New York City Trivia

• There are 2,027 bridges in New York City according to the NYC Department of Transportation

• There are 10 Land marked Bridges in New York City - The Brooklyn Bridge, The Manhattan Bridge, The Queensboro Bridge, The George Washington Bridge, The Washington Bridge, University Heights Bridge, Carroll Street Bridge, Macombs Dam Bridge, The Highbridge Bridge and The Hell Gate Bridge

• The Queensboro Bridge (often called the 59th Street bridge by us natives), carries the largest amount of traffic of all the NYC Bridges. According to the NYC DOT, on an average weekday, 180,369 vehicles make the crossing from Long Island City Queens to 59th Street in Manhattan.

• The DOT says that there are 11,871 traffic lights in New York City.

• There are 18,696 eating establishments in New York City, with 222 new ones opening in 2006 alone.

• Approximately 60,000 people ride the Staten Island Ferry a day.

• Central Park is made up of 136 acres, with 26,000 trees, 21 playgrounds, 30 bridges and 58 miles of pedestrian paths.

• Prospect Park in Brooklyn 586 acres and features the 90-acre Long Meadow, the 60-acre Lake and Brooklyn’s only forest. Aprox 8 million people visit the park per year.

• There are 12,778 licensed medallion taxis in NYC.

• In March 2006 ridership on NYC Transit reached 4.9 million trips a day according to the MTA.

• There are 468 subway stations.

• The A Train, NYC City Transit's longest subway line at 32 miles from 207th Street in Manhattan to Far Rockaway in Queens, was first put in service on 9/10/1932.

• September 10, 2007 is the 75th Anniversary of the A Train Line.

• 2007 marks the 75th year that a Holiday Tree has stood at Rockefeller Center.

• The Queensboro Bridge turned 100 years old on May 31, 2009.

• Lord & Taylor Department store has been on Fifth Avenue since 1826.