Template:Did you know nominations/2 Broadway

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The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 14:06, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

2 Broadway

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2 Broadway after renovation

• ... that before New York City's 2 Broadway (pictured) was renovated, it was described as appearing "as if it could be demolished with a can opener"? Source: The MTA signed a 49-year lease for the entire building in July 1998, with two 15-year renewal options; it was one of the largest in city history at the time.
  • ALT1:... that 2 Broadway (pictured), undergoing a $499 million renovation, was described as a "monument" to the shortfalls of its tenant, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority? Source: (1) Sanchez, Ray (July 14, 2003). "NYC Transit's 'Madhouse'". Newsday. p. A02. (2) Gelinas, Nicole; Anderson, Brian C.; Donald, Heather Mac; Malanga, Steven; Gelinas, Nicole; Siegel, Fred (December 23, 2015). "How to Save the Subways—Before It's Too Late". City Journal.
  • ALT2:... that during a renovation of 2 Broadway (pictured), some funds were embezzled and sent to two crime families? Source: Bagli, Charles V. (September 16, 2004). "M.T.A. Project Rocked Anew by Mafia Link". The New York Times.
  • ALTBP1:... that the New York Produce Exchange, converted into a realty trust, sold off 2 Broadway following a dispute over the cost of a land lease? Source: Metz, Robert (December 14, 1983). "Patience is a virtue that can pay off handsomely". New York Daily News. p. 106. Note: This alt can only be used if it's approved simultaneously with the same hook at Template:Did you know nominations/New York Produce Exchange.
  • ALTBP2:... that the New York Produce Exchange agreed to demolish its old headquarters in exchange for ownership of land under 2 Broadway, a new skyscraper being built at the same site? Source: "Produce Exchange's Building To Be Razed". New York Herald Tribune. May 8, 1956. p. 18. Note: This alt can only be used if it's approved simultaneously with the same hook at Template:Did you know nominations/New York Produce Exchange.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/KIHM
• Comment: See the note for the ALTBP hooks. There are two hooks at Template:Did you know nominations/New York Produce Exchange which are exactly the same, and must be approved simultaneously.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 23:39, 6 March 2021 (UTC).

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: A pleasure to bite another slice of the biggest apple. ALT2 is the most hooky, and has a solid gold reference from the grey lady. Wonderful quasi-abstract photograph as well. No Swan So Fine (talk) 19:40, 7 March 2021 (UTC)