Park Row (Manhattan)

Park Row (Manhattan) - Quiz

1. What nickname was given to Park Row during the late 19th century?

A) Press Street
B) Journalist Alley
C) Printing House Row
D) Newspaper Row

2. Why did most newspapers locate on Park Row?

A) To be close to the port
B) To be near the Brooklyn Bridge
C) Because of the cheap rent
D) To be close to City Hall

3. Which newspaper became the first in New York City to be housed in a structure built specially for its use in 1857?

A) The New York Tribune
B) The New York Times
C) The New York World
D) The New York Sun

4. What was the name of the area centered on the intersection of Park Row and Spruce Street?

A) Newspaper Plaza
B) Printing House Square
C) City Hall Square
D) Tribune Square

5. At their peak, how many copies did the newspapers on Newspaper Row print daily?

A) More than 1,000,000
B) More than 500,000
C) More than 250,000
D) More than 100,000

6. Which newspaper was located near Newspaper Row but not actually on Park Row?

A) The New York Tribune
B) The New York Times
C) The New York World
D) The New York Herald

7. When did the New York Tribune Building open?

A) 1857
B) 1883
C) 1875
D) 1889

8. What was the height of the New York Tribune Building when it opened?

A) 350 feet
B) 200 feet
C) 309 feet
D) 260 feet

9. Before the New York World Building, what was the city's tallest building?

A) Trinity Church
B) The New York Tribune Building
C) The Potter Building
D) The New York Times Building

10. What structure was built on Park Row following the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883?

A) Tribune Terminal
B) Park Row Terminal
C) Newspaper Row Station
D) Printing House Station

11. In what year was the Park Row Terminal demolished?

A) 1940
B) 1883
C) 1944
D) 1913

12. How many stories tall was the new New York Times headquarters at 41 Park Row?

A) 20 stories
B) 13 stories
C) 15 stories
D) 9 stories

13. Which building was the first in New York City to be taller than Trinity Church?

A) The Park Row Building
B) The New York World Building
C) The New York Tribune Building
D) The New York Times Building

14. What was the height of the New York World Building?

A) 400 feet
B) 309 feet
C) 350 feet
D) 260 feet

15. The Potter Building at 38 Park Row housed which newspaper?

A) The New York Herald
B) The New York World
C) The New York Times
D) The New York Observer

16. Who founded the Associated Press, which had headquarters at 15 Park Row?

A) Horace Greeley
B) Moses Yale Beach
C) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
D) Susan B. Anthony

17. The newspaper titled The Revolution was established by whom?

A) Moses Yale Beach and Horace Greeley
B) Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C) The Associated Press founders
D) The New York Times editors

18. When did the decline of Park Row as a newspaper hub begin?

A) 1940
B) 1913
C) 1944
D) 1895

19. Where did The Herald move in 1895?

A) Printing House Square
B) Herald Square
C) City Hall
D) Brooklyn Bridge

20. How many stories tall was the New York Tribune Building?

A) Five stories
B) Thirteen stories
C) Twenty stories
D) Nine stories

21. In which borough of New York City is Park Row located?

A) The Bronx
B) Brooklyn
C) Manhattan
D) Queens

22. What was Park Row known as before it was renamed in 1886?

A) Post Road
B) The Commons
C) Chatham Street
D) Broadway

23. Which industry got its start on Chatham Street in 1760?

A) Textiles
B) Shipping
C) Publishing
D) Tobacco

24. Who opened a snuff factory on Chatham Street in 1760?

A) Jacob Riis
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Pierre Lorillard
D) De Witt Clinton

25. What was the name of the tavern that served as an early headquarters for the Tammany Society?

A) Abraham Martling's Tavern
B) Park Theater
C) The Arena
D) Crook's Restaurant

26. What was the Tea Water Pump's primary source of water?

A) A deep underground well
B) Hudson River
C) East River
D) Fresh Water Pond

27. Who designed the 2,000-seat Park Theater in 1798?

A) Jacob Riis
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Pierre Lorillard
D) Marc Isambard Brunel

