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New York, also calledNew York State, is astate located in thenortheastern United States. BorderingNew England to its east,Canada to the north, andPennsylvania andNew Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both theAtlantic Ocean and theGreat Lakes. New York is thefourth-most populous state in the United States, with over 20 million residents, and the27th-largest state by area, with a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2).
New York hasa varied geography. The southeastern part of the state, known asDownstate, encompassesNew York City, themost populous city in the United States;Long Island, with approximately 40% of the state's population, the nation's most populous island; and the cities, suburbs, and wealthy enclaves of the lowerHudson Valley. These areas are the center of the expansiveNew York metropolitan area and account for approximately two-thirds of the state's population. The largerUpstate area spreads from theGreat Lakes toLake Champlain and includes theAdirondack Mountains and theCatskill Mountains (part of the widerAppalachian Mountains). The east–westMohawk River Valley bisects the more mountainous regions of Upstate and flows into the north–southHudson River valley near thestate capital ofAlbany.Western New York, home to the cities ofBuffalo andRochester, is part of theGreat Lakes region and bordersLake Ontario andLake Erie.Central New York is anchored by the city ofSyracuse; between the central and western parts of the state, New York is prominently featured by theFinger Lakes, a popular tourist destination. To the south, along the state border with Pennsylvania, theSouthern Tier sits atop theAllegheny Plateau, representing some of the northernmost reaches ofAppalachia.
New York was one of the originalThirteen Colonies that went on to form the United States. The area of present-day New York had been inhabited by tribes of theAlgonquians and theIroquois ConfederacyNative Americans for several thousand years by the time the earliest Europeans arrived. Stemming fromHenry Hudson's expedition in 1609, theDutch established the multiethnic colony ofNew Netherland in 1621.England seized the colony from the Dutch in 1664, renaming it theProvince of New York. Upstate New York was fought over between the British and the French during theFrench and Indian War from 1754 to 1763. During theAmerican Revolutionary War, a group of colonists eventually succeeded in establishing independence, and the state ratified the then newUnited States Constitution in 1788. From the early 19th century, New York's development of its interior, beginning with the construction of theErie Canal, gave it incomparable advantages over other regions of the United States. The state built its political, cultural, and economic ascendancy over the next century, earning it the nickname of the "Empire State". Althoughdeindustrialization eroded a portion of the state's economy in the second half of the 20th century, New York in the 21st century continues to be considered as a global node ofcreativity andentrepreneurship,social tolerance, andenvironmental sustainability. (Full article...)
Thehistory of Briarcliff Manor, a village in the county ofWestchester,New York, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement between theHudson andPocantico Rivers in the 19th century. The area now known asBriarcliff Manor had seen human occupation since at least theArchaic period, but significant growth in the settlements that are now incorporated into the village did not occur until theIndustrial Revolution. The village, which was incorporated with one square mile in 1902, has expanded primarily through annexation: of Scarborough in 1906 and from the town ofMount Pleasant in 1927.
Early leaders of village government include President William de Nyse Nichols from 1902 to 1905, PresidentWalter W. Law, Jr. from 1905 to 1918, President-Mayor Henry H. Law from 1918 until his death in 1936, and Mayor J. Henry Ingham from 1936 to 1941. (Full article...)
TheImperial Theatre is aBroadway theater at 249 West 45th Street (George Abbott Way) in theTheater District ofMidtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1923, the Imperial Theatre was designed byHerbert J. Krapp and was constructed for theShubert brothers. It has 1,457 seats across two levels and is operated byThe Shubert Organization. The auditorium interior is aNew York City designated landmark.
The theater is largely situated on 46th Street. A narrow lobby extends to the main entrance on 45th Street, where there is a three-storyfacade of whiteterracotta. The 46th Street facade, which is made ofbuff-colored brick, was intended as the carriage entrance. The lobby, originally decorated in dark and white tiles, leads to the rear of the theater's orchestra level. The auditorium containsAdam-style detailing, a large balcony, andbox seats with carved panels above them. The flatproscenium arch above the stage is topped by a curvedsounding board. (Full article...)
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Israel"Isidor" Isaac Rabi (/ˈrɑːbi/;Yiddish:איזידאָר יצחק ראַבי,romanized: Izidor Yitzkhok Rabi; July 29, 1898 – January 11, 1988) was an Americannuclear physicist who received theNobel Prize in Physics in 1944 "for his resonance method for recording the magnetic properties ofatomic nuclei". He was also one of the first scientists in the United States to work on thecavity magnetron, which is used inmicrowave radar andmicrowave ovens.
Born into a traditionalPolish-Jewish family inRymanów, Rabi came to the United States as an infant and was raised in New York'sLower East Side. He enteredCornell University as anelectrical engineering student in 1916, but soon switched tochemistry. Later, he became interested inphysics. He continued his studies atColumbia University, where he was awarded his doctorate for a thesis on themagnetic susceptibility of certain crystals. In 1927, he headed for Europe, where he met and worked with many of the finest physicists of the time. (Full article...)

Letchworth State Park is aNew York state park located 35 miles (56 km) south ofRochester, New York. The park is roughly 17 miles (24 km) long, covering 14,350 acres (22.42 square miles or 58.07 km²) of land along theGenesee River. Within the park there are three large waterfalls on the river and perhaps as many as 50 waterfalls found on tributaries that flow into it; the gorge formed by the river, with rock walls rising up to 550 feet (170 m) in places and which narrow to 400 feet (120 m) across above the middle of the three falls, prompted the area's reputation as the "Grand Canyon of the East".



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Manhattan is an islandborough ofNew York City,New York,USA,coterminous withNew York County. With a2000 population of 1,537,195 and land area of 22.96 square miles (59.47 km²), thus making it is the mostdensely populated county in the United States at 66,940 residents per square mile (25,846/km²).
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