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Queens Technical High School

Queens Technical High School is a public career and technical education secondary school located in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens in New York City, New York, US. The school has an enrollment of 1,400 students and serves grades 9-12. A new wing, completed in 2005, added a cafeteria, library, gymnasium, and additional classrooms. The following career and technical programs are available to students: Electrical Design and Installation, Plumbing Design and Technology, Pre-Engineering Electronic Technology, Computer Technology and Information Systems, Cisco networking, Cosmetology Careers/Salon Management, Barbering, and Graphic Design. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education. Location The school is situated between residential and industrial areas in Long Island City, Queens. The main entrance for all students, staff, and visitors is located on the corner of 38th Street and 47th Avenue. LaGuardia Community College is six blocks to the west, Aviation High School is one block to the west, and Queens Boulevard is one block to the north. Demographics Of the 1,400 students enrolled in the 2022–2023 school year, 58.43% of students were male, while 41.57% were female. 82.07% of the students were Hispanic or Latino, 9.86% were Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, 4.43% were White, 2.29% were Black or African American, and 0.21% were multi-racial. Athletics Queens Technical High School competes in the Public Schools Athletic League "B" division, with the exception of the varsity wrestling team that competes in the "A" division. Offerings include boys baseball, boys basketball, girls basketball, boys bowling, girls bowling, boys handball, boys soccer, girls soccer, girls softball, girls flag football, girls volleyball, and boys wrestling in "A". In 2009, the Queens Vocational boys soccer team captured the league championship by defeating Thomas Edison High School 3–2 on Randall's Island. References External links School Website NYC Department of Education School Page
Quester I

Die Quester I war ein vom Werftarbeiter Jerry Bianco ab 1967 gebautes, etwa 14 m langes U-Boot. Bianco baute es, um das 1956 vor der Küste von Nantucket gesunkene Passagierschiff Andrea Doria zu bergen. Der Gedanke An Bord der Andrea Doria befanden sich nach dem Untergang noch immer zahlreiche Wertgegenstände, wie in wasserdichten Safes eingeschlossene Gemälde, Bargeld in den Safes der Ersten Klasse, diverse Skulpturen und Industriediamanten sowie eine Statue des namensgebenden Admirals Andrea Doria. Allein die bronzenen Propeller des Schiffes waren etwa 30.000 Dollar wert, der Schrottwert des gesamten Schiffes wurde auf etwa 6 Millionen Dollar geschätzt. Der Bergungsplan Der Plan sah vor, mit dem Boot nach und nach luftbefüllte Ballons in das Wrack zu bringen, um es schließlich, zumindest theoretisch, mit weiterer technischer Hilfe heben zu können. Um die nötigen finanziellen Mittel für den Bau aufzubringen, gründete Bianco die Firma „Deep Sea Techniques“ und verkaufte Aktienanteile an dieser für einen Dollar pro Stück. Design und Entwurf des Bootes stammten von Bianco, zudem führte er die meisten Arbeiten selbst aus. Laut einem von ihm nach Fertigstellung des Bootes in Auftrag gegebenen Test der US Navy sollte es in der Lage sein, Tiefen von etwa 180 m zu erreichen. Die Andrea Doria liegt in etwa 73 m Tiefe. Am 19. Oktober 1970 wurde das Boot getauft, Biancos Tochter vollzog die traditionelle Champagnertaufe. Entgegen der Anweisung Biancos ließ der Kranführer das Boot vollständig zu Wasser, was aufgrund eines Ballastmangels auf einer Seite zum Kentern des Bootes führte. Ursprünglich hätte der Kranführer das Boot nur teilweise zu Wasser bringen sollen. Die Quester konnte in der Folge zwar wieder aufgerichtet und der fehlende Ballast eingebracht werden, jedoch verloren nach dem unglücklichen Start viele Geldgeber das Vertrauen in das Projekt, sodass Bianco es schlussendlich aufgab. Das havarierte Boot liegt noch heute in der Bucht von Coney Island und wird gelegentlich von Abenteurern besucht, bestiegen und fotografiert. Weblinks The Yellow Submarine of Coney Island Creek (Memento vom 4. Juni 2011 im Internet Archive), Forgotten New York. Mit zahlreichen Bildern des Wracks. The Abandoned Submarine in Coney Island Creek (Memento vom 9. Februar 2013 im Internet Archive), Yahoo Voices Bild des Wracks (10/13) auf SPIEGEL Online, abgerufen am 19. Februar 2016 Fußnoten
Quester I

