Tuxedo is the home of the New York Renaissance Faire. Tuxedo Ridge at Sterling Forest (http://www.TuxedoRidge.com) offers skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing in the winter! In spring, summer and fall, Tuxedo Ridge offers paintball and music concerts. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Tuxedo, New York, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also [...]
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Voorlezer’s House is a historic clapboard frame house in Historic Richmond Town in Staten Island, New York. It is the oldest known schoolhouse in America, although it became a private residence for more than a century, and it is now owned and operated by the Staten Island Historical Society. It was built before 1696, and [...]
Wilfred Benítez (born September 12, 1958 in New York, New York), is a Puerto Rican boxer. He is remembered best as a skilled and aggressive fighter with exceptional defensive abilities who won world championships in three separate weight divisions, and was the youngest world champion in boxing history. Benitez has been a member of the [...]
New York Hakoahs were an American basketball team based in New York, New York that was a member of the American Basketball League. Adapted from the Wikipedia article New York Hakoahs, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
* Megan Baker – anchor/reporter (later worked for Capital News 9, 2003–2006; now head of her own public relations firm in Albany) *[http://www.wnyt.com/dan-bazile.xml?ag=x156&sb=x229 Dan Bazile] – reporter/fill-in anchor; was formerly at WNYT, now spokesman for New York State Assemblyman Jim Tedisco) *[http://wnyt.com/article/stories/s98101.shtml?cat=10265 Tim Drawbridge] – weekend meteorologist (2006; was a temporary hire and ended up [...]
Due to the decrease in industry within New York State over the past 40 to 50 years, parts of the Hudson Valley have seen economic decline and unemployment to a greater degree than other areas in the state. Still seen in the Valley today are abandoned factories and old buildings that are remnants of a [...]
In early 2004, Virgin Group announced its intent to start a new, United States-based, low-fare airline it named “Virgin USA.” At the time, Virgin USA expected flights to begin by mid-2005. After considering several key areas, the San Francisco Bay Area was picked to be the location of its flight operations center, and later its [...]
Salmon River Fish Hatchery, located in the Village of Altmar in Oswego County, is the mainstay of DEC’s stocking program for Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. The hatchery attracts up to 500,000 visitors annually, many of whom come to watch egg collections from steelhead, coho salmon and chinook salmon returning to the hatchery. Annual fish [...]
Queensbury is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, New York, United States. The town is located in the southeastern part of the county. The population was 25,441 at the 2000 census. The town is named in honor of Queen Charlotte, the consort of George III of Great Britain and Ireland. It [...]
Featured in AAA’s travel guide, Gowanda features the Hollywood Happening. It was previously called the Harley Happening but was changed after much controversy in the Gowanda Pennysaver. It lasts from Friday to Sunday, usually the first weekend in June. Main Street of Gowanda is shut down for the event which provides parking for the numerous [...]
Historic Richmond Town is an open-air live museum located in the Richmond, neighborhood in Staten Island, New York City, in the United States. It is located near the geographical center of the island, at the junction of Richmond Road and Arthur Kill Road. It was formerly the county seat and commercial center which included the [...]
Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 113,278 people, 42,245 households, and 22,136 families residing in the city. The population density was 928.6 people per square mile (358.5/km²). There were 46,142 housing units at an average density of 368.5/sq& mi (142.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 49.22% White, 45.98% African American, [...]
