The land for the borough of Manhattan was purchased from the native tribes living there, way back in the Frontier days, for the current day equivalent of 1000 USD.
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If you thought what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas is as bad as it gets, get this! There are more incidents of people biting others in NYC, than the total number of shark bites in a year in the country. And the number is almost 10 times that of the number of shark-bites!
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New York is known for its freezing winters and waist-deep snowfall. As soon as there are signs that winter is coming, New York city officials step in to set fire to the tracks to keep it free of snow.
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Dark as the title to this bullet point me, the statistics do not lie; yearly there are more suicides in the Big Apple than there are homicides. The depressing stats can be seen as above.
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New York and its numerous street food stalls are a beloved novelty! However, do not be fooled by the sights of folks flocking the falafel or hot dog owners stall! Once you realize, it costs anything around 300,000 USD if you are operating a food stall on the or around Central Park’s premises, you won’t envy him so much. No wonder, 1 out of every 21 New Yorker is a millionaire!
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