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Area of New York City

Source: Chief Engineer's Bureau, Board of Estimate

(The geographic center of the City is in Brooklyn, on the lot line in the block midway between Van Buren Street and Greene Avenue, 200 feet west of Reid Avenue)

The City (five boroughs) of New York has an extreme length, north and south, of 36 miles; and an extreme breadth of 1612 miles, measuring from the North River along 23d Street, Manhattan, and thence to the easterly border of Queens Borough. From the western border of the Borough of Richmond to the eastern border of Queens Borough, the distance is 25 miles.

Manhattan Borough is 121⁄2 miles long and its extreme breadth is 211⁄2 miles; Bronx, length 8.1 miles, breadth 9.2 miles; Brooklyn, length 11.5

miles, breadth 10.3 miles; Queens, length 15.1 miles, breadth 13.7 miles; Richmond, length 15.5 miles, breadth 7.0 miles.

The area of the incoporated City of New York, according to the Chief Engineer is, in square miles, as follows: Manhattan, 22.24; Brooklyn, 74.47; Bronx, 42.82; Queens, 110.78; Richmond, 60.53; total city, 310.84..

By acres, the areas of the boroughs are as follows: Manhattan, 14,240; Bronx, 27,406; Brooklyn, 47,660; Queens, 70,898; Richmond, 38,738; total-198,942.

DISTANCES IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (FROM THE CITY HALL)

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Todt Hill, Staten Island, rises from the Rich- | mond Road at Dongan Hills on the rapid transit railway, and overlooks New Dorp and the Moravian Cemetery, where the Vanderbilts lie buried. This is the highest point on the Atlantic Coast south of Maine.

Other elevations in Manhattan above sea level, expressed in feet and decimals thereof, are: Custom House, 17.06; Bowling Green, 21.75; Pine St. and Broadway, 40.78: Municipal Building. 41.61; City Hall, 44.74; Astor Place, 43.01; Union Square, 45.73; Columbus Circle, 86.64; Central Park near W. 93rd St.. 114.14; Amsterdam Ave., at Trinity Cemetery, 148.73; Audubon Ave., at W. 174th St.. 185.92; Wadsworth Ave. near W. 182d St., 188.33; High Bridge water tower, at the street level. 203.25.

The highest natural elevation in the Bronx-284 feet 6 inches-is on the hill bounded by Iselin Ave.. Highland Ave., and W. 250th St.. Riverdale Hill. Other Bronx altitudes are: Jerome Ave., near E. 233d St., 210.73; Jerome and Mosholu Aves., Van

1. Windsor Road between Todt Hill Road and Little Clove Road 2. Highest point in the City, south of the intersection of Todt Hill Road and Ocean Terrace, 300' s.w. of Todt Hill Road and 540' s. of Ocean Terrace. Coordinate position W. 20,000 S. 21,000.....

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1. Prospect Park West and 18th St... 2. Barbey Street and Highland Blvd. near the entrance to Forest Park 167.7 3. Greenwood cemetery, Highway monument on a cemetery road inside the 9th Ave. gate, on Reservoir Hill. 216.5 Queens: 1. Southerly Service Roadway, Grand Central Parkway, at Station 374+00 near Glen Oaks Club house 1,650 feet east of Little Neck Parkway and 2,000 feet west of Nassau County line..

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Cortlandt Park, 193.39; Riverdale Ave. and Spuyten Duyvil Parkway, 178.49; Grand Boulevard and Concourse, and E. 199th St.. 148.64; Hall of Fame Terrace, at University Ave., 170.32 Poe Park, E. 192d St., 140.22; east approach to Washington Bridge, at University and Aqueduct Aves., 141.63.

Other Brooklyn altitudes are: Base of the Museum on Eastern Parkway, at Washington Ave., 163.44; 9th Ave. (Prospect Park West). 32 feet south of 14th St., 155.34; Prospect Park West and 5th St., 162.16: Union St.. Plaza, at Flatbush Ave., 146.29; 59th St. and 5th Ave., 116.96.

The highest track elevation (altitude above Mean High Water at base of rail) on the subways is 161.2 feet, on the Washington Heights Line at Fort Washington Avenue and 175th Street (8th Ave.. subway system).

The lowest track elevation (depth below Mean High Water at base of rail is 113.12 feet under the East Channel of the East River on the 60th Street River Tunnels of the B.M.T. Broadway-7th Ave. 60th St.-Queens Line.