Quester I is the name of a 45-foot (14 m) submarine built in 1967 by Jerry Bianco, a shipyard worker in Brooklyn, New York City. Bianco built the submarine from salvaged metal, with the goal of either raising, or salvaging valuables from, the wreck of the Italian passenger liner SS Andrea Doria, which sank off Nantucket Sound in 1956 after being hit broadside by another liner. Launch attempt In 1967, after three years of part-time construction efforts, Bianco prepared to launch the submarine. While lowering it down with a crane, the vessel tipped sideways and became stuck in the mud. Bianco tried to recover the vessel, but was unable to raise sufficient funds for the effort. However, one source claims that the vessel was eventually unstuck and was sailed up and down the bay before sinking at its mooring in the bay. Another story explains that the launch failure was due to the crane operator's disregarding the builder's directions; since only partial ballast had been placed inside the submarine (to save money), it was unstable, and thus was to be held in position by the crane while the ballast would be properly repositioned. Placing it completely into the water, the unstable craft rolled onto its side. This story states that "Bianco later refilled the ballast and tethered the sub, but his backers' enthusiasm waned, and he could never return to the project. Eventually some of the sub's parts were stolen, and it got loose from its moorings in 1981." Present day As of 2024 the vessel was either largely or partly visible (depending on the tide) above the Coney Island Creek's water. It was painted bright yellow at launch; but it developed a sheen of orange rust. The cap and part of its upper section, which remain unsubmerged, were restored to bright yellow in 2015 by environmental nonprofit HarborLAB using ecologically benign paint. This was to preserve the sight and to seal in as much of the original toxic and carcinogenic zinc chromate paint as possible References External links The Yellow Submarine at Coney Island Creek - interview with Jerry Bianco by Charles Denson [4] The Abandoned Submarine in Coney Island Creek, Yahoo Voices [5] Young, Lauren, A Graphic Guide to All the Weird Things in New York City's Waterways, Atlas Obscura (20 July 2016)
Phare de Race Rock

Le phare de Race Rock (en anglais : Race Rock Light), est un phare situé sur Race Rock Reef un ensemble de récifs dangereux au sud-ouest de Fishers Island, New York, dans le Long Island Sound, dans le comté de Suffolk (Grand New York-État de New York). Il est inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 29 avril 2005 sous le n° 05000347. Il appartient actuellement à la New London Customhouse (en), qui en assure la maintenance, dans le cadre du programme de la National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. Histoire Le phare Race Rock a été construit entre 1871 et 1978 et conçu par Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915). C'est un excellent exemple d'ingénierie et de design du 19e siècle. Les fondations massives en maçonnerie sur le récif ont duré sept ans, mais la structure en pierre, les quartiers du gardien et la tour ont été construits en seulement neuf mois, une fois les fondations sécurisées avec un fort enrochement. Le phare possède une lentille de Fresnel de quatrième ordre. La United States Coast Guard a automatisé le feu en 1978. Certains croient que le phare est hanté. Il a été présenté dans un épisode de Ghost Hunters. Description Le phare est une tour octogonale en granit, avec galerie et lanterne de 14 m de haut, s'élevant en façade du logement néo-gothique de gardien en granit de deux étages. Son feu à éclats émet, à une hauteur focale de 20 m, un éclat rouge d'une seconde par période de 10 secondes. Sa portée est de 16 milles nautiques (environ 30 km). Il est équipé d'une corne de brume émettant deux explosions de 2 secondes par période de 30 secondes. Caractéristiques du feu maritime Fréquence : 10 secondes (R) Lumière :1 seconde Obscurité : 9 secondes Identifiant : ARLHS : USA-681 ; USCG : 1-19815 - Admiralty : J0686 . Voir aussi Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Horton Point Light » (voir la liste des auteurs). Lien connexe Liste des phares de l'État de New York Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques (en) Etat de New York : Lighthousefriends.com (en) Lighthouses of the United States: Central and Northern New York (en) Lighthouses of the United States: New York City and Hudson River, New York (en) Lighthouses of the United States: Long Island, New York (en) Lighthouses of the United States: Western New York (en) New York - ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL) (en) USA - Online list of lights (en) Race Rock Light - Lightphotos.net (en) Race Rock Light - Lighthouse Explorer Portail des phares Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail de l’État de New York
Маяк Рейс-Рок

