamlet of Pattersonville. While its termini are both in Schenectady, it briefly passes into Montgomery County.
New York State Route 166 New York State Route 166 is a state highway in New York, running from the village of Milford to the village of Cherry Valley, in Otsego County. Much of NY 166 is near Cooperstown, with county routes directing travellers there.
New York State Route 17 New York State Route 17, also known as the Southern Tier Expressway (between the Pennsylvania-New York border and Binghamton) and the Quickway (between Binghamton and the New York State Thruway), is a New York state highway that runs from Suffern, New York (where it connects to NJ 17) to the Pennsylvania border in Western New York. Between the PA-NY border and the town of Horseheads, NY 17 is concurrent with Interstate 86.
New York State Route 173 New York State Route 173 is a state route located in the Syracuse area. It takes a slightly bow-shaped route from Ionia in the west to Chittenango in the east, gently curving to the south of the city in the center of its route.
New York State Route 176 New York State Route 176 is a north-south state highway located in the central part of New York, USA, connecting Cayuga County with Oswego County. The northern terminus is at New York State Route 3 and New York State Route 48 in the city of Fulton and the southern terminus is at New York State Route 370 in the northeast part of the town of Cato, east of Meridian.
New York State Route 17A New York State Route 17A is a state highway in southern New York, United States, entirely within Orange County. Its western terminus is located at Goshen, New York at a junction with NY-17, and its eastern terminus is at another intersection with NY-17 located in Southfields, New York.
New York State Route 17B New York State Route 17B is a state highway located entirely within Sullivan County. It connects Callicoon at its western end with Monticello in the east (although it actually ends at an interchange with NY 17 just to the north of the village.
New York State Route 17K New York State Route 17K is a state highway in southern New York, entirely within Orange County. The western terminus is at the intersection with NY 17 located near Bloomingburg, which is in Sullivan County, New York.
New York State Route 18 New York State Route 18 is an east-west state route in western New York, running parallel to the south shore of Lake Ontario for most of its length between Niagara County and Monroe County. NY 18, which also crosses Orleans County, acts as a northerly alternate in many ways to NY 104, another east-west route that parallels NY 18 to the south.
New York State Route 184 New York State Route 184 is a short state highway located in the northern part of New York, USA. This highway, although listed as an east-west route, runs more more in a northeast-southwest direction, and is entirely within St.
New York State Route 19 New York State Route 19 is a north-south state highway in Western New York. It is the longest state highway in that region, and the only other one besides NY 14 to completely transect the state from the Pennsylvania state line to the shore of Lake Ontario.
New York State Route 198 New York State Route 198, better known as the Scajaquada Expressway, is a highway entirely within the northern section of the City of Buffalo that carries over 31,000 cars per day NYSDOT Traffic Counts - Erie County. It takes its name from Scajaquada Creek, which it parallels.
New York State Route 19A New York State Route 19A is a state highway located in the western part of New York, USA. This highway represents a slightly eastward parallel route to a part of New York State Route 19 and is, similarly, a north-to-south roadway.
New York State Route 2 New York State Route 2 is a state route in New York state, running from Interstate 87 and NY-7 at Latham east to the Massachusetts state line, where it continues to Boston as Route 2. Cities along the highway include Troy and Watervliet.
New York State Route 200 New York State Route 200 is a short state highway located entirely in the Town of Harford in Cortland County. Signed as east/west, it begins at NY 38 just north of the Tioga County line, runs about a mile through farmland in a northeast-trending direction, then turns abruptly north-northwest and ends at NY-221 a short distance later.
New York State Route 204 New York State Route 204 is an east-west running route located just southeast of Rochester in Monroe County, New York. Its western terminus is at exit 6 on Interstate 490 in Gates and its eastern terminus is at exit 18 on Interstate 390 in Rochester.
New York State Route 206 New York State Route 206 runs through some lightly populated regions along the state's southern border, from Central New York to the Catskills. It begins near a busy intersection with Interstate 81 at Whitney Point and runs east from there through Greene.
New York State Route 207 New York State Route 207 is a state road, located entirely within Orange County, that connects Goshen and Newburgh. Formerly marked as NY Route 84, it was changed in the early 1960s to avoid confusion with nearby Interstate 84.
New York State Route 208 New York State Route 208 is a New York state highway in southern New York, within Orange County and Ulster County. The southern terminus is at the intersection with NY-17M in Monroe, and the northern terminus is located at the intersection with NY-32 and NY-299 in New Paltz.
