New York City

New York has ten sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International (SCI): Beijing, Budapest, Cairo, Jerusalem, Johannesburg, London, Madrid, Rome, Santo Domingo, and Tokyo. External Link: Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame (http://www.kcchiefs.com/halloffame/). See also: Tallest buildings in New York City. Names are in italics for players who made a majority of their contributions with another team. The borough of Queens has also been developing its own skyline in recent years with a Citigroup office building (which is currently the tallest building in NYC outside Manhattan), and the City Lights development of several residential towers along the East River waterfront. Items are listed as Player Name (date inducted; years played as a chief) Short Bio. The Downtown Brooklyn skyline is the smallest of the three, and is centered around a major transportation hub in Northwestern Brooklyn. Records are listed in chronological order.

The Downtown skyline will also be getting notable additions soon from such architects as Santiago Calatrava and Frank Gehry. They may have been surpassed between the time of making the record and the current date. Today it is undergoing the rapid reconstruction of Lower Manhattan, and will some day include the new "Freedom Tower" which will rise to a height of 1,776 feet when it is completed in 2009. The following are team and league records. The Downtown skyline was once characterized by the presence of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. The offense, unable to record the same high scores as the previous year, was unable to bring in the wins as they had the previous year. The largest of these skylines is in Midtown, which is the largest central business district in the U.S., and also home to such notable buildings as the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and Rockefeller Center. However, the defense showed little improvement.

In fact, New York actually has three separately recognizable skylines: Midtown Manhattan, Downtown Manhattan (also known as Lower Manhattan), and Downtown Brooklyn. In 2004 Gunther Cunningham was brought back as the defensive coach. New York City has by far the most famous skyline in the world; because of its high residential density, and the extremely high real estate values found in the city's central business districts, New York has amassed the largest collection of office and residential towers in the world. As with the loss to the Broncos in the 1997 season, this loss led to a poor following season. See also:. However, the season sputtered by November and the Chiefs lost to the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs. Dedication to the sciences starts early for many New Yorkers, who have the chance to attend such selective specialized high schools as the Bronx High School of Science (which boasts the largest number of graduates who are Nobel Laureates of any United States High School), and its rivals, Manhattan's Stuyvesant High School and Brooklyn Technical High School. Three years later, the Chiefs went 13-3 in 2003 and set many records along the way.

Brooklyn also hosts one of the country's leading urban medical centers: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, an academic medical center, the oldest hospital-based medical school in the United States. Professor Raymond Vahan Damadian, the discoverer of the MRI, was part of the faculty from 1967 - 1977 and built the first MRI machine, the Indomnitable, there. Another notable replacement was Priest Holmes at running back. Jonas Salk, developer of the vaccine for polio, was an intern at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Upper Manhattan. He immediately dropped Elvis Grbac, replacing him with his primary pick for the Rams' quartback, Trent Green. In the Bronx, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University is a major academic center. Louis Rams to the Super Bowl and retiring, Dick Vermeil took over as head coach in 2001 with the statement that it takes three years to get a team ready for the Super Bowl. Manhattan contains the campus of the world-class Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, as well as Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and NYU Medical Center and their medical schools. After coaching the St.

New York City is also a major center of academic medicine. The Chiefs' wins were mostly made by a high scoring offense rather than a powerful defense. The city is also home to a number of other institutions of higher learning, some of national or even international reputation, including Columbia University, Fordham University, New School University, and New York University, among many others. After the loss of Derrick Thomas, the collapse of the defense was unmistakable. New York City is served by the publicly-run City University of New York (CUNY), the largest urban university in the United States, which has a number of campuses throughout the five boroughs. In two years, Cunningham showed little improvement, going 9-7 and 7-9. There is also the free Staten Island Ferry between Manhattan and Staten Island, operated by the New York City Department of Transportation. Schottenheimer left as head coach, replaced by his defensive coach Gunther Cunningham.

Many private ferries are run by NY Waterway, which provides several lines across the Hudson River, New York Water Taxi, with lines connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan, and other operators. The following losing seaon with Grbac at quarterback did not help. The T&LC also regulates and licenses "car services," which are legally permitted to pick up only those customers who have called the car service's dispatcher and requested a car, although most of these pick up hailing passengers as well. The choice to play Grbac over Gannon made many fans angry with Schottenheimer. "Medallion taxis," the familiar yellow cabs, are legally permitted to pick up passengers hailing them on the street. After going 13-2 during the season, Gannon was replaced by Grbac in the playoff game against Denver. There are two officially recognized car services in the city. After a loss to Denver, Grbac was injured and Rich Gannon took over.

Taxicabs are operated by private companies and licensed by the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission. In 1997, he started with Elvis Grbac as quarterback. The first airport in the city was Floyd Bennett Field, now closed as an airport and today part of Gateway National Recreation Area. The Port Authority also operates the AirTrain service, a train which connects the JFK and Newark airports to local subway and heavy rail systems. He was also in the midst of a quarterback controversy. JFK tends to handle international traffic, whereas La Guardia tends to handle shorter domestic flights, and Newark handles both international and domestic; Teterboro is New York's primary general aviation airport, handling heavy business jet traffic together with cargo and medevac flights and some light plane traffic. Marty Schottenheimer took much of the blame for his failed attempts at clock control (also nicknamed Martyball by his critics). The Port Authority also owns and operates the four major airports in the New York City area, JFK International Airport in Jamaica, Newark Liberty International in Newark, New Jersey, La Guardia Airport in Flushing, and Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. After going from 13-3 in 1997 and losing the playoff game to the Denver Broncos (10-14), the Chiefs fell to 7-9 in 1998.

