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  2. Geography of New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    The geography of New York (state) varies widely. Most of New York is dominated by farms, forests, rivers, mountains, and lakes. New York's Adirondack Park is larger than any U.S. National Park in the contiguous United States. [2] Niagara Falls, on the Niagara River as it flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, is a popular attraction. The Hudson River begins near Lake Tear of the Clouds and ...

  3. List of counties in New York - Wikipedia

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    Authority Excepting the five boroughs of New York City, New York counties are governed by New York County Law and have governments run by either a Board of Supervisors or a County Legislature, and either an elected County Executive or appointed county manager. Counties without charters are run by a Board of Supervisors, in which Town Supervisors from towns within the county also sit on the ...

  4. List of tallest buildings in New York City - Wikipedia

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    The tallest building in New York is One World Trade Center, which rises 1,776 feet (541 m). [2] [3] [4] The 104-story [A] skyscraper also stands as the tallest building in the United States, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the seventh-tallest building in the world. [2] [3] At 1,550 feet (472 m), Central Park Tower is the ...

  5. Eastern Correctional Facility - Wikipedia

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    1900. Managed by. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Eastern Correctional Facility in 2015. The Eastern Correctional Facility is a state prison for men in Napanoch, Ulster County, New York. Eastern is one of the oldest prison facilities in the state. It has been a maximum security prison for men since 1973.

  6. Roof prism - Wikipedia

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    Roof prism. A roof pentaprism used in Single-lens reflex cameras; the lower right face is the roof ( dach ). A roof prism, also called a Dachkanten prism or Dach prism (from German: Dachkante, lit. "roof edge"), is a reflective prism containing a section where two faces meet at a 90° angle, resembling the roof of a building and thus the name.

  7. List of New York state prisons - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of state prisons in New York . The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is the department of the New York State government that maintains the state prisons and parole system. [1] There are 44 prisons funded by the State of New York, and approximately 28,200 parolees at seven regional offices as of 2022.

  8. Errol D. Toulon Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Errol D. Toulon Jr. (born July 20, 1962) is the 67th and current sheriff of Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. Toulon is the first African American sheriff and first African American elected official to hold a nonjudicial countywide office in Suffolk County. [1] Sheriff Toulon was re-elected to a second term on November 2, 2021.

  9. Bayview Correctional Facility - Wikipedia

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    United States. Bayview Correctional Facility was a medium-security women's prison located at the south corner of West 20th Street and 11th Avenue in Manhattan, New York City, directly across the avenue from the Chelsea Piers sports complex. It was one of the few state penitentiaries in the middle of a major city in New York.