The nickname "The Big Apple" originated in the 1920s in reference to the large prizes (or "big apples") awarded at the many horse races in and around New York City. However, it wasn't officially adopted as the city's nickname until 1971 as the result of a successful ad campaign intended to attract tourists.
Mount Marcy is the highest point in New York, with an elevation of 5,344 feet (1,629 m). Located in the heart of the Adirondack High Peaks region, its stature and expansive views make it a popular destination for hikers, who crowd its summit in the summer months.
Niagara Falls has the world's highest flow rate, with 700,000 gallons of water traveling down the falls every second. It is thought to be the world's fastest-moving waterfall.
Four men have become President of the United States after serving as Governor of New York: Martin Van Buren, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
At 2,772 acres, Pelham Bay Park, located in the Bronx, is more than three times the size of Manhattan's Central Park.
The Wyckoff House is a historic house at 5816 Clarendon Road in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. The house is estimated to have been built around 1652, making it one of the oldest surviving examples of a Dutch frame house in America and one of the first structures built by Europeans on Long Island. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1967.
The yellow cab is one of the most recognizable symbols of New York, but the first gasoline-powered cab company, founded in 1907 by Harry N. Allen, actually used red and green cars. In fact, yellow cabs were used in a number of other cities throughout the United States before New York adopted the color in 1912.
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