28. How much did tickets in the orchestra cost at the Park Theater?

A) 25 cents
B) 50 cents
C) 10 cents
D) 1 dollar

29. What type of entertainment was presented at The Arena on Park Row?

A) Opera
B) Magic shows
C) Ventriloquism
D) Boxing

30. Who authored the 1890 work 'How the Other Half Lives'?

A) Jacob Riis
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Marc Isambard Brunel
D) Pierre Lorillard

31. In what year did the New York Times move to its new headquarters at One Times Square?

A) 1931
B) 1953
C) 1923
D) 1905

32. Which newspaper moved uptown in 1923?

A) The Tribune
B) The World
C) The Journal of Commerce
D) The Times

33. When did the newspaper known as the World shutter?

A) 1931
B) 1953
C) 1923
D) 1905

34. What was the last remaining newspaper to publish from Park Row?

A) The New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
B) The Journal of Commerce
C) The New York Times
D) The Tribune

35. When did the Journal of Commerce move from its headquarters in the World Building?

A) 1971
B) 1999
C) 1931
D) 1953

36. Who created the statue of Benjamin Franklin located in Printing House Square?

A) Barnett Sumner Gruzen
B) George B. Post
C) R. H. Robertson
D) Ernst Plassman

37. What is Benjamin Franklin holding in the statue located at Printing House Square?

A) The Pennsylvania Gazette
B) The New York Times
C) The New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
D) The Journal of Commerce

38. Which university uses the 41 Park Row building today?

A) Pace University
B) Columbia University
C) New York University
D) Fordham University

39. In what year did the New York Times move to 41 Park Row?

A) 1854
B) 1851
C) 1858
D) 1899

40. In what year was the New York Times Building at 41 Park Row designated a city landmark?

A) 1979
B) 1996
C) 1965
D) 1999

41. Who designed the Park Row Building?

A) George B. Post
B) Ernst Plassman
C) R. H. Robertson
D) Hugh A. Kelly

42. When was the Park Row Building (15 Park Row) built?

A) 1961
B) 1896-99
C) 1882-86
D) 1965

43. When was the Potter Building designated a New York City landmark?

A) 1999
B) 1981
C) 1965
D) 1996

44. What happened to the previous building on the site of the Potter Building?

A) It burned down
B) It was demolished for a plaza
C) It was converted into apartments
D) It was moved to 113 Nassau Street

45. During which years was the Potter Building converted into apartments?

A) 1979-1981
B) 1996-1999
C) 1896-1899
D) 1961-1965

46. Which firm designed the Chatham Towers?

A) George B. Post
B) Kelly & Gruzen
C) R. H. Robertson
D) Ernst Plassman

47. In what year was Chatham Green built?

A) 1965
B) 1936
C) 1974
D) 1961

48. When did the section of Park Row between Frankfort Street and Chatham Square close to civilian traffic?

A) September 11, 2001
B) September 11, 2005
C) September 11, 2007
D) June 2018

49. What primary type of vehicle is permitted on the restricted section of Park Row?

A) MTA buses
B) Delivery trucks
C) Private taxis
D) Personal motorcycles

50. What is the reason given by the NYPD for the closure of Park Row?

A) Decrease traffic congestion
B) Reduce local noise pollution
C) Provide space for construction
D) Protect headquarters from truck bombs

51. Which group fought the security perimeter around One Police Plaza for years?

A) Chinatown Business Alliance
B) Department of Transportation
C) Civic Center Residents Coalition
D) New York City Council

52. In what year did Park Row reopen for foot traffic and MTA buses?

A) 2005
B) 2001
C) 2007
D) 2018

53. How many buses per day were allowed on Park Row after the 2005 reopening?

A) 500
B) 200
C) 1000
D) 50

54. What did the NYPD open in 2007 to alleviate the impact of security measures?

A) A stairway near the Brooklyn Bridge
B) A public parking garage
C) A new subway entrance
D) A local community center

55. Which bus route runs along Park Row until Frankfort Street?

A) M9
B) M22
C) M103
D) M15

56. What was a main complaint of Chinatown residents regarding the police presence?

A) The police placed a chokehold on the neighborhood
B) The police ignored local crime
C) The police were too loud at night
D) The police charged for parking

57. What did the NYPD forbid its officers from doing to improve local relations in 2007?

A) Parking in nearby public spaces
B) Patrolling on bicycles
C) Blocking the sidewalk
D) Using sirens near residents

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