Short-distance rail, primarily for commuters from the suburbs, is operated by New Jersey Transit, the MTA (serving Long Island, Connecticut and regions in New York north of the city as the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad), and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which also operates regional bus terminals. Since 1992, no NFL team has a better regular season home winning percentage than Kansas City (27-5 (.844) record). Responsibility for providing public transportation falls to a variety of government agencies and private corporations. Amtrak provides long-distance rail service. Marty Schottenheimer helped establish six straight playoff appearances, three AFC West championships, nine winning seasons, and 76 consecutive soldout games at Arrowhead. Because of the extensive mass transit system, many New Yorkers do not possess cars or even driver's licenses. Peterson hired Marty Schottenheimer as the team's coach. In addition to these, city residents rely on hundreds of bus lines, both publicly and privately operated (many to be taken over by the MTA sometime in 2005), which serve nearly all areas of the five boroughs. In 1989, Carl Peterson became the team's new President and General Manager.

The city is also served by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's PATH subway system, which connects the borough of Manhattan to New Jersey. They did not get to the playoffs for 15 straight years. The subway system connects all boroughs except Staten Island, which is served by the Staten Island Railway via the free Staten Island Ferry (which connects to the 1 and 9 subway lines). The Chiefs had only two winning seasons between 1974 and 1986. It is the most extensive subway system in the world when measured by mileage of track (656 miles of mainline track), and the fifth largest when measured by annual ridership (1.4 billion passenger trips in 2004). The team won 43 games between 1966 and 1969. The world famous New York City Subway is operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). They earned revenge three years later, upsetting the Minnesota Vikings 23-7.

New York City boasts the most extensive network of public transportation in the United States. As the Chiefs, under coach Hank Stram, the team played in the first Super Bowl, losing 35-10 to Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers. The city is served by an extensive network of parkways and expressways, including four primary Interstate Highways enter the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area: I-78, I-80, I-87 and I-95. Interstate 287 serves as a partial beltway around the city, and there are numerous three-digit Interstates of I-78 and I-95. Louis Cardinals 14). Unlike most of America's car-oriented urban areas, public transportation is the common mode of travel for the majority of New York City residents. Louis Cardinals (Chiefs 24, St. See also: List of New York City sports teams. The Chiefs' first game at Arrowhead Stadium was against the St.

Both of these construction proposals have stirred considerable opposition, and may have an impact on the City's bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. Municipal Stadium was demolished in 1976; it is now a community garden. Current sports issues include Bruce Ratner's proposal to move the New Jersey Nets to a new Brooklyn Nets Arena, and a proposal to build a West Side Stadium in Manhattan for the New York Jets in 2008. In 1971, Municipal Stadium was abandoned in favor of the new Arrowhead Stadium. Also, many outsiders are unaware that the current Madison Square Garden is actually the fourth separate building to use that name; the first two were near Madison Square, hence the name, and the third was at 50th Street and Eighth Avenue. The Kansas City Chiefs' (under Dallas Texans name) first stadium was at 22nd and Brooklyn, called "Municipal Stadium". Municipal Stadium opened in 1923 and had 49,002 seats. New York has also buried more sports history than most American cities ever experience: Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1913 until 1957, was torn down in 1960, and the Polo Grounds in northern Harlem, just across the river from the Bronx's Yankee Stadium, was the home of the New York Giants of Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1957 (and the first home of the New York Mets) before being demolished in 1964. They have the largest presence in the American Football League Hall of Fame, with 24 representatives, and they had just one coach throughout their AFL history, Hall-of-Famer Hank Stram.

The Brooklyn Cyclones are a New York Mets affiliate, and the Staten Island Yankees are affiliated with the New York Yankees. The Chiefs dropped the first Super Bowl to the Packers, then pulverized the Vikings 23 - 7 in the final "true" AFL-NFL World Championsip game after the AFL's last season in 1969. New York City is also home to two minor league baseball teams that play in the short-season Class A New York - Penn League. The Texans won the classic 1962 double-overtime AFL championship game against the Houston Oilers, 20 - 17, at the time the longest, and still one of the best professional football championship games ever played. Also playing in Nassau Coliseum are the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League. The Texans/Chiefs franchise was the flagship team of the American Football League, with the most playoff appearances as an AFL team, six (tied with Oakland), the most American Football League Championships (3), and the most Super Bowl appearances, playing in the first Super Bowl, and in the last to be played between League champions. At the Continental Airlines Arena also in the meadowlands the New Jersey Nets play NBA basketball and the New Jersey Devils play NHL hockey. The New York Islanders are the third NHL team in the Metro area; they play their home games in Nassau Coliseum in Long Island. It is said that Hunt actually considered keeping the team name as it was, and playing as the "Kansas City Texans."[1 (http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/60s/)].

New York's NFL teams, the New York Giants and New York Jets, play at Giants Stadium in New Jersey's Meadowlands. Bartle was the founder of the Native American-based honor society known as The Tribe of Mic-O-Say within the Boy Scouts of America organization, which earned him the nickname, "The Chief," and was instumental in persuading Lamar Hunt to move his team to Mid-America. At Madison Square Garden, 'the world's most famous arena,' New Yorkers can see the New York Knicks play NBA basketball, the New York Rangers play hockey, and the New York Liberty of the WNBA. Roe Bartle. The New York metropolitan area is the only one in the United States with more than one team in each of the four major sports, with nine such franchises. The name, "Chiefs" was selected by a fan contest, and is derived from the then-Mayor of Kansas City, H. Outsiders are frequently unaware that few baseball fans in New York are fans of both teams at once. The Dallas Texans moved to Kansas City in 1963.

