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DYK for Grant's Tomb
On 31 August 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Grant's Tomb, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that no one is buried in Grant's Tomb (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Grant's Tomb. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Grant's Tomb), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
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GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of 81 Willoughby Street
The article 81 Willoughby Street you nominated as a good article has passed 
; see Talk:81 Willoughby Street for comments about the article, and Talk:81 Willoughby Street/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", 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 at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Adog -- Adog (talk) 17:22, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Incomplete DYK nomination
Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Gage and Tollner at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step III of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 11:02, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Film Center Building
The article Film Center Building 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:Film Center Building and Talk:Film Center Building/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vaticidalprophet -- Vaticidalprophet (talk) 23:01, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| This is for your comprehensive and well-written expansion of an article I started years ago, New York Marriott East Side, which is now a GA. Well done! Jprg1966 (talk) 21:05, 4 September 2023 (UTC) |
- Thank you Jprg1966, I really appreciate it. Epicgenius (talk) 13:31, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Film Center Building
The article Film Center Building you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Film Center Building for comments about the article, and Talk:Film Center Building/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", 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 at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Vaticidalprophet -- Vaticidalprophet (talk) 00:22, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Clark Street station
On 7 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Clark Street station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the 1920s, a guard was posted outside the New York City Subway's Clark Street station to prevent sailors from using it at night? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Clark Street station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Clark Street station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
DYK for 14th Street–Union Square station
On 9 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 14th Street–Union Square station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when the New York City Subway's 14th Street–Union Square station was built, the park above it was raised? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/14th Street–Union Square station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 14th Street–Union Square station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
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DYK for Gage and Tollner
On 11 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gage and Tollner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Gage and Tollner used to close from June to September because of oyster shortages? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gage and Tollner. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gage and Tollner), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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) 12:03, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Freedomland U.S.A.
On 11 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Freedomland U.S.A., which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that kids could fight the Great Chicago Fire at Freedomland U.S.A.? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Freedomland U.S.A.. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Freedomland U.S.A.), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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) 12:03, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Lexington Hotel (New York City)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Lexington Hotel (New York City) 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 ChristieBot, on behalf of MyCatIsAChonk -- MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 01:21, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
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DYK for Borough Hall/Court Street station
On 13 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Borough Hall/Court Street station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that it took almost as long to renovate New York City's Borough Hall station in the 1980s as it did to construct the original subway line? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Borough Hall/Court Street station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Borough Hall/Court Street station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 03:28, 13 September 2023 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Lexington Hotel (New York City)
The article Lexington Hotel (New York City) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Lexington Hotel (New York City) for comments about the article, and Talk:Lexington Hotel (New York City)/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has never appeared on the Main Page as a "Did you know" item, and has not appeared within the last year either as "Today's featured article", 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 at DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On this day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of MyCatIsAChonk -- MyCatIsAChonk (talk) 17:40, 14 September 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Adelaide L. T. Douglas House
On 16 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Adelaide L. T. Douglas House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Adelaide L. T. Douglas House, built for a New York City socialite, housed the United States Olympic Committee before being sold to Guatemala? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Adelaide L. T. Douglas House. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Adelaide L. T. Douglas House), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:02, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
DYK for George S. Bowdoin Stable
