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DYK for Hamilton Fish Park
On 3 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hamilton Fish Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hamilton Fish Park, whose pool was used for Olympic practice, was one of the New York City Parks Department's "worst problem areas" by the 1970s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hamilton Fish Park. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hamilton Fish Park), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:01, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
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DYK for Broadway Bridge (Manhattan)
On 3 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Broadway Bridge (Manhattan), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when New York City's Harlem Ship Canal Bridge had to be replaced, it was floated down the river to become the University Heights Bridge? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Broadway Bridge (Manhattan). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Broadway Bridge (Manhattan)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
DYK for University Heights Bridge
On 3 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article University Heights Bridge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when New York City's Harlem Ship Canal Bridge had to be replaced, it was floated down the river to become the University Heights Bridge? You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, University Heights Bridge), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 220 Central Park South
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 220 Central Park South you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. 
This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Elliot321 -- Elliot321 (talk) 19:01, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 220 Central Park South
The article 220 Central Park South you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold 
. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:220 Central Park South for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Elliot321 -- Elliot321 (talk) 12:21, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 220 Central Park South
The article 220 Central Park South you nominated as a good article has passed 
; see Talk:220 Central Park South for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Elliot321 -- Elliot321 (talk) 15:21, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
Hudson Yards (development)
I know your output has been tremendous lately — both in volume and quality — so you may not have time, but wanted to let you know I am returning to the Hudson Yards (development) article for the first time in a while, and thought you might be interested to know. It's GA and I suspect could be FA with some more work. Anyway, hope you're well. — Mainly 23:43, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
- MainlyTwelve, thanks for the message. I really appreciate the heads-up and hope you're also doing well. I think it can eventually become an FA as well, though there are some things that would have to be added (such as long-term impacts), which I'll probably post on the talk page later. Epicgenius (talk) 23:55, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
- Sounds good! Looking forward to reading what you have to say. — Mainly 23:58, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Interstate 495 (New York) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:
Main route obsoleted by OSM data; frontage roads moved to Commons
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Feedback request: Wikipedia style and naming request for comment
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Hello after a year
Well hello Epicgenius, it has been a while hasn't it? I have not been doing very much on Wikipedia since last April but recently I have been picking it up again and I believe I have finally brought Washington Heights, Manhattan to the point where it would be eligible for Good Article status. I have done a bunch of new research for the history section and also edited a lot of my previous additions because the truth is looking back on them after all these months they go into way too much detail at times and also don't always have the most neutral tone.
So, what do you think? I understand that there is currently a backlog of Good Article nominations so I will definitely be patient, but do you think that the page is ready for me to nominate it? To be sure I will be posting something on the talk page first to see if anyone agrees or objects with doing that. I also understand if you don't have time to go through it and would rather me ask someone else.
Welp anyway, good luck with all your adventures on the wild world of Wikipedia! The Spirit of Oohoowahoo (talk) 14:28, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
- The Spirit of Oohoowahoo, it's nice to hear from you after so long. I've had a quick look at the Washington Heights page, and I think it's close to meeting the GA criteria. I did notice a few things, though:
- The lead section (beginning paragraphs) is a bit short - you may want to add one or two paragraphs to summarize the history, community, etc. of Washington Heights. The lead already contains information about police, fire, demographics, etc, so that is fine. You can see Morningside Heights, Manhattan for an example of what I'm talking about.
- There are a few reference concerns as well. There's an error message stating that the named reference P.S. 048 was invoked but never defined. You would ideally not want to use IMDb as a source since that is an online database that may be edited by anyone. You may want to check that all information that may be contentious has a reliable source after it; the article has a few sentences that are not supported by sources.
- The coverage looks pretty good. I haven't read into it in detail, but nothing stands out as being missing.
- Since you're a main contributor, you can just post the GA nomination without having to open a talk page thread first, even though it would be a courtesy to open a discussion. Overall, I think this is good enough for GA status. I hope this helps. Epicgenius (talk) 20:36, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
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DYK for Remsen Cemetery
On 4 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Remsen Cemetery, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Remsen Cemetery, one of the few remaining private burial grounds on Long Island, contains the remains of an American Revolutionary War colonel and his family members? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Remsen Cemetery. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Remsen Cemetery), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
- You know, sooner or later you're gonna run out of New York roads... Panini🥪 14:25, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
- Panini!, don't worry, it has a lot of buildings and other topics that need to be written about.