For most American baseball fans, the most intense rivalry is between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, but in the city the rivalry between the Yankees and the Mets is just as fierce. The Dallas Texans, as they were known then, defeated the Houston Oilers in a dramatic 1962 AFL championship which went into double overtime. A "Subway Series" between city teams is a time of great excitement, and any World Series championship by either the New York Yankees or the New York Mets is considered to be worthy of the highest celebration, including a ticker-tape parade for the victorious team. The team is owned by Lamar Hunt, who founded the team along with their original league, the American Football League, in 1960. Although in much of the rest of the country American football has become the most popular professional sport, in New York City baseball arguably still stirs the most passion and interest. The Kansas City Chiefs are a National Football League team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Despite the name, many "Broadway" theaters do not lie on Broadway the street, and the distinction with Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway (which tend more toward experimental theater) is simply a reference to the seating capacity of the theater. Jack Steadman (General Manager).

Along with those of London’s West End theater district, Broadway theaters are considered to be of the highest quality in the world. Lloyd Burruss. The dozens of theaters in this district are responsible for tens of thousands of jobs, and help contribute billions of dollars every year to the city's economy. Tony Reed. It serves both as the center of the American theater industry, and as a major attraction for visitors from around the world. Smith. New York City boasts a highly active and influential theater district, which is centered around Times Square in Manhattan. T.

See also:. J. The city has served as an important center for many different genres of music ranging from Big Band Era and jazz, to punk rock and hip-hop (the latter of which is generally acknowledged as having originated in the Bronx around 1973). Gary Barbaro. With its connection to media and communications and its mix of cultures and immigrants, New York City has had a long history of association with American music. Jerrell Wilson (Punter 1963-77; Chiefs Hall of Fame 1987, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). New York City is also the home of the four major television networks, ABC, CBS, the Fox Network, and NBC, and while the local film industry is dwarfed by that of Hollywood, its billions of dollars in revenue make it the second largest in the nation. Tyrer is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.).

New York City boasts over forty daily newspapers in several different languages, including such national heavyweights as the Wall Street Journal (daily circulation of 2.1 million) and The New York Times (1.6 million), and America's oldest continuously-published newspaper, the New York Post, founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton. Jim Tyrer (Tackle 1969 Super Bowl IV Champion; 6-foot-6, 270 pound Tackle would take on two defensive linemen at once. New York has also been the setting for countless works of literature, many of them produced by the city’s famously large population of writers (including Jonathan Franzen, Don Delillo, Thomas Pynchon, Susan Sontag, David Foster Wallace, and many others). Died shortly after a car accident in 2000). New York’s portrayal on television is similarly varied, with a disproportionate number of crime dramas taking place in the city despite the fact that it is one of the safest cities in which to live in the United States. Derrick Thomas (school record with 52 quarterback sacks and 74 tackles behind the line of scrimmage; Finished 10th in the Heisman Trophy voting; Kansas City Chief for eleven years; team career records: 119.5 sacks, 3 safeties and 18 fumble recoveries. From the sophisticated and worldly metropolis seen in many Woody Allen films, to the chaotic urban jungle depicted in such movies as Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver, New York has served as the unwitting backdrop for virtually every conceivable viewpoint on big city life. Otis Taylor (46-yard touchdown reception in Super Bowl IV, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.).

Because of its sheer size and cultural influence, New York City has been the subject of many different, and often contradictory, portrayals in mass media. 5, 1980].). Main article: Media of New York City. Oakland [Oct. See also: List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City. Art Still (Career Sacks, 72.5, 1978-87; Season Sacks, 14.5 1980 and 1984; Game Sacks, 4.0 : vs. Other notable performance halls include Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. A member of the All-time All-AFL team, one of only twenty players who were in the American Football League for its entire ten-year existence, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.).

The largest of these is Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, which is actually a complex of buildings housing 12 separate companies, including the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Opera, the New York City Ballet, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Johnny Robinson (In Super Bowl IV, helped defeat the Vikings, 23-7, picking off a Joe Kapp pass). In addition to these museums, the city is also home to a vast array of spaces for opera, symphony, and dance performances. Christian Okoye (Nigerian; omitted from his Country's Olympic team in track and field; drafted in 1987 by the Chiefs in the second round; Chiefs rushing records, including total yards in a season, attempts in a season, touchdowns in a season, attempts in a single game, 100-yard games in a season, and was the first Chiefs running back to rush for 1,000 yards for more than one season.). A number of the city's museums are located along the Museum Mile section of Fifth Avenue. Curtis McClinton (scored a touchdown in Super Bowl I). There are also many smaller specialty museums, from El Museo del Barrio with a focus on Latin American cultures to the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design. Bill Maas.

New York is a city of "great museums" with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's assemblage of historic art, the Museum of Modern Art and Guggenheim Museum's 's 20th century collection, and the American Museum of Natural History and its Hayden Planetarium focusing on the sciences. Also played for the San Diego Chargers and the Houston Oilers, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). See also: List of New York City parks. Ernie Ladd (Defensive tackle; 1967-1968. Flushing, Queens is home to the legacy of the 1964 New York World's Fair (including the Unisphere), the US Open in tennis and Shea Stadium. Bobby Hunt (1962 [Dallas Texans] - 1967 [Kansas City Chiefs]; Defensive Back, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). The Bronx Zoo is world-famous, and the Bronx Bombers don't play in Manhattan. Holub (started the first world championship game between the AFL and NFL (before it was called the Super Bowl) at linebacker and started Super Bowl IV, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.).

Brooklyn's old Coney Island is still a center of seaside recreation, with its beach, boardwalk, and amusement parks. Many enjoy the spectacular views available from the deck of the Staten Island Ferry. E.J. Many tourists only think of "New York" in terms of Manhattan, but there are four other boroughs which, if they can't compete in skyscrapers, still offer other kinds of attractions. Headrick played the entire game and the next game. Headrick is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). Now the World Trade Center site has itself become an important place for visitors to see. Sherrill "Psycho" Headrick (Texan and Chief linebacker that withstood pain and injury when he played with a fractured neck vertebrae. The city was nearly devoid of tourists for months, and it took two years for the numbers to fully rebound with fewer international, but more domestic visitors. All-time AFL leader in all-purpose yards with 12,065, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.).

