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Park Row (Manhattan) - Quiz
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  • 1. What nickname was given to Park Row during the late 19th century?
A) Press Street
B) Newspaper Row
C) Journalist Alley
D) Printing House Row
  • 2. Why did most newspapers locate on Park Row?
A) To be close to City Hall
B) Because of the cheap rent
C) To be near the Brooklyn Bridge
D) To be close to the port
  • 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 Sun
B) The New York Tribune
C) The New York Times
D) The New York World
  • 4. What was the name of the area centered on the intersection of Park Row and Spruce Street?
A) Tribune Square
B) Printing House Square
C) Newspaper Plaza
D) City Hall Square
  • 5. At their peak, how many copies did the newspapers on Newspaper Row print daily?
A) More than 100,000
B) More than 1,000,000
C) More than 250,000
D) More than 500,000
  • 6. Which newspaper was located near Newspaper Row but not actually on Park Row?
A) The New York World
B) The New York Herald
C) The New York Tribune
D) The New York Times
  • 7. When did the New York Tribune Building open?
A) 1875
B) 1883
C) 1889
D) 1857
  • 8. What was the height of the New York Tribune Building when it opened?
A) 309 feet
B) 260 feet
C) 350 feet
D) 200 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 New York Times Building
D) The Potter Building
  • 10. What structure was built on Park Row following the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883?
A) Tribune Terminal
B) Printing House Station
C) Park Row Terminal
D) Newspaper Row Station
  • 11. In what year was the Park Row Terminal demolished?
A) 1883
B) 1913
C) 1940
D) 1944
  • 12. How many stories tall was the new New York Times headquarters at 41 Park Row?
A) 15 stories
B) 9 stories
C) 13 stories
D) 20 stories
  • 13. Which building was the first in New York City to be taller than Trinity Church?
A) The New York Tribune Building
B) The New York Times Building
C) The Park Row Building
D) The New York World Building
  • 14. What was the height of the New York World Building?
A) 350 feet
B) 309 feet
C) 260 feet
D) 400 feet
  • 15. The Potter Building at 38 Park Row housed which newspaper?
A) The New York Times
B) The New York Herald
C) The New York World
D) The New York Observer
  • 16. Who founded the Associated Press, which had headquarters at 15 Park Row?
A) Moses Yale Beach
B) Susan B. Anthony
C) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
D) Horace Greeley
  • 17. The newspaper titled The Revolution was established by whom?
A) The New York Times editors
B) Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C) Moses Yale Beach and Horace Greeley
D) The Associated Press founders
  • 18. When did the decline of Park Row as a newspaper hub begin?
A) 1940
B) 1895
C) 1944
D) 1913
  • 19. Where did The Herald move in 1895?
A) Printing House Square
B) Brooklyn Bridge
C) City Hall
D) Herald Square
  • 20. How many stories tall was the New York Tribune Building?
A) Five stories
B) Thirteen stories
C) Nine stories
D) Twenty stories
  • 21. In which borough of New York City is Park Row located?
A) Queens
B) Manhattan
C) The Bronx
D) Brooklyn
  • 22. What was Park Row known as before it was renamed in 1886?
A) The Commons
B) Post Road
C) Broadway
D) Chatham Street
  • 23. Which industry got its start on Chatham Street in 1760?
A) Shipping
B) Publishing
C) Tobacco
D) Textiles
  • 24. Who opened a snuff factory on Chatham Street in 1760?
A) Pierre Lorillard
B) Jacob Riis
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) De Witt Clinton
  • 25. What was the name of the tavern that served as an early headquarters for the Tammany Society?
A) The Arena
B) Crook's Restaurant
C) Park Theater
D) Abraham Martling's Tavern
  • 26. What was the Tea Water Pump's primary source of water?
A) Hudson River
B) East River
C) Fresh Water Pond
D) A deep underground well
  • 27. Who designed the 2,000-seat Park Theater in 1798?
A) Marc Isambard Brunel
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Jacob Riis
D) Pierre Lorillard
  • 28. How much did tickets in the orchestra cost at the Park Theater?
A) 25 cents
B) 1 dollar
C) 50 cents
D) 10 cents
  • 29. What type of entertainment was presented at The Arena on Park Row?
A) Ventriloquism
B) Opera
C) Magic shows
D) Boxing
  • 30. Who authored the 1890 work 'How the Other Half Lives'?
A) Pierre Lorillard
B) Jacob Riis
C) Marc Isambard Brunel
D) Thomas Jefferson
  • 31. In what year did the New York Times move to its new headquarters at One Times Square?
A) 1953
B) 1931
C) 1923
D) 1905
  • 32. Which newspaper moved uptown in 1923?
A) The Times
B) The World
C) The Journal of Commerce
D) The Tribune
  • 33. When did the newspaper known as the World shutter?
A) 1923
B) 1953
C) 1905
D) 1931
  • 34. What was the last remaining newspaper to publish from Park Row?
A) The Journal of Commerce
B) The Tribune
C) The New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
D) The New York Times
  • 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) Ernst Plassman
B) George B. Post
C) R. H. Robertson
D) Barnett Sumner Gruzen
  • 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) Fordham University
B) Columbia University
C) Pace University
D) New York University
  • 39. In what year did the New York Times move to 41 Park Row?
A) 1851
B) 1854
C) 1899
D) 1858
  • 40. In what year was the New York Times Building at 41 Park Row designated a city landmark?
A) 1996
B) 1979
C) 1965
D) 1999
  • 41. Who designed the Park Row Building?
A) Hugh A. Kelly
B) Ernst Plassman
C) R. H. Robertson
D) George B. Post
  • 42. When was the Park Row Building (15 Park Row) built?
A) 1896-99
B) 1882-86
C) 1965
D) 1961
  • 43. When was the Potter Building designated a New York City landmark?
A) 1981
B) 1965
C) 1999
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 moved to 113 Nassau Street
D) It was converted into apartments
  • 45. During which years was the Potter Building converted into apartments?
A) 1979-1981
B) 1961-1965
C) 1996-1999
D) 1896-1899
  • 46. Which firm designed the Chatham Towers?
A) Kelly & Gruzen
B) Ernst Plassman
C) George B. Post
D) R. H. Robertson
  • 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) June 2018
B) September 11, 2001
C) September 11, 2007
D) September 11, 2005
  • 49. What primary type of vehicle is permitted on the restricted section of Park Row?
A) Personal motorcycles
B) Delivery trucks
C) MTA buses
D) Private taxis
  • 50. What is the reason given by the NYPD for the closure of Park Row?
A) Provide space for construction
B) Protect headquarters from truck bombs
C) Decrease traffic congestion
D) Reduce local noise pollution
  • 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) 2007
B) 2018
C) 2001
D) 2005
  • 53. How many buses per day were allowed on Park Row after the 2005 reopening?
A) 50
B) 200
C) 500
D) 1000
  • 54. What did the NYPD open in 2007 to alleviate the impact of security measures?
A) A public parking garage
B) A local community center
C) A stairway near the Brooklyn Bridge
D) A new subway entrance
  • 55. Which bus route runs along Park Row until Frankfort Street?
A) M103
B) M22
C) M9
D) M15
  • 56. What was a main complaint of Chinatown residents regarding the police presence?
A) The police were too loud at night
B) The police charged for parking
C) The police ignored local crime
D) The police placed a chokehold on the neighborhood
  • 57. What did the NYPD forbid its officers from doing to improve local relations in 2007?
A) Parking in nearby public spaces
B) Blocking the sidewalk
C) Using sirens near residents
D) Patrolling on bicycles
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