New York City has many hidden secrets sprawled across the internet. How many do you know? Are you a REAL New Yorker??
1. NYC was the first capital of America (in 1789) – it only lasted one year though.
2. America purchased Manhattan from the Native Americans for what is equivalent to $1,000 USD nowadays.
3. Owning a hot dog stand near Central Park can cost about $300,000 a year.
4. 25% of the world's gold bars are at the Federal Reserve Bank on Wall Street.
5. Albert Einstein's eyes are locked in a safe somewhere in NYC.
6. The Empire State Building has its own zip code.
7. Farting in a church in NYC is a misdemeanor (by law).
8. Near the Flat Iron Building in NYC, there is a wind tunnel that can raise women's skirts. Men used to stand outside the building during the day to watch.
9. There are "fake" buildings throughout NYC that are used for subway maintenance and ventilation. To onlookers they look like regular NYC buildings, but inside they are gutted.
10. Times Square was named after the New York Times (it used to be called Longacre Square). It changed its name to Times Square when the New York Times moved its office there.