The World Trade Center was an important tourist destination before the September 11, 2001 attacks, which devastated the city and its tourist industry. Abner Haynes (1960 Rookie of the Year and MVP. Annually on New Year's Eve, hundreds of thousands of people congregate in Times Square to watch the ball drop as millions watch on television. In June 29, 1983, Joe drowned attempting to rescue two boys from a rain-swollen pit shortly after rescuing one other; posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal and the NCAA Award of Valor.) 37Forever.org (http://www.37forever.org) was formed to teach KC area kids how to swim in honor of the valor that Joe Delaney demonstrated. Since then this has been an annual event drawing tens of thousands of spectators and in later years millions of television viewers. Joe Delaney (Running back 1981-82, Rookie of the Year 1981, Pro Bowl 1981, College Football Hall of Fame 1997, Chiefs Hall of Fame 2004. The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in New York on November 27, 1924. Deron Cherry (50 interceptions; 15 career fumble recoveries; Byron White Humanitarian Award for service to his team, community, and country).

There are also large shopping districts found in Downtown Brooklyn and along Queens Boulevard in Queens. Chris Burford (391 Pass Receptions, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). The "diamond district" (located on 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues) is the city's main location for jewelry shopping, and SoHo, formerly the center of the New York art scene, is now famous for high-priced clothing boutiques, and the art galleries are now concentrated in Chelsea. Ed Budde (14 years as a Chief, member of the All-time AFL team, and a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.). In southern Manhattan, Greenwich Village is home to hundreds of independent music and book stores. #82 Dante Hall (NFL record returning a kick or a punt for a touchdown for four consecutive weeks; won four consecutive NFL weekly awards). In recent years 23rd Street has become a major location for "big-box" retailers. #31 Priest Holmes (NFL record for most touchdowns in a season at 27).

Macy's, the nation's largest department store, and the surrounding area of Herald Square are a major destination for more moderately-priced goods. #10 Trent Green. Shopping is popular with many visitors, with Fifth Avenue being a famous shopping corridor for luxury items. #88 Tony Gonzalez (2004 Season Lead the NFL in receptions with 102). Maritime attractions include the South Street Seaport, site of a historic port, and the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, housed in a World War II aircraft carrier docked on the Hudson River. #86 Buck Buchanan (Defense Tackle). The city also has 578 miles of waterfront and over 14 miles of public beaches. #78 Bobby Bell (Linebacker).

Other major parks in the city include Riverside Park, Battery Park, Prospect Park, Flushing Meadow-Corona Park, and Forest Park. #63 Willie Lanier (Linebacker). The best known of these is Central Park, which is one of the finest examples of landscape architecture in the world, as well as a major source of recreation for New Yorkers and tourists alike. #36 Mack Lee Hill (Running Back). There are over 28,000 acres (113 km²) of parkland found throughout New York City, comprising over 1,700 separate parks and playgrounds. #33 Stone Johnson (Running Back). Patrick's Cathedral and the Brooklyn Bridge, among other attractions. #28 Abner Haynes (Running Back).

Many visitors make it a point to visit the Empire State Building, Times Square, Radio City Music Hall, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Wall Street, United Nations Headquarters, the American Museum of Natural History, St. #16 Len Dawson (Quarterback). Tourism is a major local industry, with hundreds of attractions. #3 Jan Stenerud (Placekicker). See also: List of famous New Yorkers. Mike Webster (1997; 1989-1990). Drastic reductions in crime have changed "the ungovernable city" of the past into a remarkably civilized place, and recent polls show that a vast majority of New Yorkers think the city "is moving in the right direction.". Head coach of the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs for the entire ten-year history of the AFL.

Today, there is a palpable sense of optimism in New York, fear of terrorism has lessened dramatically, and a massive confluence of transportation infrastructure projects promises to greatly expand the city's economic potential. Post-season record 5-1. Nationally, Americans felt increased solidarity with New Yorkers. Post-season appearances 6. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, pride in the city and the New York way of life increased for many, though others may have shown signs of paranoia. Victories 87. Although gentrification generally has led to lower crime, more business activity, and higher land values, many of the native residents of these communities have been adversely affected by the skyrocketing housing costs associated with these rapid changes. Hank Stram (2003; 1960-1974) Dallas Texans and Kansas City Chiefs coach won three AFL titles.

This process is exemplified by the cases of Williamsburg in Brooklyn and Manhattan's Lower East Side. 48-yard field goal, the longest in Super Bowl history, against the Vikings in Super Bowl IV. Beginning primarily in the 1990s, although in some cases earlier, neighborhoods that had been seen as less desirable or unsafe became entirely transformed by the arrival of young professionals, often preceded by artists and “hipsters’. six postseason All-Star games (four NFL Pro Bowl). No other American city has experienced the effects of gentrification to the same degree that New York City has. 7 field goal attempts in a game. With space at a premium, lack of closet space is a common problem, and self-storage is a strong local industry. 44 field goals in a season.

Many residents rent apartments, and some areas are under rent control and rent stabilization laws. Career 409 PATs and 436 field goals attempted. The median sale price of a Manhattan apartment in 2004 was $670,000 [1] (http://citi-habitats.com/press/viewarticle.php?article_id=432), with prices in the outer boroughs lower but rising. 186 consecutive games played. The great majority of Manhattan residents live in apartments in what is usually seen as a very overpriced and difficult housing market, although there are immense neighborhoods of suburban-style homes in the outer boroughs. Only pure kicker in the Hall of Fame. 19-year career. Even the city's billionaire mayor, Michael Bloomberg, is a "straphanger," (subway commuter), and can be encountered on the train to City Hall each morning. Jan Stenerud (1991; 1967-1979) Placekicker.

