The Long Island Rail Road,often abbreviated as the LIRR and verbalized "L-I-Double-R",is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York,stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Island. The railroad currently operates a public commuter rail service,with its freight operations contracted to the New York and Atlantic Railway. With an average weekday ridership of 354,800 passengers in 2016,it is the busiest commuter railroad in North America. It is also one of the world's few commuter systems that runs 24/7 year-round. It is publicly owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority,which refers to it as MTA Long Island Rail Road. In 2023,the system had a ridership of 75,186,900,or about 276,800 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024.
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan,Brooklyn,Queens,and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority,an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 27,1904,the New York City Subway is one of the world's oldest public transit systems,one of the most-used,and the one with the most stations,with 472 stations in operation.
The 6 Lexington Avenue Local and <6>Pelham Bay Park Express are two rapid transit services in the A Division of the New York City Subway. Their route emblems,or "bullets",are colored forest green since they use the IRT Lexington Avenue Line in Manhattan. Local service is denoted by a (6) in a circular bullet,and express service is denoted by a <6> in a diamond-shaped bullet. On the R62A rolling stock,this is often indicated by LEDs around the service logo to indicate local or express service to riders. The LEDs illuminate in a green circle pattern for 6 local trains and in a red diamond pattern for <6>trains.
Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead,New York.
Pietro Frua was one of the leading Italian coachbuilders and car designers during the 1950s and 1960s.
The 23rd Street station is a local station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Park Avenue South and 23rd Street in Gramercy Park and Flatiron District,Manhattan,it is served by 6 trains at all times,<6>trains during weekdays in the peak direction,and 4 trains during late night hours.
The M Queens Boulevard/Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem,or "bullet",is colored orange since it is a part of the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan.
Eleventh Avenue is a north–south thoroughfare on the far West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City,located near the Hudson River. Eleventh Avenue originates in the Meatpacking District in the Greenwich Village and West Village neighborhoods at Gansevoort Street,where Eleventh Avenue,Tenth Avenue,and West Street intersect. It is considered part of the West Side Highway between 22nd and Gansevoort Streets.
The Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station is the northern terminal station of the New York City Subway's IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. Located at the intersection of 242nd Street and Broadway in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx,it is served by the 1 train at all times. It is adjacent to Van Cortlandt Park to the east,Manhattan University,and the 240th Street Yard of the subway system,along with the affluent neighborhoods of Fieldston and Riverdale to the west.
Automobili Stanguellini was an Italian sport cars manufacturer based in Modena. The company was founded by Vittorio Stanguellini and was mostly active between 1946 and 1960. They produced racing cars until 1981,when Vittorio Stanguellini died. Since then,the company has been run by his son Francesco and offers service for the restoration,maintenance and operation of historic racing cars.
David S. Mack is an American businessperson who operated The Mack Company,a New Jersey-based real estate firm founded by his father H. Bert Mack.
101 Park Avenue is a 629-foot (192 m) tall skyscraper at 41st Street and Park Avenue in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan,New York.
Sheldon Henry Solow was an American real estate developer and art collector who lived and worked in New York City. In August 2020,he had a net worth of $4.4 billion.
2 Broadway is an office building at the south end of Broadway,near Bowling Green Park,in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City. The 32-story building,designed by Emery Roth &Sons and constructed from 1958 to 1959,contains offices for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). 2 Broadway serves as the headquarters for some of the MTA's subsidiary agencies.
Adam C. Hochfelder is an American real estate executive who co-founded the real estate firm Max Capital in 1996,with members of the powerful Kalikow real estate family. At its peak,Max Capital had ownership or management stakes in 8,000,000 square feet (740,000 m2) of space,including the Helmsley Building and the Conde Nast Building. His portfolio was valued at as much as $2.7 billion at its peak. Some of the nation's largest institutions invested side by side with Hochfelder including JP Morgan,Citigroup,Wells Fargo,Goldman Sachs,Credit Suisse and Fidelity. He bought out N. Richard Kalikow from his partnership because of a soured relationship in 2002. Hochfelder paid Kalikow $35 million,of which $18 million was Hochfelder's own money,and he borrowed $17 million from banks to help finance the buyout of Kalikow. Some of the loans were collateralized in a manner inconsistent with reporting regulations. Hochfelder voluntarily paid back all of the money to complete the transaction. Due to NYS regulations,he was obligated to serve 14 months in a NYS program. Hochfelder is known as the "Wharton Whiz Kid" for his ability to financially structure and acquire some of NYC's largest properties which helped him generate multimillion-dollar deals. Currently,Hochfelder is the Managing Director of Real Estate Acquisitions &Development at Merchants Hospitality.
Many transit maps for the New York City Subway have been designed since the subway's inception in 1904. Because the subway was originally built by three separate companies,an official map for all subway lines was not created until 1940,when the three companies were consolidated under a single operator. Since then,the official map has undergone several complete revisions,with intervening periods of comparative stability.
Since the late 20th century,the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has started several projects to maintain and improve the New York City Subway. Some of these projects,such as subway line automation,proposed platform screen doors,the FASTRACK maintenance program,and infrastructural improvements proposed in 2015–2019 Capital Program,contribute toward improving the system's efficiency. Others,such as train-arrival "countdown clocks","Help Point" station intercoms,"On the Go! Travel Station" passenger kiosks,wireless and cellular network connections in stations,MetroCard fare payment alternatives,and digital ads,are meant to benefit individual passengers. Yet others,including the various methods of subway construction,do not directly impact the passenger interface,but are used to make subway operations efficient.
The Momo Mirage was an American Grand Touring coupe built in Italy. Several prototypes were completed in the early 1970s before the project was cancelled.
270 Park Avenue,also known as the JPMorgan Chase Building,is a supertall skyscraper under construction on the East Side of the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by the firm of Foster + Partners,the skyscraper is expected to rise 1,388 feet (423 m) when completed in 2025.
