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A fact from Empire Theatre (42nd Street) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 October 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Abbott and Costello dragged the Empire Theatre 168 feet (51 m) in 1998?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:15, 18 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The Empire Theatre on 42nd Street

... that until this year, the Empire Theatre was the heaviest building ever relocated within New York City? Source: Hughes, C. J.; Moon, Jeenah (May 28, 2022). "How a 7,000-Ton Broadway Theater Was Hoisted 30 Feet". The New York Times.
- ALT0A: ... that from 1998 to 2022, the Empire Theatre was the heaviest building ever relocated within New York City? Source: Hughes, C. J.; Moon, Jeenah (May 28, 2022). "How a 7,000-Ton Broadway Theater Was Hoisted 30 Feet". The New York Times.
- ALT1: ... that Abbott and Costello dragged the Empire Theatre 168 feet (51 m) in 1998? Source: "Historic Empire Theater is Relocated". Chicago Tribune. March 2, 1998. p. 30.
- ALT1A: ... that Abbott and Costello dragged the Empire Theatre in 1998? Source: "Historic Empire Theater is Relocated". Chicago Tribune. March 2, 1998. p. 30.
- ALT2: ... that the AMC Empire 25 became one of the most popular movie theaters in the world the year after it opened? Source: Hayes, Dade (August 20, 2001). "Gotham plex riding high". Variety. Vol. 384, no. 1. p. 6.
- ALT3: ... that the former auditorium of the Empire Theatre is now a movie-theater lobby? Source: Sawyer, Tom (March 9, 1998). "Landmarked Empire Theater on a Slow Roll in New York City". Engineering News-Record. Vol. 240, no. 10. p. 17.
- ALT4: ... that the former auditorium of the Empire Theatre later became a lobby for one of the world's most popular movie theaters? Source: See ALT2 and ALT3
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wong Phui Nam

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 13:12, 3 October 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Epicgenius: Good article! I'm going to have to assume good faith on the offline sources. just waiting on a qpq now. Onegreatjoke (talk) 17:56, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Onegreatjoke: Thanks for the review. Sorry for the delay in providing a QPQ - I've now provided one. Epicgenius (talk) 16:29, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius: Alright then, I approve the nomination. Onegreatjoke (talk) 21:32, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]