New York city has the most major league sports franchises with a total of 11 teams. Watch Game 6 of the 1952 World Series on YouTube from the MLB Vault by clicking here!
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town is a public domain movie about "A simple small-town man that inherits a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him." (From ImDb) Click here to watch the movie on the Light Portal Channel on YouTube.
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New York Style Pizza! This pizza has a large hand-tossed thin crust that is often sold in wide slices. The crust is thick and crisp only along its edge and then soft and thin enough under the toppings to be folded in half to eat. Traditionally, the toppings are tomato sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese. Read this article from Seriouseats.com to learn more and try the recipe at home!
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Day 1 is a travel day. Trains and books are always a must for any trip. Plan to visit Grand Central Terminal once you arrive. This terminal opened to the public in 1913 and is still a transportation hub today. The Terminal contains 60 shops, 35 places to eat, and hosts events. Be sure to look for:
Click here to watch a YouTube video by Here Be Barr for a tour of Grand Central Terminal!
The main branch of the New York Public Library was opened to the public in 1911. Two lions flank the stairs of the main entrance. They are a trademark of the New York Public Library. In the 1930's they were nicknamed "Patience" and "Fortitude" by then Mayor, Fiorello LaGuardia. He felt that the citizens of New York would need these qualities to survive the Great Depression. Legend has it that lions were used so that patrons could read "between 
the lions."
The main branch of the NYPL contains approximately 53 million items and 2.5 million of those are volumes of books that are on the shelves. There are 4 stories in this building that are open to the public. There are also 9 divisions focusing on different collections in the library.
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Take a virtual tour of this building here. You can use the arrows to navigate in each room.
Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) and Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) were both popular American writers in the late teens, 1920's and 1930's. They both wrote in a variety of genres and both of them wrote prolifically. They also both pointed out problems in American life in many of their most famous works. Read these two novels that are set in New York City!
The Moneychangers by Upton Sinclair
Click here to access the e-book on Project Gutenberg.
Click here to access the audio book on Librivox.
From Goodreads (Goodreads.com): "Upton Sinclair's disturbing novel about the Wall Street scare of 1907 portrays the tactics of greedy capitalists who organize the fall of a rival trust company, creating a crash in the stock market crash and a run on American banks. Ultimately thousands of jobs are lost, throwing the world into financial chaos."
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The Jo
b: An American Novel by Sinclair Lewis
Click here to access the e-book on Project Gutenberg.
Click here to access the audio book on Librivox.
From Wikipedia: " 'The Job' is an early work by American novelist Sinclair Lewis. It is considered an early declaration of the rights of working women. The focus is on the main character, Una Golden, who desires to establish herself in a legitimate occupation while balancing the eventual need for marriage. The story takes place in the early 1900-1920's and takes Una from a small Pennsylvania town to New York. Forced to work due to family illness, Una shows a talent for the traditional male bastion of commercial real estate and, while valued by her company, she struggles to achieve the same status of her male coworkers. On a parallel track, her quest for traditional romance and love is important but her unique role as a working woman... makes it tough to find an appropriate suitor. "
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