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Occom, Samson

(Encyclopedia) Occom or Occum, SamsonOccom or Occum, Samsonboth: ŏkˈəm [key], 1723–92, Native American clergyman, b. near Norwich, Conn. He became one of the first pupils of Eleazer Wheelock, and in…

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

(Encyclopedia) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, at Troy, N.Y.; coeducational; founded and opened 1824 as Rensselaer School; chartered 1826. It was called Rensselaer Institute from 1837 to 1861. The…

DMX

(Encyclopedia) DMX,1970-2021, b. Mount Vernon, N.Y., as Earl Simmons. DMX grew up in Yonkers, NY, in the 1980s, in a highly dysfunctional family;…

New York Bay

(Encyclopedia) New York Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Hudson River, SE N.Y. and NE N.J., enclosed by the shores of NE New Jersey, E Staten Island, S Manhattan, and W Long Island…

Taylor, Cecil

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Cecil, 1929-2018, African-American jazz pianist, composer, and poet, b. Queens, N.Y. A child prodigy on the piano, Taylor…

NY Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population18,976,457100.0SEX AND AGEMale9,146,74848.2Female9,829,70951.8Under 5 years1,239,4176.55 to 9 years1,351,8577.110 to 14 years1,332,4337.015 to 19 years1,287,5446.820…

N.Y. Yankees, 4-1

DateWinnerHome FieldOct. 21Yankees, 4-3 (12 inn.)at YankeesOct. 22Yankees, 6-5at YankeesOct. 24Mets, 4-2 at MetsOct. 25Yankees, 3-2at MetsOct. 26Yankees, 4-2at Mets2000 World SeriesGame 1…

NY, Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population8,008,278100.0SEX AND AGEMale3,794,20447.4Female4,214,07452.6Under 5 years540,8786.85 to 9 years561,1157.010 to 14 years530,8166.615 to 19 years520,6416.520 to 24…

NY, Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school2,217,245100.0Nursery school, preschool129,4795.8Kindergarten117,3125.3Elementary school (grades 1-8)900,47040.6High…

NY Demographic Statistics

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm. SubjectNumberPercent…