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78 years ago in New York history: The north tube of the Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic โ€” Full story:

๐Ÿ“Ž A Great Big City โ€” February 1

Today's historic location: American Thread Building โ€” Built in 1896 as the Wool Exchange Building; located at West Broadway and Beach in Tribeca; added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 2005

๐Ÿ“Ž Wikipedia โ€” February 1

One of NYC's 683,788 trees: A Callery Pear in Queens, Queens County. ๐ŸŒณ

If you're near Francis Lewis Blvd and 24th Ave, be sure to visit! ๐Ÿ‘‹

Trees help our city by absorbing water runoff from streets when it rains โ€”

๐Ÿ“Ž NYC Parks Department โ€” February 1

66 years ago in New York history: Northeast Air Flight 823 crashes on Rikers Island after takeoff at LaGuardia, killing 20 and injuring 78 โ€” Read more:

๐Ÿ“Ž A Great Big City โ€” February 1

Top Stories from Williamsburg, Times Square, and Corona #NYC

๐Ÿ“Ž A Great Big City โ€” February 1

Park of the Day: Have you heard of Marcus Garvey Tenant's Assoc. Garden in Brooklyn? ๐Ÿ It's a very small garden founded in 2005 (18 years ago)

Find out more:

๐Ÿ“Ž A Great Big City โ€” February 1

February 1, 1945: The north tube of the Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic โ€” Learn more:

๐Ÿ“Ž A Great Big City โ€” February 1

Upcoming Events:

Today: National Freedom Day (celebration of the 13th Amendment)

Tomorrow: Groundhog Day ๐Ÿฟ๏ธ
Saturday: Rosa Parks Day
Sunday: Full Moon (Snow Moon) ๐ŸŒ•

93 Days Away: Cinco de Mayo ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ

๐Ÿ“Ž A Great Big City โ€” February 1

๐Ÿ“– Weather Almanac ๐Ÿ“–

February 1 in #NYC history

Today: 37ยฐF
Record High: 67ยฐF in 1989
Record Low: -2ยฐF in 1920

๐Ÿ“Ž A Great Big City โ€” February 1

Today:

๐Ÿ…ฟ Alternate side parking and meters: In Effect
๐Ÿšฎ Garbage and recycling collection: On Schedule
๐Ÿšธ Public schools are open.

๐Ÿ“Ž NYC 311 โ€” February 1

โ€˜Limitless possibilityโ€™: BP Richards announces community visioning workshops on redevelopment of Creedmoor Psychiatric Center campus in Queens Village โ€“ QNS.com

๐Ÿ“Ž QNS.com โ€” January 31

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Goodnight, cityfriends โ›ต

๐Ÿ“Ž A Great Big City โ€” January 31

Op-Ed: Opportunity and optimism in eastern Queens โ€“ QNS.com

๐Ÿ“Ž QNS.com โ€” January 31

Non-profits to offer Staten Island schools inquiry-based Holocaust education programming | In Class column

๐Ÿ“Ž Staten Island Advance โ€” January 31

NYC robbery rampage: Armed men busted after wild stickup spree targeting 13 victims

๐Ÿ“Ž AM New York โ€” January 31

Midtown migrant crisis: Mayorโ€™s office looks to break impasse, build trust with newcomers formerly sheltered at hotel

๐Ÿ“Ž AM New York โ€” January 31

MTA says it "clearly F-ed this one up" after typo spotted in Grand Central Station's new $11 billion terminal

๐Ÿ“Ž CBS News โ€” January 31

Armed crooks rob 13 victims in three NYC boroughs in crazed two-hour blitz: โ€˜In 24 hours Iโ€™ll be out on bailโ€™

๐Ÿ“Ž NY Daily News โ€” January 31

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One of #NYC's historic locations: Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Gravesite โ€” Granite and marble monument resembling a mast, located in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx

๐Ÿ“Ž Wikipedia โ€” January 31

Here's one of NYC's 683,788 street trees: A Ginkgo in Manhattan, New York. ๐ŸŒณ

Visit 5th Avenue and say hello! ๐Ÿ‘‹

Trees help our city by releasing water through their leaves, which decreases temperatures and ozone levels โ€”

๐Ÿ“Ž NYC Parks Department โ€” January 31

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