The New York City Transit System

Source: Officials of the The New York City Transit System is the largest municipally owned and operated transit property in the United States. It is the sole owner and operator of all the subway and elevated lines in the City of New York and the owner and operator of trolley and bus lines in the Borough of Brooklyn, some of which extend into the Boroughs of Queens and Manhattan. It has under its operating jurisdiction slightly less than 250 route miles of rapid transit lines, almost 225 route miles of trolley lines, and 80 miles of bus routes. Subsequent to June 30, 1941, four of the trolley lines were motorized and four other lines were in process of motorization.

Board of Transportation

$9.250,000 for. the elevated lines condemned for
company properties totalled $326,248,187, including
removal. Just previous to acquiring title to the
privately owned lines, the City, through cor-
demnation proceedings took title to the Fulton St.
and 5th Ave. "L" Lines in Brooklyn and the 9th
and 2nd Ave. "L" Lines in Manhattan. The
structures of the 9th Ave. "L" Line south of 155th
St. station, and the 2nd Ave. "L" Line north of
the Queensboro connection, (59th St.), in Man
hattan have been demolished and the structuress
of the Fulton St. and 5th Ave. "L" Lines in
Brooklyn are being demolished.

The New York City Transit System operates in
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens Bor-
oughs, under the administration of the Board of
Transportation. For operating purposes. the entire
System has been divided into three divisions known
as the IRT, BMT and IND Divisions.
DIVISION

The New York City Transit System is the result of the Unification in June, 1940, of two of the large privately owned transit companies with the City owned and operated Independent Subway System. The purchase price of the privately owned INDEPENDENT Trunk Lines-From 211th St. and Broadway, down Broadway to the vicinity of Dyckman St.. southwesterly to 193d St. and Overlook Terrace; down Ft. Washington Ave. to 174th St.

Thence southeasterly to Broadway and 173rd St., down Broadway to St. Nicholas Ave., down St. Nicholas Ave. to Eighth Ave. and 122nd St., down Eighth Ave. and into Central Park West, along the Park wall, skirting Columbus Circle, down Eighth Ave. again to 53rd St. where it joins the Queens Line to Jamaica.

From 53d St. the trunk line goes down Eighth Ave. to a junction at Sixth Ave., Carmine St. and Houston St., where the lower East Side link extends through Houston St. toward the Bowery, eastward to Essex St.. to Rutgers St., the East River to Brooklyn.

From the junction of Sixth Ave. and Carmine St. the line continues down the Sixth Ave. extension to the Holland Tunnel. Crossing over to Lispenard and Church Sts., it continues southerly to Fulton St., and passes under the East River to Cranberry St., Brooklyn. The line was put in operation from 207th St. to Fulton St. on Sept. 10, 1932. From Cranberry St. the line proceeds through High St., to Jay St., to Smith St., Ninth St. to Prospect Park West, where tracks branch.

The express tracks pass under the westerly corner of Prospect Park and thence to McDonald Ave., where it eventually will be physically connected with the existing Culver Line to Coney Island. The part from Fulton St., Manhattan, to Jay St., Brooklyn, was put in operation on Feb. 1, 1933; train service extended to Bergen St., Brooklyn, on March 20, 1933; to Church Ave., Brooklyn, on Oct. 7, 1933. Another line enters Brooklyn through Jay Street by way of a tunnel from the foot of Rutgers St. in Manhattan. The Smith St.-Church Ave. line goes into Manhattan by the Rutgers St. tunnel, under the East River to 53rd St., to Jamaica.

The

At the intersection of Schermerhorn and Smith Sts., Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Crostown Line turns easterly into Schermerhorn St. and out across Central Brooklyn to 169th St., Jamaica. Brooklyn Crosstown portion of this line between the Hoyt-Schermerhorn St. station and the Nassau Ave. station in Greenpoint was opened July 1, 1937. A part of the line, from Nassau Ave., Brooklyn, to Queens Plaza, Queens, went into operation on Aug. 19, 1930.