Маяк Рейс-Рок (англ. Race Rock Light) — маяк, расположенный в проливе Лонг-Айленд, в 1 миле на юго-запад от острова Фишерс, округ Саффолк, штат Нью-Йорк, США. Построен в 1878 году. Автоматизирован в 1978 году. История Навигация по проливу Лонг-Айленд в XIX веке была очень оживлённой. Скала к юго-западу от острова Фишерс, известная как Рейс-Рок или просто Рейс (англ. The Race) представляла опасность для навигации. В 1838 Конгресс США выделил 3 000$ на строительство маяка, но этих средств было явно недостаточно. 3 марта 1853 года Конгресс выделил 7 000$ на строительство маяка на этой скале. По отчётам строительство маяка было завершено, однако при его возведении не были учтены все особенности рельефа и морских течений, и его в 1863 году «смыло в море». 28 июня 1866 года Конгресс выделил 90 000$ на строительство нового маяка, что было весьма внушительной суммой в то время. Однако оказалось, что и её недостаточно. 15 июля 1870 Конгресс выделил дополнительно ещё 10 000$. В марте 1871 года Конгресс выделил ещё 150 000$, и началось сооружение отсыпи для маяка. Потребовалось больше материалов, чем ожидалось, и проект вышел за рамки сметы. В 1872 году было выделено ещё 40 000$, а в 1873 — ещё 75 000$. В 1878 году строительство было завершено, а 1 января 1879 года маяк был введён в эксплуатацию. Он представлял собой двухэтажный гранитный дом смотрителя в готическом стиле, построенный на высоком пирсе высотой 9 метров и диаметром 17 метров, к которому спереди по центру примыкала башня высотой 14 метров, квадратная у основания и восьмиугольная у вершины. На маяк были установлены противотуманный сигнал и линза Френеля. В 1978 году Береговая охрана США автоматизировала маяк. В 2005 году он был включен в Национальный реестр исторических мест. Примечания
Rachel Carson Playground

Rachel Carson Playground, also known as Silent Spring Playground, is a park located in Flushing, Queens, New York City. It is located across the street from IS 237, which owns the park. Description The park, opened in 1946, was named to honor Rachel Carson and her widely sold book Silent Spring. The park is located between Juniper and Geranium Avenues on Colden Street. It is part of the larger Kissena Corridor Park. In that same year the park was formally named Playground for All Children. In 1978 the government spent $351,000 for a project which allowed the park to be accessible to children regardless of physical ability. In 1999 Councilwoman Julia Harrison spent $421,395 for renovating the park. She established a baseball diamond with chain-link backstop, dugouts, and drinking fountains. She also established basketball courts, handball courts, running tracks, picnic areas with tables. In 2011, the park underwent some new renovations for the first time in 12 years. The main effect of the renovation took place on what used to be the baseball diamond, which now has a green platform. Another renovation took place between 2017 and 2018. Features Baseball diamond (green platform) Four handball courts Basketball court Running track Benches Picnic area with tables Trellis Flagpole Cement blocks with depictions of sea creatures, and the titles of Carson's three books before Silent Spring to commemorate her life's passion The adjacent Silent Springs Playground is a tribute to her most influential work and now holds swings for tots and kids, benches, a game table, play equipment with safety surfacing, a spray shower, and a basketball court. References External links Official website Kissena Corridor Park Kissena Corridor Park Highlights
Racquet and Tennis Club

El Edificio Racquet and Tennis Club es un edificio histórico de un club social privado ubicado en Nueva York, Nueva York. El Edificio Racquet and Tennis Club se encuentra inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos desde el 01983-07-13 13 de julio de 1983. William S. Richardson de McKim, Mead & White fue el arquitecto del Edificio Racquet and Tennis Club. Ubicación El Edificio Racquet and Tennis Club se encuentra dentro del condado de Nueva York en las coordenadas 40.758611, -73.973611.​ Véase también Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en Manhattan Referencias Enlaces externos Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Racquet and Tennis Club. Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en el condado de Nueva York (en inglés) Sitio web oficial del Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos (en español)
Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier

The Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier is located in the 1922-built Erie Railroad freight depot in North Tonawanda, New York. Operated by the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society, its mission is to preserve the railroad history of the Buffalo, New York area, once the railroad hub of America. The Museum is owned by the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. History The museum was opened after members restored the depot on June 1, 2003. The ribbon cutting ceremonies included a speech from George Maziarz. Exhibits The Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier owns several small artifacts and four pieces of railway equipment. They include two bay-window cabooses, one of Erie ancestry and the other from the New York Central. The Museum's locomotives include a gasoline-powered Plymouth 20-Tonner and a Whitcomb 50-Ton Diesel-Hydraulic centercab switcher built by the Canadian Locomotive Company in Kingston, Ontario. This locomotive was formerly owned by the Tonawanda Island Railroad (TILR). Across the street from the station is an old New York Central interlocking tower called EL-2. Future plans are to restore the tower and integrate it into the museum. References External links Official website References
Ramath Orah

Ramath Orah is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located on West 110th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, in New York City, New York, United States. Located close to Columbia University the synagogue occupies a neo-Georgian building that was built in 1921 as the first stage of a large West Side Unitarian Church. The building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 2015. History The congregation was founded in 1942 by Rabbi Dr. Robert Serebrenik, his wife Mrs. Julia Serebrenik (née Herzog), and sixty-one other Jewish refugees from Luxembourg. Serebrenik, who was born in Vienna in 1902, had been Chief Rabbi of Luxembourg since 1929. About 1000 Jews fled into France at the time of the German invasion of Luxembourg, May 10, 1940. Luxembourg had approximately 4,000 Jewish residents at the beginning of WWII, about half of whom had recently sought refuge there from Nazi countries. Rabbi and Mrs. Serebrenik stayed and organized a series of clandestine escapes of about 2,000 members of the Jewish population into southern, unoccupied France and elsewhere. On March 20, 1941, Serebrenik met in Berlin with Adolf Eichmann who demanded that Luxembourg must be “Judenrein”, and was given eleven days to complete the emigration of the Jewish population from Luxembourg. Serebrenik managed to secure the exit of a further 250 Jews before he and his wife were driven out by the Gestapo. According to the New York Times, Serebrenik stayed, working to secure visas for more Jews, “until he was seized by the Gestapo and beaten unconscious.” With the new century, Ramath Orah experienced a revival with a dynamic, young Rabbi Stephen Friedman. The Columbia Spectator describes it as “very popular among Columbia students who want a spirited, liberal, Orthodox service." The Hebrew name Ramath Orah is said to reflect a translation of the name Luxembourg as Mountain of Light, although the former's etymology is a Germanic name meaning little castle. Ramath Orah is the synagogue described in Ari L. Goldman’s book, Living a Year of Kaddish. Notable members Diana Muir Appelbaum, a professor Paul S. Appelbaum, a professor Saul Berman, a rabbi Ester Fuchs, a professor Ari L. Goldman, a professor Louis Henkin, a professor Adam Zachary Newton, a professor David Schizer, a dean Ismar Schorsch, a rabbi Robert Serebrenik, a rabbi Joseph Telushkin, a rabbi See also History of the Jews in Luxembourg References External links Official website
Brooklyn Academy of Music

Brooklyn Academy of Music (zkráceně BAM) je dějiště různých uměleckých akcí v Brooklynu v New York City. Na tomto místě se nachází od roku 1908, existovala však již dříve. Od roku 1981 se zde koná festival Next Wave, na němž v různých letech mimo jiné vystoupili Philip Glass, John Cale nebo Lucinda Childs. V lednu 2013 se zde konal koncert Life Along the Borderline: A Tribute to Nico věnovaný zpěvačce Nico. Vystoupili zde například Nick Franglen, Kim Gordon, Mark Lanegan, The Magnetic Fields nebo Sharon Van Etten. Odkazy Reference Externí odkazy Obrázky, zvuky či videa k tématu Brooklyn Academy of Music na Wikimedia Commons Oficiální web
Brooklyn Academy of Music