This pattern is strongest in Manhattan, where subway service is better and traffic is worse than in the outer boroughs. Popular for come-from-behind wins, including the 1993 playoffs and the outdueling of Elway in 1994 as a Chief. Because of traffic congestion and the well-designed New York Subway, six in ten residents, including many middle class professionals, commute to work via public transportation, making the everyday lifestyle and "pedestrian culture" of New Yorkers substantially different from the "car culture" that dominates most American cities. Joe Montana (2000; 1993-1994) Quarterback. Some celebrated ethnic/racial neighborhoods include Harlem, Little Italy, Chinatown, Washington Heights, and the Lower East Side. Marv Levy (2001; 1978-1982). Regardless of ethnic origin, all groups share a common identity as New Yorkers. 1969 Super Bowl IV Champion.

The five boroughs are home to many distinct ethnic enclaves of Irish, Italians, Greeks, Chinese, Koreans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Jamaicans, African-Americans, Iranians, Arabs, Jews, South Asians and many others, and there are also many multi-ethnic neighborhoods where people of different backgrounds coexist comfortably. Second Chief selected to go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. cities except Los Angeles, giving New York an international flavor, and making it the archetype of the American ideal of a "nation of immigrants." The city government employs translators in 180 languages. Willie "Contact" Lanier (1986; 1967-1977) Outside linebacker. New York absorbs a greater diversity of immigrant groups than any other American city, and it absorbs a larger number of immigrants every day than all other U.S. Started American Football League that was the genesis of modern professional football. Other nicknames attributed to New York City include "the Big Apple", "Gotham", "the Naked City", "the Capital of the World", and the slogan introduced in 2005 by Mayor Bloomberg in an effort to win a bid for the 2012 Olympics, "the World's Second Home.". Lamar Hunt (1972; 1959-present) Owner.

Residents of the metropolitan area generally refer to New York City (or sometimes just Manhattan) as "The City," or "New York," and the acronym "NYC", as opposed to just "NY", help to avoid confusing references to the State of New York and the City. 1). New York City residents are called "New Yorkers," although this term may also refer to suburbanites, and there is some use of borough-specific identifications, such as Manhattanites, Bronxites, Brooklynites, Queensites and Staten Islanders. 11th ranked passer in NFL history (retired No. New York City, sometimes called "The City That Never Sleeps," is famously fast-paced and active, and the American idiom "in a New York minute" means "immediately." The stereotypical "hard-boiled New Yorker" has a reputation as self-centered, rude, and impatient, and takes pride in the crowds, noise, and hardships of city life. 19-year career, passed for 28,711 yards and 239 touchdowns. See also: List of major corporations based in New York City. MVP of Super Bowl IV.

The city also has a large tourism industry. Two AFL championships. New York also has the most important scenes for art, music, and theater in the U.S., with an increasingly active artist's community. Chiefs Hall of Fame in 1978. Manhattan's Madison Avenue is synonymous with the American advertising industry, while Seventh Avenue is nicknamed "fashion avenue" as it serves as an important center for the fashion industry. Len Dawson (1987; 1963-1975) Quarterback. The city is by far the most important center for American mass media, journalism and publishing. NAIA All-America in 1962.

New York is also the center of many of the service sector industries in the U.S., with more Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the city than anywhere else in the country (including companies as prominent and diverse as Altria Group, Time Warner, American International Group, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, JetBlue, DC Comics, Estée Lauder, Sony Music Entertainment, and many others). First player taken in 1963 American Football League Draft. Many corporations also have their headquarters in New York. Buck Buchanan (1990; 1963-1975) Lineman. Financial markets based in the city include the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, American Stock Exchange, New York Mercantile Exchange, and New York Board of Trade. Bobby Bell (July 30, 1983; 1963-1974) Linebacker. Today, New York City is the chief center of finance in the world economy, with Wall Street in Lower Manhattan's Financial District. Inducted into the Pro Hall of Fame as a Chief.

The city was also the first center of the American film industry, until it moved to Hollywood, California, and still has some television and movie production. Scored the 100th rushing touchdown of his career as a Chief. New York was formerly a national center for clothing manufacture, and some continues, sometimes in sweatshops. Like international shipping, though, manufacturing gradually declined in the late-twentieth century with rising land values. Marcus Allen (November 9, 2003; 1992-1997) Running Back. Manufacturing first became a major economic base for New York City in the mid-nineteenth century with the advent of industrialization and the railroad. December 5, 2004: Trent Green extends team record of consecutive quarterback starts to 60. But despite changes in international shipping, trade and the tertiary sector have always remained the real basis of New York's economy. December 5, 2004: Will Shields extends team record of consecutive starts to 187 (actual consecutive games also a team record of 188).

Since the 1950s, most shipping activity in the area has shifted to Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal in New Jersey. November 28, 2004: Dante Hall sets team record with 213 kickoff returns. The old port facility was at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan, but today there is only residual activity remaining at Red Hook in Brooklyn, and the Howland Hook Marine Terminal in Staten Island. 2003: Will Shields extends franchise record of consecutive starts to 175. The value of this port was greatly expanded upon in 1819 with the opening of the Erie Canal, which gave New York an enormous advantage over the competing ports of Boston and Philadelphia. 2003: Priest Holmes surpasses Otis Taylor for most career touchdowns by a Chief. Historically, the city developed because of New York Harbor, widely considered one of the finest natural ports in the world. November 9, 2003: the Chiefs beat the Cleveland Browns (41-20), winning their ninth straight game which sets a new franchise record for consecutive victories.