I. R. T. (INTERBOROUGH
The west side system starts on an elevated struc-
ture at Livonia and New Lots Aves., East New
York (Brooklyn), goes on Livonia Ave. to Saratoga
Ave., then turns into Eastern Parkway, where it
becomes a subway. It runs through the Eastern
Parkway to Flatbush Ave., at Eighth Ave., thence
to Fulton St., to Clark St., and under the East
River to William St., Manhattan; to Beekman St.;
to West Broadway; to Varick St.; to Seventh Ave.;
to Broadway; to St. Nicholas Ave.: to Amstredam
Ave.; to Broadway; to 242d St., at Van Cortlandt
Park.

Another branch of the west side system starts at
Flatbush and Nostrand Aves.,, Brooklyn, and runs
in a subway through Nostrand Ave. to the Eastern
Parkway, where it joins the other branch.

At 96th St. and Broadway, the west side system
has a branch (part of the original Interborough
subway) that extends under Central Park to Lenox
Ave., to 145th St., and under the Harlem River to
149th St., where it joins the east side trunk line
on Westchester Ave. and the Southern Boulevard.
Just south of Bronx Park an extension on an
elevated structure, branches off and goes along
White Plaiis Road to 241st St.; also used by Third
Ave. "L" trains north of Gun Hill Road. There is

Fulton St.-Brooklyn Line-The Fulton St. line,
running from Lafayette Ave. and Ft. Greene Place,
operation on April 9, 1936. It connects at Rockaway
along Fulton St. to Rockaway Ave., went into
Avenue with the Fulton Street Line of the BMT
Division. The construction of an extension to the
Fulton St. Subway from Rockaway Ave. to Grant
Ave. and Sunrise Highway is in progress.

Bronx-Concourse Line From a connection with
Ave. and 148th St.. under St. Nicholas Place to
the Washington Heights Line at St. Nicholas
the Harlem River at 157th St., under the river to
Jerome Ave. and 161st St., under 161st St. to the
Concourse and under the Concourse to Mosholu
Van Cortlandt Ave. to 205th St., to Webster Ave.
Parkway. Thence the line turns easterly through
The Bronx Concourse line to 205th St. and Webster
Ave., was put in service on July 1, 1933.

The 53rd St.-Jamaica Line extends from a connection to the 8th Ave. line at 53rd St., to Long IsBroadway, Queens Boulevard, 137th St., Hillside land City; thence via Jackson Ave., Steinway Ave., Ave., to 169th St. A part of the line, extending from 8th Ave., Manhattan, to Roosevelt Ave.. Queens, went in operation on Aug. 19, 1933. The portion from Roosevelt Ave. to Union Turnpike was put in operation on Dec. 31, 1936, and to 169th St.. on April 24, 1937.

The Houston-Essex St. Line extending along East Broadway, was put in operation January 1, Houston St. and Essex St. from Sixth Ave. to 1936. The extension of this line across the East River via the Rutgers-Jay St. tunnel to York St. 1936. station (Brooklyn), was put in operation April 9.

The 6th Ave. Line-The 6th Ave. Line extends under 6th Ave. from 8th St. to 53rd St., Manhattan. At the southerly end at 8th St., it connects with the 8th Ave. Trunk Line, and at 53rd St. it connects with the 53rd St.-Jamaica Line, as well as with the Washington Heights and Concourse Lines. It was opened for service Dec. 15, 1940.

Dyre Ave.-174th St. Line, formerly the New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad, will extend from the East 180th Street Station in the Bronx, northerly to the Dyre Ave. Station at the City limits. At its southerly terminal, East 180th Street, West Farms, it connects with the White Plains Road Line of the IRT Division. Operation under City management started May 15, 1941.

RAPID TRANSIT) DIVISION

a shuttle service under 42nd St., between Times Sq. and Grand Central Station.

The west side-east side systems have an elevated extension on Jerome Ave. extending north from Mott Ave. and 149th St., up through Fordham landt Park and Woodlawn Cemetery, ending at and Bedford Park to a point between Van Cortabout 214th St.

The east side system starts at Flatbush and Atlyn, goes under Flatbush Ave., to Fulton St.; to lantic Aves. (Long Island R.R. Terminal), BrookJoralemon St.; under the East River to Battery Park, Manhattan; under Broadway, to Park Row: to the Brooklyn Bridge, to Lafayette St.. to Fourth Ave. to 42nd St. (Grand Central Station); to Lexington Ave. to 130th St.; thence under the Harlem River to Mott Ave. to 149th St., where it emerges onto an elevated structure, to Westchester Ave.; to the Southern Boulevard, to the southern part of Bronx Park (Bronx Zoo).

