Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private doctoral university within the town of Henrietta in the Rochester, New York metropolitan area.
Hettie Beaman Lakin Shumway (September 1, 1903 - June 17, 1985) was an American philanthropist and humanist during the early and mid twentieth century.
 She committed much of her time to volunteering and worked to change and improve the Rochester, New York area, particularly at the Strong Memorial Hospital, the East House Corporation, Lifeline, the Rochester School for the Deaf, among various other councils and committees.
 Shumway was also a strong advocate for establishing the National Technical Institute for the Deaf on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Rochester Institute of Technology Observatory is a small astronomical observatory owned and operated by Rochester Institute of Technology.
 It is located in Henrietta, New York (USA).
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) is the first and largest technological college in the world for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
 As one of nine colleges within the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York, NTID provides academic programs, access, ASL in-class interpreters and support services—including on-site audiological, speech-language, and cochlear implant support.
 As of fall quarter 2012, NTID encompasses just under 10% of RIT's enrollment, 1259 students.
 Roughly 775 deaf and hard of hearing students are cross-registered into another RIT college's program with support from NTID.
David Merritt is an American astrophysicist and professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.
 He received his PhD in Astrophysical Sciences from Princeton University and held postdoctoral positions at the University of California, Berkeley and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics in Toronto.
 His fields of specialization include dynamics and evolution of galaxies, supermassive black holes, and computational astrophysics.
The Rochester Institute of Technology Kosovo (or formerly known as the American University in Kosovo, RIT/AUK) is a private university located in the Germia district of Pristina, Kosovo.
 The university was established in 2002 and is part of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in Rochester, New York.
RIT Ambulance (RITA) is a community run, 911 dispatched, volunteer collegiate New York State Certified Basic Life Support Ambulance Agency, run under the Rochester Institute of Technology Student Health Center.
 The ambulance serves the entire Rochester Institute of Technology campus.
The Florida Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Florida Tech and FIT) is a private doctoral/research university in Melbourne, Florida.
 Florida Tech has seven main academic divisions with emphases on science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and aviation.
 The university's 130-acre primary residential campus is located near the Melbourne International Airport and the Florida Tech Research Park.
 It is about 50 mi from the Kennedy Space Center and 75 mi from Orlando.
Tora-Con is an annual two-day anime convention held during April at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.
 The conventions name comes from the Japanese word 'tora' meaning tiger and is organized by the Rochester Institute of Technology Anime Club.
 The event is family friendly.
Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai (RIT Dubai) is a satellite campus of Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, USA in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
 The college, is located in the Dubai Silicon Oasis and started offering part-time graduate courses in Fall 2008.
 In 2009, the university began its full-time graduate program.
 RIT Dubai's first graduating class was in 2010, with the graduation ceremony taking place in Rochester, NY.
 In 2010, a full-time undergraduate program was started as part of the university's planned expansion.
 In the fall of 2011, RIT Dubai moved its campus to a new premises to accommodate the growing student body.
 By 2019, RIT plans to expand the campus to 1000000 sqft to provide facilities for 4,000 students.

Question: Which Institute is closer to New York City, Rochester Institute of Technology or Florida Institute of Technology ?
Answer: Rochester Institute of Technology