La Brooklyn Academy of Music ou BAM est une salle de spectacles et un centre culturel situé dans Brooklyn à New York aux États-Unis. Historique Elle a été fondée en 1861 au 176-194 Montague Street dans le quartier de Brooklyn Heights et était dédiée à la Philharmonic Society of Brooklyn. Elle hébergeait une grande salle de 2 200 places, ainsi qu'une plus petite salle de concert. Après l'incendie du bâtiment en 1903, la BAM a été transférée dans le quartier chic et aujourd'hui tendance de Fort Greene au 30 Lafayette Avenue. L'inauguration de la nouvelle salle s'est faite en 1908 avec une série de concerts où fut présentée en point d'orgue le Faust de Charles Gounod avec Geraldine Farrar et Enrico Caruso dans les rôles principaux. La BAM est aujourd'hui composée : du BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, principale salle de 2 109 places ; du BAM Harvey Lichtenstein Theater, salle annexe de 874 places sur Fulton Street ; du BAM Rose Cinemas ouvert en 1997 et dédié aux films d'art et d'essai ainsi qu'au cinéma indépendant. La BAM est aujourd'hui une institution culturelle reconnue internationalement, grâce notamment à son festival annuel, The Next Wave Festival créé en 1983, et à la semaine dite DanceAfrica dédiée aux danses africaines et afro-américaines depuis 1977. La programmation éclectique de la BAM s'oriente essentiellement vers le théâtre (très souvent joué en version originale même lorsqu'il s'agit de pièces en langues étrangères), la danse contemporaine et la danse moderne, ainsi la musique classique américaine. Elle produit régulièrement des spectacles, dont ceux de Mark Morris, chorégraphe en résidence à la BAM. Parmi les artistes atitrés de la BAM on peut citer Philip Glass, Peter Brook, Laurie Anderson, Lee Breuer, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Steve Reich, et Robert Wilson. Du 17 septembre au 12 octobre 2019, la chanteuse Madonna s'y produit dans le cadre de sa tournée théâtrale Madame X Tour. Lien externe (en) Site internet de la Brooklyn Academy of Music. Références Portail du théâtre Portail de la danse Portail de la musique Portail de New York Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques
Brooklyn Academy of Music

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) är ett konserthus i Brooklyn i den amerikanska staden New York. Det första BAM grundades 1861 vid Montague Street 176-194 i Brooklyn. I detta hus rymdes en stor teater med upp till 2 200 sittplatser och en mindre konsertsal. Efter att byggnaden hade eldhärjats 30 november 1903 flyttades verksamheten till ett nytt hus på Lafayette Avenue 30, som invigdes under hösten 1908 med en stor galakväll med Geraldine Farrar och Enrico Caruso som gästsångare. Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Rand Building

The Rand Building is a skyscraper and the second tallest building in Buffalo, New York. At the time it was built in 1929, it was the tallest in the city at a height of 405 feet (123 m). The building was built on the site of the 1903 Olympic Theatre and it has been suggested that the Rand Building was the inspiration for the Empire State Building. History The building is named for George F. Rand Sr. (1864–1919), former president and chairman of the board of directors of Marine Midland Bank, who was killed in a plane crash near Caterham in Surrey, England. The Buffalo Broadcasting Company moved its stations WGR and WKBW to the building; the stations had moved out of the building by 1959. Today, the stations in the Townsquare Media cluster (WTSS, WBLK, WBUF, and WYRK) broadcast from studios in the Rand Building and have their transmitting antennas located atop its beacon. Adjacent to the Rand Building is 10 Lafayette Square in Lafayette Square. George F. Rand Jr. had a private dining room on the top floor of the building that he used for business lunches. When the building opened, it featured an elaborate lighting system that highlighted its art deco stepped back style. A Zeppelin mooring post still in use on the Rand Building's roof. In December 2014, the building was sold by real estate developer David L. Sweet to Paul J. Kolkmeyer, a developer and former CEO of First Niagara Bank, for $3.89 million. Kolkmeyer's firm, Amherst-based Priam Enterprises LLC, buys, manages and develops residential apartment buildings and student housing in Buffalo and the surrounding communities. In addition to purchasing the Rand Building, Kolkmeyer purchased the Main Court Building at 438 Main St. (for $4.5 million), as well as the Main Seneca Building, designed by Green & Wicks, at 237 Main St., the Roblin Building at 241 Main St., (together for $2.56 million) and The Stanton Building, designed by Richard A. Waite, at 251 Main St. (for $646,569). Timeline The site of the present day Rand Building went through various iterations before the Rand Building was constructed in 1929. 1830s - Lumber yard 1845 - Lafayette Presbyterian Church 1850 - Church destroyed in fire and rebuilt 1862 - A larger church was built to replace the previous structure 1901-1913 - Congregation moved and the church building was sold and remodeled into a burlesque house called Lafayette Theater 1908 - Private residence on corner demolished for new building by architects Seames and Zeitler called the Park Hof restaurant 1914 - Sold, remodeled, and reopened as the "Olympic Theater," which showed films and vaudeville 1929 - Rand Building constructed Gallery See also List of tallest buildings in Buffalo, New York References