An extension of the east side system starts at Mott Ave. and 138th St. and goes through 138th St. to the Southern Boulevard; to Whitlock Ave. to Westchester Ave., and through Old Westchester Village to the Eastern Boulevard, at the west side of Pelham Bay Park.

The Queensboro Branch of the Interborough subway system starts at 41st St. and Seventh Ave. (Times Square), and uses the Belmont tubes under the East River at 42d St. to Long Island City. to the Queensborough Bridge Plaza.

There it splits into two elevated branches, one going through Ravenswood, on Second Ave., to Ditmars Ave., Astoria; the other going on Queens Boulevard (Greenpoint Ave.), to Roosevelt Ave.. to Willets Point Boulevard and thence to Main St., Flushing, to which service was extended on January 21, 1928.

The Second Ave., Manhattan "L" trains operate over the Astoria Branch and over the Flushing Branch to Willets Point Boulevard.

The original subway, built by John B. McDonald and financed by August Belmont and associates. was opened and operated in 1904-from the Brooklyn Bridge to 145th St., and Broadway (via Park Row, Elm and Centre Sts., 4th Ave., 42nd St., and

Broadway), on Oct. 27; to 157th St. and Broadway. on Nov. 12; to 145th St. and Lenox Ave.. on Nov. 23; and over the Westchester Ave. branch, from 3rd Ave. to West Farms, on Nov. 26; through the Harlem River tunnel, to 180th St., on July 10, 1905. The extension south on Park Row to Fulton St., was opened and operated in 1905, on Jan. 16; to Wall St. on June 12; to Bowling Green, on July 10; to South Ferry, on July 10. The extension on Broadway to 221st St. was operated on March 12, 1906; to 242nd St., and Broadway, on Aug. 1, 1908.

The trains south on Broadway were operated River tunnel. to Borough Hall, Brooklyn, on Jan. from Bowling Green, through the original East 9, 1908; to Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, on May 1, 1908; to Utica Ave., via Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, and to Flatbush and Nostrand Aves., Brooklyn, on Aug. 23, 1920; through service to New Lots Ave., on Oct. 31. 1924.

BMT (BROOKLYN-MANHATTAN TRANSIT) DIVISION Broadway Line extends from 95th St. and 4th to the Coney Island Terminal. Ave., Brooklyn, via 4th Ave., Flatbush Ave., Willoughby St., Montague St., tunnel under the East River to Whitehall St., Manhattan, Trinity Pl., Church St., Broadway 7th Ave., 59th St.. 5th Ave., 60th St., and via tunnel under East River and Welfare Island to Queensboro Plaza station, Long Island City, where connections are made with the Astoria and Flushing "L" Lines. branch of the Broadway (BMT) Line extends from the main line at Flatbush Ave. Extension and Willoughby St., via Flatbush Avenue Extension, Manhattan Bridge, and Canal St., Manhattan, to Broadway, and Canal St., where it again connects with the main line described above.

The Sea Beach Line is a branch of the Broadway (BMT) Line, leaving the main line at 59th St. and 4th Ave., Brooklyn, and thence to Avenue Z, where it connects with the West End Line and terminates at the Coney Island Terminal.

A

The Culver Line is a branch of the Broadway (BMT) Line branching off from the main line at 36th St. & 4th Ave., Brooklyn, and thence via 38th St. and McDonald Ave. to the Terminal at Coney Island (at Stillwell and Surf Aves.).

The West End Line also branches off from the main line of the Broadway (BMT) Line at 36th St. and 4th Ave., Brooklyn, and thence via 38th St., New Utrecht Ave., 86th St. and Stillwell Ave.

The Brighton Beach Line is a branch of the Broadway (BMT) Line, leaving the main line at DeKalb Ave. and Flatbush Ave. Extension, and thence via Flatbush Ave. to Prospect Park, and thence to Sheepshead Bay, to Brighton Beach, to Coney Island Terminal.

The Nassau St. Loop and Center St. Loop. extends from a connection with the Broadway (BMT) Line at the foot of Whitehall St. and the East River, Manhattan, to the Williamsburg Bridge, connecting in Brooklyn with the Broadway (BMT) L Line, which extends to 168th St., Jamaica.