Epicgenius (talk) 14:44, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
- Panini!, don't worry, it has a lot of buildings and other topics that need to be written about.
Congratulations
Your DYK multi-hook about the Broadway Bridge being floated downriver to become the University Heights Bridge received a combined 8,312 page views (693 per hour) while on the Main Page. It is the one of most viewed hooks during the month of February and has thus earned a place on the February stats list. Keep up the great work! Cbl62 (talk) 17:20, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Jackie Robinson Park
On 12 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jackie Robinson Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Jackie Robinson Park was selected as the site for a pool in Harlem after a 1935 riot? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jackie Robinson Park. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jackie Robinson Park), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
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- Good Job! My article follows four days after yours. Panini🥪 16:43, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
- Panini!, thanks. And congratulations to you too! Epicgenius (talk) 16:51, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
DYK for 23 Wall Street
On 17 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 23 Wall Street, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 23 Wall Street has been called one of the "big little buildings of Wall Street"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/23 Wall Street. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 23 Wall Street), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Congratulations
Your DYK hook about 23 Wall Street, one of the "big little buildings of Wall Street", drew 10,127 page views (422 per hour) while on the Main Page. It is one of the most viewed hooks so far during the month of February and has earned a place on the Best of February list. Keep up the great work!
- Thanks! Epicgenius (talk) 17:57, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
I appreciated your hook on Remsen Cemetery
Just wanted to add a barnstar to your version, Great Edit!!
. May I interest you in nominating my latest to DYK?
Richmond Hill Historic District has a good hook, Jahn's ice cream parlors are all gone now, from an era when newstands, egg cream soda fountains and candy stores proliferated, they were on every corner in queens. Jahn's was unique, tho, having a working nickelodeon machine. Another hook is that the former railroad station on the LIRR, Richmond Hill (Clarenceville) was closed because it only had one passenger daily? CaptJayRuffins (talk) 17:43, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
- @CaptJayRuffins: Thanks for the barnstar! I can take a look at the Richmond Hill HD article. At a first glance, the page seems to be all right. Other than the fact that this is only a NRHP district, not a NYC landmark district, this doesn't seem too bad content-wise. I'll check to see what else can be added.
- A few things first, though. WP:DYKRULES requires that the article comply with policy, e.g. there should be no copyright violations. The copyright report for this page seems to indicate that this page matches this website, which in turn copies our article about Richmond Hill, Queens. I will have to file a report to remove this false positive from the copyright violation report. I'll also check through for grammar because a few things (like Hillside Avenue) seem to be mis-capitalized. But overall, good work. Epicgenius (talk) 17:57, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
- Also, I just realized the Richmond Hill hook was already literally used for the DYK for Richmond Hill station (LIRR). The hook was "that by the time New York City's Richmond Hill station was closed, it averaged a single passenger per day?" Since it's too similar, I don't think we can propose this. Epicgenius (talk) 18:14, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks, greatly appreciated...CaptJayRuffins (talk) 18:03, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Good article backlog drive in March
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DYK for Western Union Telegraph Building
On 24 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Western Union Telegraph Building, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New York City's Western Union Telegraph Building was built on land once owned by Thomas W. Evans, dentist to French emperor Napoleon III? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Western Union Telegraph Building. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Western Union Telegraph Building), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Washington Bridge
On 27 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Washington Bridge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the first vehicle on New York City's Washington Bridge (pictured) crossed it without permission? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Washington Bridge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Washington Bridge), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:06, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
DYK for Asser Levy Recreation Center
On 28 February 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Asser Levy Recreation Center, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Albert H. Blumenthal jumped into the Asser Levy Recreation Center's pool while campaigning for the 1973 New York City mayoral election? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Asser Levy Recreation Center. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Asser Levy Recreation Center), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 28 February 2021 (UTC)