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Finding North

Director:Tanya WexlerWriter:Kim PowersCowboy Booking; 95 minutes; unratedRelease:6/99Cast:Wendy Makkena, John Benjamin Hickey Travis Furlong is naked and ready to jump. Brooklynite bank-…

Harlem

(Encyclopedia) Harlem, residential and business section of upper Manhattan, New York City, bounded roughly by 110th St., the East River and Harlem River, 168th St., Amsterdam Ave., and Morningside…

Brooklyn

(Encyclopedia) Brooklyn Brooklyn br&oobreve;kˈlĭn , borough of New York City (2020 pop. 2,736,074), 71 sq mi (184…

Notable Modern Bridges

Here is information about modern bridges around the world, with their length and date of completion. Types of bridges include suspension, cantilever, steel arch, cable-…

The Revolutionary War

Conflicts increase between colonists and Britain on western frontier because of royal edict limiting western expansion (1763) and regulation of colonial trade and increased taxation of…

Bronx, the

(Encyclopedia) Bronx, the, borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx co. (2020 pop. 1,472,654), land area 42 sq mi (106 sq km), SE N.Y. The name…

Longest U.S. Suspension Bridges

Here is a list of the longest suspension bridges in the United States, by main span length. Also included is the date the bridge was completed. Rank Name Location…

Queens

(Encyclopedia) Queens, borough of New York City (1990 pop. 1,951,598), land area c.109 sq mi (293 sq km), on the western portion of Long Island, SE N.Y., coextensive with Queens co.; settled by the…