The 14th St.-Canarsie Line extends from 14th St. and 8th Ave., Manhattan, via 14th St. and under the East River to North 7th St., Brooklyn, to Rockaway Parkway and 105th St., to Canarsie Shore.

"L" LINES IN MANHATTAN, BRONX

Second Ave. "L" starts at South Ferry, Battery Park, runs north in Pearl St. and New Bowery to Chatham Square; to Division St.; to Allen St.; First Ave. to 23rd St.; to Second Ave., to 59th St.. to the Queensborough Bridge, to Long Island City, Queensborough Plaza Station, where the line divides and operates part of its service over the Flushing Line to Willets Pt. Blvd. Station and the Astoria Line to Ditmars Blvd. Station.

The 155th St.-Burnside Ave. shuttle operates from the Polo Grounds Station at 155th St. over the Harlem River Bridge, along 162nd St. to Jerome Ave., thence along the Jerome-Lexington Ave. elevated subway structure to 167th St.

Third Ave. "L" starts at Park Row (old Chat- / ham St.) and the Brooklyn Bridge, and runs on Park Row to the Bowery, at Chatham Square where it bends into the Bowery; to Third Ave. to 129th St., where it crosses the Harlem River and north to 3rd Ave. and 145th St. to Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park. North of Fordham Road the Webster Ave. extension runs north via Webster Ave. to Gun Hill Road, to the White Plains Ave. subway extension.

At 149th St., the "L" connects with the Interborough subway elevated line that runs on Westchester Ave.. and operates over that line to Freeman Street.

"L" LINES IN BROOKLYN AND QUEENS

The Fulton St. "L" Line extends from Rockaway Ave. and Fulton St. along Fulton St., Van Sinderen Ave., Pitkin Ave., Euclid Ave., and Liberty Ave. to Lefferts Boulevard (119th St.), Queens. At Rockaway Ave. it connects with the Fulton St. Subway, IND Division.

The Myrtle Ave. "L" Líne extends from Brooklyn Bridge via Adams St. and Myrtle Ave. to Wyckoff and Myrtle Aves., and thence via private right-of-way to Metropolitan Ave., Queens.

The Lexington Ave. "L" Line extends from Brooklyn Bridge via Adams St. (Brooklyn), Myrtle Ave., Grand Ave. and Lexington Ave. to Broadway and Eastern Parkway.

The Brighton-Franklin Line extends via private right-of-way from Fulton St. and Franklin Ave., where it connects with the Fulton St. Line (IND Division) to Prospect Park, where it connects with the Brighton Beach Line of the BMT Division.

The Astoria Line extends from Queensboro Plaza Station, Long Island City, via 2d Ave., to Ditmars Ave., Astoria.

The Flushing Line extends from Queensboro Plaza Station, Long Island City, via Queen Boulevard and Roosevelt Ave., to Main St., Flushing. Broadway-Jamaica "L" described under Nassau St. Subway and Center St. Loop.

HUDSON AND MANHATTAN RAILROAD

North tunnels under the Hudson River from Jersey City to Morton St., New York. Started November, 1874; the first in New York officially opened February 25, 1908. Two single track tubes, approximately 5,700 feet long.

Up-town tunnels connect with north tunnels at
Morton St. and extend to Christopher St. thence
to Sixth Ave. and up Sixth Ave. to 33d St..
Started March, 1904; completed in 1910.

South tunnels under Hudson River from Jersey City to the Church St. Terminal Building (Cortlandt, Church and Fulton Sts.), New York. Started May, 1905; opened for traffic, 1909. Tunnels (consisting of two single track tubes) extend from the Hoboken terminal of the Lackawanna Railroad to Washington St., Jersey City. with connections to the Pennsylvania and Erie railroads.

OTHER TUBES UNDER THE RIVERS

Tunnels under Hudson River extend from Penn- | sylvania Railroad Station, New York, to Newark, N. J. Work started April 1, 1904; completed in 1910. The Hudson Tubes were put in service on Nov. 27, 1910, at which time the road was electrified between Long Island City and Manhattan Transfer. Electrification had been in progress since 1903.

Manhattan crosstown tunnels from the Pennsylvania Railroad Station, mentioned above. across New York under 32nd and 33d Sts. to First Ave. Started July, 1905, completed in 1910. There are two tunnels, each with two tracks. The tunnels are built of concrete with the crown about 60 feet below the surface of the street.