New York City's unemployment rate in March of 2005 was 5.2%, identical to the nationwide rate. 2002: Priest Holmes sets the single-season rushing record with 1,615 yards. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.9 males. 2002: Team sets franchise record for most offensive yards with 6,000. For every 100 females there are 90.0 males. 2001: Priest Holmes sets the single-season rushing record with 1,555 yards. The median age is 34 years. 1996: Chiefs have first 4-0 start.

In the city the population is spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who are 65 years of age or older. 1995: Chiefs make team record sixth consecutive playoff berth. 21.2% of the population and 18.5% of families are below the poverty line, of whom 30.0% are under the age of 18 and 17.8% are 65 and older. 1990: Derrick Thomas sets team record with 20.0 sacks in a season. Per capita income is $22,402; men and women have a median income of $37,435 and $32,949 respectively. October 24, 2004: the Chiefs completed 8 running touchdowns against the Atlanta Falcons, setting the league record for most running touchdowns in a single game. The average household size is 2.59 and the average family size is 3.32. 2003: Priest Holmes sets league record for most touchdowns as well as most rushing touchdowns with 27.

31.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.9% are single residents 65 years of age or older. 2003: Dante Hall ties league record with 4 kick-returns for touchdowns in a single season. 19.1% have a single female householder, and 38.7% are non-families. 2003: Morten Andersen has record 316 consecutive scoring games. There are 3,021,588 households with a median income of $38,293; 29.7% contain children under the age of 18 and 37.2% are married couples living together. 2003: Morten Andersen of Kansas City and Gary Anderson of Pittsburg tie for most seaons with 100 or more points with 14. New York City is also home to the nation's largest community of American Jews, with an estimate of 972,000 in 2002, and is the worldwide headquarters of the Hasidic Lubavitch sect and the Bobover and Satmar branches of Hasidism. December 22, 2002: Trent Green to Mark Boerigter tied for longest pass completion of 99 yards.

The ethnic makeup is 9.8% Puerto Rican, 8.7% Italian, 5.3% Irish, 5.1% Dominican, and 4.5% Chinese. 2002: Morten Andersen sets record with 40 field goals over 50 yards in a career. 35.9% of the population is foreign born (18.9% born in Latin America, 8.6% Asia, 7.0% Europe). 1998: Chiefs set the record for most penalties (158) and most penalty yardage (1,304) in a season. 26.98% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Kansas City fans like having that record broken in 1998 by John Elway. The racial makeup of the city is 44.66% White, 26.59% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 9.83% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 13.42% from other races, and 4.92% from two or more races. 1993: Dave Krieg gets record 494 times sacked in a career.

There are 3,200,912 housing units at an average density of 4,074.6/km² (10,553.2/mi²). 1993: Nick Lowery sets record for most seasons with 100 or more points with 11. The population density is 10,194.2/km² (26,402.9/mi²). November 11, 1990: Derrick Thomas sets league record for most sacks in a game with 7.0. As of the census² of 2000, there are 8,008,278 people, 3,021,588 households, and 1,852,233 families residing in the city. 1975: Len Dawson records 8 seasons leading the league in pass completions. See also: Geography of New York Harbor. December 25, 1971: Ed Podolak amasses 350 all-purpose yards against the Miami Dolphins, a playoff record.

Although most of the city is adequately above sea level, parts of it could be threatened in the future if the current patterns of global warming continue. 1969: Len Dawson records 6 consecutive seasons leading the league in pass completions. The total area is 35.31% water. 1966: Len Dawson ties Johnny Unitas for 4 seasons leading the league in touchdowns. 785.6 km² (303.3 mi²) of it is land and 428.8 km² (165.6 mi²) of it is water. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1,214.4 km² (468.9 mi²).

Travelers are advised to check forecasts and bring several layers of clothing in late fall and in the early spring months (e.g., November, March, April). However, the weather is notably unpredictable, with mild, almost snowless winters (such as in 1997-98) and relatively cool summers (such as in 1992) an occasional surprise, and huge snowstorms arriving as late as the second week in April (significant snow after mid-March is fairly rare though). Autumns are comfortable in New York and similar to spring in temperature. Summers in New York are hot and humid, with temperatures commonly exceeding 90 °F (32 °C), although high temperatures above 100 °F (38 °C) are about as rare as subzero (F) lows in winter.

Springs are mild, averaging in the 50s (degrees Fahrenheit, 10–15 degrees Celsius) in late March to the lower 80s °F (25–30 °C) in early June. New York winters are typically cold (though not severely so; temperatures below 0-deg F only occur about once per decade on average), and sometimes feature snowstorms that can paralyze the city with over a foot (30 cm) of snow. New York has a humid continental climate, though being adjacent to water it suffers less temperature fluctuation than inland areas. A number of smaller islands have been artificially enlarged, and the map of islands in Jamaica Bay has been completely transformed.

Much of the natural variations in topography have been evened out, particularly in Manhattan (one possible meaning for Manhattan is "island of hills"; in fact, the island was quite hilly before European settlement). The shape of the land has been altered substantially by human intervention, with considerable land reclamation along the waterfronts since Dutch times, most dramatically in Lower Manhattan, and continuing in modern developments like Battery Park City. Upper New York Bay is surrounded by Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and the coast of New Jersey, and is connected by the Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island to Lower New York Bay, which is partially surrounded by Brooklyn, Staten Island, and the coast of New Jersey, and opens to the Atlantic Ocean. The East River and Harlem River, really a single tidal strait, stretch from the Long Island Sound to New York Bay, separating the Bronx and Manhattan from Long Island.