On 18 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article George S. Bowdoin Stable, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the George S. Bowdoin Stable has variously served as a garage, private residence, art gallery, cultural center, and office? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George S. Bowdoin Stable. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, George S. Bowdoin Stable), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
Schwede66 00:02, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
DYK for Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station
On 18 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station has a Hook, Line, and Sinker? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
Schwede66 00:03, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
Promotion of Lever House
Guggenheim
HI. Thanks for updating the article re: the skylight. Looking at that paragraph, it strikes me that a bunch of fairly straightforward facts have three refs. I reduced one of them to two refs. Could you possibly take a look and reduce some others to the two refs that you think best? Happy editing! -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:40, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks for the message @Ssilvers. I could take a look at it later. – Epicgenius (talk) 18:45, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- Looks good, thanks! -- Ssilvers (talk) 19:10, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
Edits to Catskill Park
Most of those I wrote way back 15 years or more ago when we didn't require sourcing inline. There's a fair amount of w that could be sourced, but thanks anyway for doing what you did (although "editorializing" is a bit too narrow; it's more properly described as an unencyclopedic tone) to an article about a subject that's still pretty close to my heart. Daniel Case (talk) 03:18, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- @Daniel Case, no problem, and thanks for explaining. I think the Catskill Park article is laid out well enough that it could be improved to B-class or even GA-class if the other issues were solved. The tone and the lack of inline sources are the two largest obstacles to that extent, but the article is definitely not lacking in terms of coverage. – Epicgenius (talk) 13:28, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- Alf Evers' book probably accounts for a few of those things. Daniel Case (talk) 02:52, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
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DYK for Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street station
On 23 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street station, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Chambers Street station (pictured) was once called "easily one of the most decrepit stations" in the New York City Subway system? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street station. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street station), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
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DYK for Chelsea Waterside Park
On 29 September 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chelsea Waterside Park, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the design for the water playground at Chelsea Waterside Park (pictured) was criticized because local residents thought that the sprinklers resembled sex toys? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chelsea Waterside Park. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Chelsea Waterside Park), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.
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Office Use - Additional Information
Hi Epicgenius, I've been editing the office use part of the 55 Liberty Wikipedia. I'm just trying to add/give facts about the building. I am not sure what's wrong with that. Let me know what to do so my edit won't get deleted.
Thank you. Hedgehog019 (talk) 12:58, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi @Hedgehog019, thanks for the message. Before I removed your edit,s I actually was trying to find reliable secondary sources for your addition, since it seemed extremely interesting but was backed up only by primary source. This is per the Wikipedia:Reliable sources guideline, which says:
Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published sources.
. The guideline further says:Primary sources are often difficult to use appropriately. Although they can be both reliable and useful in certain situations, they must be used with caution in order to avoid original research. Although specific facts may be taken from primary sources, secondary sources that present the same material are preferred
, which is why I was trying to replace your primary sources with secondary sources. Unfortunately, I could not find any reliable secondary sources mentioning the information that you added.Furthermore, promotion of companies is not allowed per Wikipedia policy. The following text seemed promotional:Since 2021 until the present it is occupied by a progressive and well known Architecture and Design Firm and a General Contracting firm Kushner Studios Architecture + Design P.C.[58] and In House Group, Inc [59] respectively.
Unless these companies are notable enough to have Wikipedia articles, and unless there are reliable sources talking about these firms, then we should not be mentioning them on the Liberty Tower (Manhattan) article. Even if these firms are notable, we cannot say "progressive and well known" in Wikipedia's voice, as that would break the Wikipedia:Neutral point of view policy.I hope this explains why I deleted your addition. – Epicgenius (talk) 13:26, 28 September 2023 (UTC)- Hi @Epicgenius I understand and if anything, I have another reliable source that I can put on it. It's actually from the Architect (Renovating Team) of 55 Liberty Building - Joseph Pell Lombardi.. Let me know if this would help and also revising the text to a neutral point of view policy of Wikipedia. I don't intend to promote, just stating a fact about the building.
- Thank you so much. Hedgehog019 (talk) 15:41, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
- No problem. That source may be helpful - if you have the URL, that would be great. – Epicgenius (talk) 15:43, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Great work—I hope you'll send it through WP:GA or WP:MHR! Ed [talk] [OMT] 05:15, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
- Thanks @The ed17, I appreciate it. I'll probably send Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum to GA soon, but there's one more book that I should add as a source first (I'm waiting for the New York Public Library to notify me that it's available). – Epicgenius (talk) 15:37, 30 September 2023 (UTC)