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East River tunnels connect with the crosstown
tunnels and extend under the East River to
Started September, 1904;
Long Island City.
completed in 1910. Four separate tubes.
Holland Vehicular-Twin tubes under the Hudson
(North) River, 9,250 feet in length, from Canal
St., Manhattan, to Twelfth St., Jersey City.
Opened to commercial traffic at 12.01 a.m. Nov.
13, 1927. Work started Oct. 12, 1920.
The Lincoln (midtown Hudson) Vehicular, opened
late in 1938, consists of twin tubes under the
river approximately 8,000 feet long, from 38th
St., Manhattan, to Weehawken, N. J.. with an
express highway approach in open cut to Home-
stead, west of the Palisades. The first tube was
opened for traffic on Dec. 21, 1937.
Queens-Midtown Vehicular-Opened on Nov. 15,
Out of Town

In 1940, railroads and ferries carried 261,500,535
passengers in and out of New York City, a decrease
The loss of
of 13,958,551 from the 1939 totals.
commuter traffic during 1940 totaled 11,745,004
passengers, against a drop of only 4,381,385 in
1939, compared with 1938. Trunk line railroad
traffic, totaling 198,085,359 riders in 1939, dropped
to 188,679,844 in 1940, while privately operated
ferries showed a decline from 27,812,879 in 1939 to
24,010,536 last year.

The Long Island carried 9,563,750 passengers to and from the World's Fair in 1940, compared with 15,729,262 in 1939.

Passengers entering and leaving the city, using railroads and ferries, totaled 261,500,535, compared

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1940. It carries traffic under the East River
between the Borough of Manhattan and Long
Island City in the Borough of Queens. There
are special approaches in Manhattan (not or-
dinary thoroughfares) from any cross-town
street from E. 34th St. to E. 40th St., between
First and Second Avenues.

Island's network of motor highways, the entrance
In Queens, at the converging point of Long
is by way of the New Midtown Highway or
Twenty-first Street (Van Alst Ave.), Long
Island City.

Second Avenue.
The Manhattan Plaza is at 36th St., east of

Battery-Brooklyn-Governors Island Tunnel-This
proposed tube under water, which is to carry
vehicular traffic to and from Manhattan, is
scheduled to be completed in Aug, 1944.

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traffic. The actual number of passengers enterwith 275,459,086 in 1939. This represents two-way ing the city by railroads and ferry in 1940 was 130,750,268.

Commuters entering and leaving the city numbered 182,684,185, against 194,429,189 in 1939.

Total traffic on the privately operated vehicular ferries reached 14,125,941 during the year, compared with 14,029,673 in 1939.

Persons using, in 1940, the Holland Tunnel numbered 13,328,803; Lincoln Tunnel, 3,900,000; Goethal 000; Outer Bridge Crossing, 370,000; Bayonne Bridge, 696,000, George Washington Bridge, 8,455,Bridge, 638,000.

N. Y. Central RR., 21,649,109; New Haven RR.. 18,156,843.

Foreign Consulates in New York City

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Egypt..

151 E. 67th St.
15 Moore.
10 Rockefeller
Plaza

12 Beach St.
.515 Madison.
.630 Fifth Ave.
444 MadisonAve.
1775 Broadway

Un of So. Africa. .500 Fifth Ave.

The Australian Government has offices at 630 Fifth Avenue; Canada, a Trade Commission at 620 Fifth Avenue; New Zealand, Customs Department for the U. S. & Canada, 44 Whitehall Street.

Fires and Fire Losses in New York City

Source: New York City Fire Department

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27,056 9,426,515

27,802 8,731,565

28,506 7,723,630

28,145 5,978,267

26.819 7.878,335

32.454 8.600,544

28,413 9,637,375

Fires in 1940-Manhattan, 8,568; Bronx, 4,237; Richmond, 1,984; Brooklyn, 8,523; Queens, 5,101. Manhattan-(1929) $6,246,455; (1930) $7,513,685; (1931) $5,767,780; (1932) $6,690,930; (1933) $2,902,300; (1934) $3,443,625; (1935) $3,676,500; (1936) $2,700,120; (1937) $2,647,970; (1938) $3,728,065; (1939) $3,217,550; (1940) $3,825,575.

