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... that when part of New York City's Hotel Riverview became a theater, some people thought that the hotel's overflowing toilets and leaky ceilings were part of the show there?
... that Jerome Robbins choreographed In G Major for New York City Ballet's Ravel Festival, in celebration of the composer's centenary?
... that in 1987, an estimated one-sixth of New York City's homeless children lived at the Martinique Hotel, even though it lacked basic facilities like kitchens?
... that in 2008, artist Rutherford Chang collected around 4,000 ink-dot portraits from The Wall Street Journal and reorganized them alphabetically into a yearbook-style publication?
... that King Hussein of Jordan gifted an ancient Roman column to New York City for the 1964–65 World's Fair?
... that one-dollar pizza slices, a unique part of the culture of New York City, were originally sold near homeless shelters?
... that Saint George fought a dragon at the Paradise Theater until both were stolen?
... that poet Peggy Pond Church became a strong pacifist and a member of the Society of Friends after the Manhattan Project used her home as a place to build nuclear weapons?

Updated: 21:05, 25 April 2025