DNY-Fast-Facts
- Population and AreaPopulation: 8 million / 26,517 people per square mile --- Area: 302 square miles.
- Parks1,700 parks with approximately 28,000 acres
- Statue of Liberty151 feet 1 inch tall from base to torch -- index finger 8 feet long
- Broadway Theatres and their HistoryAs of Dec 2008 there were 39 Broadway theatres.
- Median Family Income$39,937 (2003)
- Bridges and Tunnels2,027 bridges (25 movable) and 6 tunnels
- Subways and Buses468 subway stations, average daily subway ridership: 5,042,263; average daily bus ridership: 2,356,301
- TaxicabsOver 13,000 medallion taxicabs
- Garbage11,000 tons of garbage generated each day (2002) - 18% is recycled.
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 P. Charles Livermore |
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