Bronx-(1928) $1,709,030; (1929) $2,540,010; (1930) $1,916,510; (1931) $1,360,810; (1932) $1,704,410; (1933) $1,305,485; (1934) $840,060; (1935) $841,840; (1936) $1,209,385; (1937) $551,140; (1938) $748,745; (1939) $782,820; (1940) $1,070,850.

Brooklyn (1929) $5,404,085; (1930) $5,357,645; (1931) $6,278,180; (1932) $7,979,971; (1933) $4,086,960; (1934) $3,562,945; (1935) $2,898,000; (1936) $2,781,405; (1937) $1,893,965; (1938) $2,588,645; (1939) $3,388,809; (1940) $3,187,740.

Queens (1928) $1,845,205; (1929) $1,837,890; (1930) $2,660,580; (1931) $1,449,160; (1932) $1,264,965; (1933) $1,269,585; (1934) $1,384,925; (1935) $1,117,125; (1936) $874,400; (1937) $768,297; (1938) $644,120; (1939) $971,750; (1940) $1.388,390.

Richmond (1927) $1,304,390: (1928) $1,022,624; (1929) $965,590; (1930) $667,888; (1931) $507,090: (1932) $307,515; (1933) $159,205; (1934) $194,960; (1935) $198,100; (1936) $158,320; (1937) $116,895: (1938) $168,760; (1939) $239,615; (1940) $164,820. Fire deaths in the city in 1940 totaled 108.

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Dollars 5,208,150 60,367,290 32,178,760 917,811,718 157,970,000 759,841,718 120,000,000 5.970,164 46,671,621 35,473,685 985,190,042 161,679,2411 823,510,800 137,500,000 7,038,065 34,712,775 38,453,876 1,064,418,429 169,955,027 894,463,401 159,500,000 6,319,225 33.694.415 37,745,836 1,124,020,221 180,217,873 943,802,347 183,000,000 11,925,425 48,736,947 42,428,903 1,246,858,861 215,660,633 1,031,198,228 342,500,000 40,354,583 62,967,000 53,501,482 1,292,973,059 228,450,349 1,064,522,710 376,500,000 35,602,650 78,073,500 55,144,736 1,316,160,385 230,563,884 1,085,596,501 414,000,000 20,850,000 40,600,000 55,302,516 1,373,350,839 243,509,489 1,129,841,350 452,500,000 23,925,000 25,000,000 57,143,780 1,459,589,250 257,098,841 1,202,490,409 492,000,000 28,257,000 38,000,000 59,623,779 1,565,853,726 274,329,183 1,291,524,543 533,000,000 43,776,000 25,000.000 63,882,059 1,660,993,786 294,405,390 1,366,588,396 576,250,000 44,625,000 20,000,000 70,960,397 1,761,819,479 315,880,020 1,445,939,459 623,250,000 29,000,000 27,277,000 76,124,109 1,858,547,949 342,311,234 1,516,236,715 671,750,000 22,000.000 16.057,000 81,156,830 1,968,893,361 362,686,484 1,606,206,877 721,750,000 30,000,000 46,740,000 91,037,349 2,127,845,572 425,046,431 1,702,799,141 774,250,000 30,000,000 61,050,000 92,435,638 2,246,100,994 438,714,024 1,807,386,970 2,294,688,191 454,136,930 1,840,551,261 2,368,437,704 470,956,226 1,897,481,478 2,373,307,317 487,803,561 1,885,503,756 2,312,625,070 448,381,976 1,864,243,094 2,354,197,896 467,169,321 1,887,028,575 2,380,422,024 472,325,737 1,902,096,287 2,497,434,777 492,264,182 2,005,170,595 2,650,402,608 516,254,141 2,134,148,467 3,036,112,586 520,228,981) 2,515,883,605

36,500,000 53,050,000 94,048,051 59,018,000 162,400,000 93,799,132 47,260,315 183,814,302 106,839,363 78,175,315 139,933,972 100,907,292 58,369,842 104, 137,441 94,624,430 49,372,119 45,698,795 90,133,885 60,607,373 43,603,287 89,837,865 55,056,991 49.091,663 45.199.314 8,150,000 61,621,000 93,810,297 15,300,000 80,967,040 87,709,210

Figures on Interest on City debt (1939) in last column are for Jan. 1-June 30. Figures for 1933 in column headed Tax Notes include $23,918,000 certificates of indebtedness payable from tax levies of 1933, 1934 and 1935. The figures for other years in that column include certificates of indebtedness, for relief, and various other purposes.