The Hudson River, sometimes known in the city as the North River, flows from the Hudson Valley into New York Bay, becoming a tidal estuary that separates the Bronx and Manhattan from New Jersey. There are also some smaller islands in the surrounding waters. The city itself has been built on the three major islands of Manhattan, Staten Island, and on western Long Island (Brooklyn and Queens), as well as on the mainland in the Bronx. New York City is situated among an archipelago of islands astride the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of North America, surrounding the fine New York Harbor, which was the very reason for the city's founding.

See also: Timeline of New York City crimes. For New York City crime Statistics see http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/pct/cspdf.html. Another notorious crime story is the serial killings by the "Son of Sam", who on July 29, 1976 began a series of attacks that terrorized the city for the next year. New Yorkers are famous for doing things "bigger and better," and this sometimes applies to criminal activity: Organized crime has been associated with New York City since the early 20th Century, when legendary mobsters Arnold Rothstein, Meyer Lansky, and Lucky Luciano transformed it, although later decades are more famous for Mafia prosecutions (and prosecutors like Rudolph Giuliani) than for the influence of the Five Families.

New York City's crime rates vary by neighborhood and borough; Staten Island is the safest overall and Brooklyn and The Bronx have the highest crime rates. Some feel that the implementation of COMPSTAT crime analysis by the New York Police Department in 1994 is responsible for the positive changes. Violent crime in the city has dropped by 75% in the last twelve years and the murder rate in 2004 was at its lowest level in over forty years: there were 572 murders that year compared to 2,245 in 1990. Since 1991, New York City has seen a continuous fifteen-year trend of decreasing crime and is now among the safest cities in America; many neighborhoods that were once considered dangerous are now thriving with new businesses and housing, and many residents feel safe to walk the streets late at night.

Unlike other counties in New York, judges for Family Courts in New York City are appointed for ten year terms by the mayor, instead of being elected. Instead, there is a single Civil Court, with a presence in each borough and city-wide jurisdiction, and a Criminal Court for each New York City county which handles lesser criminal offenses and domestic violence cases, a responsibility shared with the Family Court. Unlike the rest of New York State, New York City does not have typical county courts. If the mayor vetoes the bill, the Council has 30 days to override the veto by a two-thirds majority vote.

Bills passed by a simple majority are sent to the mayor, who may sign it into law. Like most legislative bodies, the City Council is divided into committees which have oversight of various functions of the city government. Council members are elected every four years, and the leader of the majority party is called the Speaker. Legislative power in New York City is vested in a unicameral City Council, which contains 51 members, each representing a district of approximately 157,000 people.

The divisions, each comprising several city agencies and headed by an appointed Deputy Mayor, are:. The mayor has executive authority over five divisions of city government as well as several independent government offices. The executive branch of New York City is headed by the Mayor, who is elected by direct popular vote. Like most governmental entities in the United States, the city government is divided into executive, legislative and judicial branches.

Though subservient to the State of New York, the city enjoys a high degree of legislative and executive autonomy. The charter is enacted and amended by the New York State legislature, and occasionally through referendum. New York City is governed pursuant to the New York City Charter, as amended. See also: Neighborhood rebranding in New York City.

List of Staten Island neighborhoods. 459,737) is somewhat isolated and the most suburban in character of the five boroughs, but has become gradually more integrated into city life in recent decades, particularly since the opening of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in 1964, an event that bred controversy and even a recent attempt at secession. Staten Island (Richmond County, pop. List of Queens neighborhoods.

Geographically it is the largest of the boroughs, and the legacy of its old constituent towns is still evident. 2,225,486) is the most diverse county in the U.S., with more immigrants than anywhere else. Queens (Queens County, pop. List of Brooklyn neighborhoods.

It ranges from a business district downtown to large residential tracts in the central and south-eastern areas. 2,472,523) is the most populous borough, with a strong native identity. Brooklyn (Kings County, pop. List of Bronx neighborhoods.

It is the only part of the city on the mainland. 1,363,198) is known as the purported birthplace of hip hop culture, as well as being the home of the New York Yankees. The Bronx (Bronx County, pop. List of Manhattan neighborhoods.

It is the most densely populated, and the home of most of the city's skyscrapers. 1,564,798) is the business center of the city, and the most superlatively urban. Manhattan (New York County, pop. Through the boroughs, there are hundreds of neighborhoods in the city, many with a definable history and character all their own.

Residents of the city often refer to the city itself as "the Five Boroughs," reserving the phrase "the City" for Manhattan, and referring to the other boroughs as "the Outer Boroughs." Those less familiar with the city often (incorrectly) think Manhattan is synonymous with New York City. Over the next ten years, the city expects a wave of public and private-sector building projects to reshape large sections of the city, and a residential construction boom has resulted in permits being issued for over 25,000 new residential units every year. The Freedom Tower, intended to be the world's tallest skyscraper after its scheduled completion in 2009, is to be built on the site. The city has since rebounded and the physical cleanup of Ground Zero was completed ahead of schedule.

Thick, acrid smoke continued to pour out of its ruins for months following the Twin Towers' fiery collapse. New York City was the site of a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 when nearly 3,000 people were killed by the terrorist strike on the World Trade Center, including New Yorkers employed in the buildings and hundreds of firemen, policemen, and rescue workers who came to their aid. In the late 1990s, the city benefited disproportionately from the success of the financial services industry during the dot com boom, one of the factors in a decade of booming residential and commercial real estate value increases. citizens seeking to live a cosmopolitan lifestyle that only New York City can offer.

In the 1990s, crime rates dropped drastically and the outflow of population turned around, as the city once again became the destination not only of immigrants from around the world, but of many U.S. The 1980s saw a rebirth of Wall Street, and the city reclaimed its role at the center of the world-wide financial industry. The city was also forced to accept increased scrutiny of its finances by an agency of New York State called the Financial Control Board. In 1975, the city government was on the brink of financial collapse and had to restructure its debt through the Municipal Assistance Corporation, headed by Felix Rohatyn.

