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| Year recognized as the official founding of the city | |
| Italian explorer who first 'discovered' New York Bay, has a bridge named in his honor | |
| The city flag is a vertical tricolor of these colors | |
| Mid-20th century urban planner, chairman of the Triborough Bridge Authority | |
| In 1754, King George II chartered this university | |
| Building which served as the first capitol of the United States | |
| Philippe Petit gained fame for his high-wire walk between these two buildings | |
| Stretching 6,000 feet across the East River, this was the world's first steel-wire suspension bridge | |
| The first mayor of five-borough New York, today his name is associated with traffic jams | |
| The Unisphere was the theme symbol for this 1964/1965 event | |
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| Concert venue named for a famed captain of industry | |
| Bronx based ball-club with a worth of over $1 Billion | |
| Their crosstown rivals from Flushing, Queens | |
| Considered a classic of Art-Deco architecture, this building was tallest in the world for 11 months | |
| This island on the East River is home to New York's jail facility | |
| Named after a Dutch city, this neighborhood was the center of the 1920's artistic movement in the American black community | |
| Native American tribe that inhabited New York prior to European colonization | |
| Flushing Meadows-Corona Park plays host to this annual sporting event | |
| This low-cost airline has its headquarters in Forest Hills, Queens | |
| The most populous county in New York State, it shares the sames boundaries as Brooklyn | |
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