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  2. Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    In Manhattan, the borough with the highest population density (66,940 people/sq mi. in year 2000; 1,564,798 inhabitants) and concentration of business and tourist destinations, only 18% of the working population drove to work in 2000, while 72% used public transportation and 8% walked." ^ "Manhattan" (PDF).

  3. New York City - Wikipedia

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    New York, often called New York City[b]or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York Stateon one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. New York is a global centerof finance[11]and commerce, culture, technology,[12 ...

  4. B Reactor - Wikipedia

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    B Reactor. The face of B Reactor during construction. The B Reactor at the Hanford Site, near Richland, Washington, was the first large-scale nuclear reactor ever built. The project was a key part of the Manhattan Project, the United States nuclear weapons development program during World War II.

  5. History of Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    Etymology. The name Manhattan originated from the Lenapes language, Munsee, manaháhtaan (where manah- means "gather", -aht- means "bow", and -aan is an abstract element used to form verb stems). The Lenape word has been translated as "the place where we get bows" or "place for gathering the (wood to make) bows".

  6. High Line - Wikipedia

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    The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long (2.33 km) elevated linear park, greenway, and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. The High Line's design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf.

  7. The Battery (Manhattan) - Wikipedia

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    The Battery, formerly known as Battery Park, is a 25-acre (10 ha) public park located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City facing New York Harbor. It is bounded by Battery Place on the north, with Bowling Green to the northeast, State Street on the east, New York Harbor to the south, and the Hudson River to the west.

  8. Times Square - Wikipedia

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    Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Together with adjacent Duffy Square, Times Square is a bowtie -shaped plaza five blocks long between 42nd and 47th ...

  9. New York Harbor - Wikipedia

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    New York Harbor[1][2][3] is a bay that covers all of the Upper Bay and an extremely small portion of the Lower Bay. It is at the mouth of the Hudson River where it empties into New York/New Jersey Bight near the East River tidal estuary, and then into the Atlantic Ocean on the East Coast of the United States.

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