Like many US cities, New York suffered population decline, an erosion of its industrial base, and race riots in the 1960s, and by the 1970s, the city had gained a reputation for being a crime-ridden relic of history. In 1951, the United Nations relocated from its first headquarters in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, to the East Side of Manhattan. A post-World War II economic and residential boom was associated with returning veterans and immigration from Europe, and huge tracts of new housing were constructed in eastern Queens. Both before and after World War II, vast areas of the city were also reshaped by the rise of the bridges, parks and parkways of coordinator Robert Moses, the greatest proponent of automobile-centered modernist urbanism in America.

New York City became the most populous city in the world in 1925, overtaking London, which had reigned for a century. Despite the effects of the Great Depression, the 1930s saw the building of some of the world's tallest skyscrapers, including numerous Art-Deco masterpieces that are still part of the city's skyline today. Interborough Rapid Transit (the first subway company) began operating in 1904, and the railroads operating out of Grand Central Terminal thrived. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, the city became a world center for industry, commerce, and communication. On June 15, 1904 over 1,000 people, mostly German Immigrants, were killed when the steamship General Slocum caught fire and burned in the East River; and on March 25, 1911 the Triangle Factory Fire in Greenwich Village took the lives of 145 female garment workers, which would eventually lead to great advancements in the city's fire department, building codes, and workplace regulations.

In 1914, the New York State Legislature created Bronx county, making five counties coterminous with the five boroughs. All municipal (county, town and city) governments contained within the boroughs were abolished. The Borough of Brooklyn incorporated the independent City of Brooklyn, recently joined to Manhattan by the Brooklyn Bridge, and several municipalities in eastern Kings County, New York; the Borough of Queens was created from western Queens County (with the remnant established as Nassau County in 1899); and The Borough of Staten Island contained all of Richmond County. Manhattan and the Bronx, though still one county, were established as two separate boroughs and joined together with three other boroughs created from parts of adjacent counties to form the new municipal government originally called "Greater New York".

In 1898, New York City took the political form in which it exists to this day. In two separate actions in 1874 and 1895, New York City (and New York County) annexed sections of southern Westchester County known as the Bronx. After the Civil War, the rate of immigration from Europe grew steeply, and New York became the first stop for millions seeking a new and better life in the United States, a role acknowledged by the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in 1886. During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the city's strong commercial ties to the South, its growing immigrant population, and anger about conscription led to divided sympathy for both the Union and Confederacy, culminating in the Draft Riots of 1863, the worst civil unrest in American history.

Local politics became dominated by Tammany Hall, a Democratic Party political machine. By 1835, New York City overtook Philadelphia as the largest city in the United States. During the 19th century, the city was transformed by immigration, a visionary development proposal called the Commissioners' Plan of 1811, which expanded the city street grid to encompass all of Manhattan, and the opening of the Erie Canal, which connected the Atlantic port to the vast agricultural markets of the Mid-western United States and Canada in 1819. The Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation met there, and New York City remained the capital of the US until 1790.

On April 30, 1789 Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States at Federal Hall on Wall Street. On this date, marked annually thereafter as "Evacuation Day," George Washington returned to the city and the last British forces left the United States. New York was greatly damaged by fire during the Battle of Brooklyn at the start of the American Revolutionary War, and was occupied by the British until November 25, 1783. The city was renamed New York, after James, Duke of York, and became a royal colony in 1685 when James succeeded his brother as King of England.

In 1664, English ships captured the city without struggle, and the Dutch formally ceded it to the English in the Treaty of Breda at the conclusion of the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1667. Minuit's settlement was also a haven for Huguenots seeking religious freedom.
. In that year, Peter Minuit established a long tradition of shrewd real estate investing when he purchased Manhattan Island and Staten Island from Algonquin tribesmen in exchange for trade goods (legend, now long disproved, has it that the island was purchased for $24 worth of glass beads). Following the 1609 voyage of Henry Hudson, European settlement began with the founding of the fortified Dutch fur trading settlement of New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) in the New Netherland colony on the southern tip of Manhattan in 1626.

Long before the arrival of European settlers, the New York City area was inhabited by the Lenape people, including such tribes as the Manahattoes, Canarsies and Raritan; Lenape in canoes met Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European explorer to enter New York Harbor, in 1524.
. If it were a nation, the city would have the 16th highest gross domestic product in the world, exceeding that of Russia ($433 billion), and the second highest per capita GDP in the world, at about $59,000/head, about $7,000/head lower than Luxembourg. State.

and the sixth largest if compared to any U.S. Its estimated gross metropolitan product of US$488.8 billion in 2003 was the largest of any city in the U.S. New York City serves as an enormous engine for the global economy, and is home to more Fortune 500 companies than anywhere else in the United States. The city is at the heart of the New York Metropolitan Area, which, with over 22 million people, is one of the largest urban conglomerations in the world, and is the epicenter of both the Tri-State area and the BosWash megalopolis.

New York City comprises five boroughs: Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island — each of which could be a major city in its own right. Many people from all over the United States are also attracted to New York City for its culture, energy, cosmopolitanism, and by their own hope of making it big in the "Big Apple.". Located in the state of New York, New York City has a population of over 8 million people contained within 309 square miles (800 km²), including immigrants from over 180 countries who help make it one of the most cosmopolitan cities on earth. The city is also home to all of the international embassies to the United Nations, which has its headquarters in the city.

New York City is among the world's most important global cities, as it is home to many world-class museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, and international corporations. It is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the largest city, by population, in the United States. Category:New York City public education.

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