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How many museums are in New York City?

About a 100 museums

How many bridges are in New York City?

Over 2000 21 bridges connect Manhattan to the rest of the city

How many parks does New York City have?

New York City has more than 1,700 parks, playgrounds, and recreation facilities across the five boroughs.  Top Ten Largest Parks: ​Pelham Bay Park Bronx 2,765 acres Greenbelt, Staten Island 1,778 acres Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx 1,146 acres Flushing Meadows/Corona Park, Queens 898 acres Central Park, Manhattan 843 acres Marine Park, Brooklyn 798 acres Bronx Park, Bronx 718 acres Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk, South and Midland Beaches, Staten Island 638 acres Alley Pond Park, Queens 636 acres Forest Park, Queens 544 acres

How many trees are in Central Park?

20,000 trees​ The Park has 9,000 benches. The benches can be adopted with a donation of $10,000. The Park has 21 playgrounds​

The top the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is decorated with 550 pounds Swarovski Star

The star costs about $1.5 million The star  has 25,000 crystals The tree, usually a Norway spruce. There are some stipulations that the Rockefeller tree must follow: it can't be shorter than 65 feet in height, or smaller than 35 feet in width

The Federal Reserve contains vaults located 80 ft below street level

It's an equivalent of a 7 story building. As of 2012 the vault holds approximately 530,000 gold bars weighting around 6,700 tons

750,000 people pass through the Grand Central daily

It is more than the whole population of Alaska

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