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Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars Dollars 20. 842,832,275 70,478,319 49,038,949 21.439,370 32. 1,880,616,692 541,257,155 180,648,805 360,608,350 21. 862,612,170 63,513,845 28,280,677 35,233,168 33. 1,961,693,493 621,617,800 20.777,089 600,840,711 22. 997,298,510 175,266,897 41.624,292 133,642,604 34.1,846,301,085 495,189,783 32,619,348 462,570,435 23.1.024,999,183 173,180,950 44,666.079 128,514,871 35. 1,714,923,655 406,819,739 39,936,444 366,883,295 24.1,059,606,557 148,323,274 81.207.267 67,116,006 36. 1,664,977,119 351,484,376 94,936,648 256,547,728 25.1.114.881.149 123.423.546 76.412,965 47,010,581 37. 1,667,876,355 233,347,903 97,461,370 235,886,533 26.1.190,134,855 101,747,552 59,572,882 42,174,670 38. 1,659,969,519 279,213,468 149,148,219 130,065,249 27. 1.299.758.083 127,143,667 25,622,307 101,521,365 39.1.674,555,286 225,025,419 175,009,867 50,015 552 30.1.713,381,731 464,498,550 84,812.734 379,685,816 40 1,666,125,208 177,628,433 147,720,866 29,907,567 31.1,820,354,827 552,218,648 244,689,583 307,529,065 41. 1,661,953,018 149,307,676 91.052.186 58,235,490 The constitutional limit to debt incurring power of the City on July 1, 1940, was $1,661,953,017.96. This sum was based on 10 per cent of the averaged assessed valuation over the past several years$16,619,530,179.60.

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NEW YORK CITY BUDGETS

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For For For For For For City County Tax. Res. Year City County Tax. Res. Dollars Dollars $1,000 Dollars Dollars Dollars $1,000 Dollars 1927.. 445,871,091 13,149,511 3,250 474,893,300 1936..520,895,036 14,146,807 10,500 545,541,843 1928.. 480,837,295 13,574,689 3.990 512,528,831 1937..536,152,608 14,846,309 *8,500 559,498,917 1929.. 512,287,137 14,245,199 4,500 538,928,697 1938.565,753,347 15,474,229 8,753 589,980,576 1930..550,502,401 14,792,427 4,475 569,769,828 1939.281,443,884 7,744,356 289,188,240 1931..600.538,081 15,552,102 4,750 620,840,183 19391932. 609,928,731 15,687,567 1933.. 499,009,644 14,418,328 1934.. 513.411,615 13.686,167 1935..523,632,040 13,800,560

5,750 631,366.298 '40..567,050,989 14,687,671 5,771,179 587,509,839 5,000 518,427,972 1940

23,950 551,047,782 '41..560,688,919 14,550,288 5,809,627 581,048,834 16,000 1553,432,600

1939 figures are for Jan. 1-June 30.

State tax, included in above totals-(1925) $16,236,971; (1926) $17,564,808; (1927) $12,622,698; (1928) $14,126,847; (1929) $7,896,361; (1930-1939) nothing. Additional amount to be provided for Tax Reserve, $6,500,000, from General Revenues in 1936, and $3,500,000 in 1937.

WHEN TO PAY LOCAL TAXES IN NEW YORK CITY Under the Charter of 1936, real estate taxes are now payable by fiscal instead of calendar years. The first of these fiscal years begins on July 1, 1939.

begins on July 1, 1939, for example, is due on Oct. 1, 1939; the second half on April 1, 1940.

The actual dates for payment of the taxes, however, remain unchanged-April 1, and Oct. 1, with the 7 per cent interest penalty for non-payment on the due-dates beginning on May 1 and Nov, 1.

Thus the final half-year payment on the calendaryear plan, covering the first half of the calendar year 1939, is due on April 1, 1939.

The tax for the first half of the fiscal year which

A discount of 4 per cent is allowed on the second half of the year's tax if it is paid when the first furnishes the Tax Department with the tax map half is due and paid. Whenever a property owner description of his property and his name and address, bills for taxes. water and assessment charges are automatically mailed to such address.

The ordinary residential water tax is due and payable once a year. Metered water taxes are due and payable once a month. There is the usual 7 per cent penalty for non-payment when due.

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