New York State Route 20C New York State Route 20C was a predominantly east-west running route in Ontario County that was decommissioned over a span of seven years from 1990 to 1997. At its greatest extent, NY 20C's western terminus was at NY 64 in East Bloomfield, a mere 50 yards north of where NY 64 joins US 20 and NY 5 for a three-mile triplex.
New York State Route 210 New York State Route 210 is a state highway in New York. It runs from the New Jersey state line along the west shore of Greenwood Lake to the village of Greenwood Lake itself, where it ends at a junction with New York State Route 17A.
New York State Route 211 New York State Route 211 is a New York state highway in southern New York, entirely within Orange County. The western terminus is at the intersection with US 209 located in Cuddebackville, and the eastern terminus is located at Montgomery at NY 17K, where it becomes the main thoroughfare.
New York State Route 212 New York State Route 212 is a state highway located entirely within Ulster County. It runs from the interior of the Catskill Park to the west bank of the Hudson River, providing a key interchange with the New York State Thruway along the way.
New York State Route 214 New York State Route 214 is a short but scenic state highway in the heart of the Catskill Park. It runs north-south from near the hamlet of Phoenicia up near an old railroad route into the narrow pass known as Stony Clove Notch, then down into the upper Schoharie Creek valley to end near Hunter.
New York State Route 215 New York State Route 215 is a very short north-south New York State Route located entirely within Cortland County in Central New York. Its northern terminus is located at a junction with New York State Route 13 in the city of Cortland.
New York State Route 217 New York State Route 217 is a short state highway in New York, running from the hamlet of Claverack to the town of Ghent in Columbia County. NY 217 is the only state highway to pass through the village of Philmont.
New York State Route 220 New York State Route 220 is a state highway located in the south-central part of New York, USA. NY-220 is considered an east-west highway, although its course wanders considerably from north-to-south, totally inside Chenango County.
New York State Route 221 New York State Route 221 is an east-west New York State Route located entirely in Cortland County. Its western terminus is at NY 38 in the town of Harford, while its eastern terminus is at the multiplex of New York State Routes 26 and 41 in the town of Willet.
New York State Route 222 New York State Route 222 is a New York State Route located in Cortland and Tompkins Counties in New York. It runs from the junction of NY-13/NY-41/US-11 (Church Street) in the city of Cortland to its terminus at a junction with NY-38 in the village of Groton.
New York State Route 22A New York State Route 22A is a short north-south New York State Route located within Washington County. Its northern terminus is located in the town of Hampton at the Vermont stateline, where it becomes Vermont Route 22A.
New York State Route 22B New York State Route 22B is a short north-south New York State Route located within Clinton County. Its northern terminus is located at a junction with NY-3 in the hamlet of Morrisonville, near Clinton County Airport.
New York State Route 235 New York State Route 235 is a state highway in the central part of New York, USA. NY-235 is a north-south road, lying mostly in Chenango County, except that a small length at the south end is in Broome County.
New York State Route 23A New York State Route 23A runs east-west across Greene County as an east-west alternate route of NY 23 in the northern Catskill Mountains. It is one of the most scenic routes in the region, passing seven of the 35 Catskill High Peaks, including Hunter Mountain, the second-highest peak in the range, and then dropping into the Hudson Valley via the historic Kaaterskill Clove.
New York State Route 23B New York State Route 23B is a former section of New York State Route 23 that runs from NY 9G in Hudson to NY 9H in Claverack. It provides direct access to the village from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge where the main route bypasses it.
New York State Route 24 New York State Route 24 (NY 24) is a state highway in New York that exists in two sections. The western section runs from Hillside Avenue/NY 25 and the Clearview Expressway/I-295 in the Queens Village section of the borough of Queens in New York City to NY 110 in East Farmingdale, in the Town of Babylon.
New York State Route 246 New York State Route 246 is a state highway located almost entirely in Wyoming County. It runs almost due north from where it splits off from NY 39 in Perry, past a junction with US 20A a mile north of the village to just over the Genesee County line, where it ends at NY 63.
New York State Route 248 New York State Route 248 is a state highway in a remote part of the Southern Tier region of the state, close to Pennsylvania in Allegany and Steuben counties. In the former, it runs mostly east-west from its junction with NY 19 in Stannards; but in the latter turns northwards to its east end at NY 36 in Canisteo.

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