R160 (New York City Subway Car)

R160 (New York City Subway car)

The R160 is a class of New Technology subway cars built for the New York City Subway B Division. Entering service between 2006 and 2010, they replaced all R38, R40/A, and NYCT-operated R44 cars, and most R32 and R42 cars. The R160s are very similar to the R143s, but the two-car types cannot run together in the same train. The biggest difference between them is the FIND (Flexible Information and Notice Display) system on the R160s in place of static LED maps on the R143s. In total, 1,662 cars comprise the R160 class, and are split into two versions: the Alstom-built R160A and the Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock-built R160B. 372 out of the 1002 R160A cars are arranged in four-car sets, known as R160A-1 cars, with the remaining 630 cars in five-car sets, known as R160A-2 cars. All R160B cars are in five-car sets; however, two propulsion types were used. Cars with Alstom Onix propulsion found on all R160As are known as R160B-1 cars, and cars with Siemens SITRAC propulsion are known as R160B-2 cars. Kawasaki had little to no problems in delivering the R160B cars, which entered service on August 17, 2006. Alstom was behind the delivery schedule early on for the R160As, which first ran on October 17, 2006. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority exercised "options" for both contracts, and by June 2010, all R160 cars were in service. Numerous experimental features were added to the R160s through the 2010s. 68 R160A cars were fitted with communications-based train control (CBTC) equipment installed for service on the Canarsie Line (L train), and the majority of the remaining fleet is planned to have CBTC equipment installed for service on the Queens Boulevard Line (E, F, M and R trains).

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Ukrainian Americans in New York City

Ukrainian Americans have been present in New York City as early as the 17th century when the city was called New Amsterdam. However, the first Ukrainian mass immigration wave to New York City occurred during 1870-1899, coinciding with other mass European influxes into the city.

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Purchased at New York City in 1861

Shepherd Knapp-a ship-rigged sailing vessel-was purchased at New York City on 28 August 1861 from Laurence Giles & Co

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New York City Bar Association

The New York City Bar Association (City Bar), founded in 1870, is a voluntary association of lawyers and law students. Since 1896, the organization, formally known as the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, has been headquartered in a landmark building on 44th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Manhattan. Today the City Bar has more than 25,000 members. Its current president, Sheila S. Boston, began her two-year term in May, 2020

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New York City Museum School

Coordinates: 404433N 740009W / 40.742398N 74.002566W / 40.742398; -74.002566 The New York City Museum School (NYCMS) is a public school for grades 9-12 in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, United States. The NYC Museum School offers students access to primary resources in the sciences, history, literature and the arts. The unique use of museum collections enables students to examine evidence, illustrate ideas, provoke questions, and suggest new ways of presenting knowledge. Classroom instruction is reinforced with museum-based projects that are geared to state and local curricular mandates. Students explore, apply and create knowledge in the context of individual and group learning. The school's curriculum requires weekly visits to museums all over New York City, where an NYCMS teacher conducts class in conjunction with Museum staff. These visits supplement conventional classes held inside the school. NYCMS provides education to a heterogeneous group of students from a diverse community. The faculty includes licensed teachers and museum professionals who collaborate to design the curriculum. The school partners with museums such as the Brooklyn Museum, South Street Seaport Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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1997 New York City mayoral election

The New York City mayoral election of 1997 occurred on Tuesday November 4, 1997, with incumbent Republican mayor Rudy Giuliani soundly defeating Democratic Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger and several third-party candidates

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New York City Opera

Wilkinson did not stay in retirement long. When she returned to New York, the New York City Opera asked her to dance. She performed with them from 1974 until 1985. She continued with the opera as a character dancer and actor until 2011 when the company disbanded. Among her acting credits is the role of Malla in Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music (1990-1991). She also played Bloody Mary's assistant in a Broadway revival of South Pacific in 1987. .