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DYK for Hayes Theater

On 1 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hayes Theater, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Little Theatre, once deemed a "gem among playhouses", was later planned to be replaced by a driveway for The New York Times? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hayes Theater. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hayes Theater), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 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) 12:02, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1552 Broadway

The article 1552 Broadway you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1552 Broadway 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 ArnabSaha -- ArnabSaha (talk) 15:41, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Wow!

Looked at your Wikicup page. How are you managing very nearlt nearly one GA a day? I'm impressed and a little scared. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.5% of all FPs 17:26, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

@Adam Cuerden, to be honest, most of these good articles were nominated in the previous WikiCup. I suppose the GA backlog drive was a good excuse for people to review these pages. I might not have as much time in the next few months to make many good articles, though, so you may be in luck. – Epicgenius (talk) 18:17, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
Ach, well, still, excellent work! Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 7.5% of all FPs 20:23, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Lyric Theatre (New York City, 1998)

On 3 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lyric Theatre (New York City, 1998), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Broadway's Lyric Theatre, once deemed a "cursed" theater, now hosts The Cursed Child? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lyric Theatre (New York City, 1998). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Lyric Theatre (New York City, 1998)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 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) 00:02, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Saturday Feb 5: ONLINE Met Afrofuturist edit-a-thon (and monthlong campaign)

February 5, 12-2pm: ONLINE Met Afrofuturist edit-a-thon

You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a virtual Metropolitan Museum of Art edit-a-thon Saturday afternoon (12-2pm) with partners AfroCROWD and Black Lunch Table. To join the livestream from your computer or smartphone, just watch at this link. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup page.

Our focus will be on the exhibition Before Yesterday We Could Fly inspired by Seneca Village, and featured art, artists, history and culture of the African diaspora.

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Dayton in Manhattan

Since we've crossed paths, virtually, around New York City a couple of times, I was wondering if you'd seen this blog. He writes very impressive posts every few days (including one today), and has a wealth of information over hundreds of posts. Seasider53 (talk) 22:43, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

@Seasider53, thanks for the link. Yeah, I've heard of the blog and, in my early days of editing, even occasionally used it as a source. I don't use Daytonian directly anymore because it runs afoul of WP:RSP, but Tom's blog is still very useful as a starting point for research. – Epicgenius (talk) 22:47, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
Hmm, I see the website is named Daytonian in Manhattan, but it's daytoninmanhattan in the URL. That's it; I'm now calling all of his work unreliable. Seasider53 (talk) 22:50, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK of four Broadway theatres

Please comment at Template:Did you know nominations/Shubert Theatre (Broadway) and at Template:Did you know nominations/Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre when the four QPQs are completed, and I will continue the reviews. Also, please see the RFC for QPQs to be completed within one week. Thanks! Flibirigit (talk) 23:58, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

@Flibirigit, thanks. I've done all four QPQs now. I am aware of the RFC that happened two years ago (I !voted in it), but it seems like the discussion upholds the one-week period as a guideline rather than a strictly enforced rule. – Epicgenius (talk) 17:06, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Interesting to see that you are working on the Shubert familys NYC theatres. I just wrote about two of the theatre's where they got their start in CNY: Wieting Opera House and Bastable Theatre. Your articles are very well put together, as always. Cheers and keep up the good work, Eddie891 Talk Work 23:03, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

@Eddie891, thanks. And likewise, your articles on these two Syracuse theaters are good as well. – Epicgenius (talk) 16:26, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Al Hirschfeld Theatre

On 8 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Al Hirschfeld Theatre, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that illustrator Al Hirschfeld knew he would get his own Broadway theater for his 100th birthday, but he died before the renaming? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Al Hirschfeld Theatre. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Al Hirschfeld Theatre), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 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, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Brooks Atkinson Theatre

The article Brooks Atkinson Theatre you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Brooks Atkinson Theatre 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 Rlink2 -- Rlink2 (talk) 01:21, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

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DYK for Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

On 10 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New York City's Broadhurst, Plymouth, Shubert, and Booth Theatres were all designed with curved corners facing Broadway? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 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) 12:02, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Broadhurst Theatre

On 10 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Broadhurst Theatre, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New York City's Broadhurst, Plymouth, Shubert, and Booth Theatres were all designed with curved corners facing Broadway? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Broadhurst Theatre), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 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) 12:02, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Shubert Theatre (Broadway)

On 10 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shubert Theatre (Broadway), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New York City's Broadhurst, Plymouth, Shubert, and Booth Theatres were all designed with curved corners facing Broadway? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shubert Theatre (Broadway). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Shubert Theatre (Broadway)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 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) 12:03, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Booth Theatre

On 10 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Booth Theatre, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New York City's Broadhurst, Plymouth, Shubert, and Booth Theatres were all designed with curved corners facing Broadway? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shubert Theatre (Broadway). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Booth Theatre), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 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) 12:03, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

Wikimedia NYC: Strategic Planning Survey for our community

Wikimedia NYC: Strategic Planning Survey for our community
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We are reaching out as part of our community-building efforts at Wikimedia NYC. Our regional group is engaged in a strategic planning process to sharpen our strategy for the next three years, and we would like your input. Given your connection to us and your experience with Wikimedia NYC, I would be grateful if you would be willing to share some of your perspectives and insights as we think about our next chapter.

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Singer Building

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 10 March 2022. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 2022, or to make more comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/March 2022. I suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks and congratulations on your work!—Wehwalt (talk) 16:01, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

February songs
frozen

looking forward to that! - my turn today: my joy - more on my talk --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:26, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt, as it turns out, I was just about to congratulate you on today's TFA. Well done. – Epicgenius (talk) 18:30, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
thank you, - your next chance for that 25 Mar ;) - Valentine's Day edition, with spring flowers and plenty of music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:16, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

NYCS stations

My station list at my sandbox9 is complete, including a second list at the bottom for station complexes with differing station names. Cards84664 13:04, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

How do you want to implement? A paragraph or two in the lead? List of New York City Subway stations or List of New York City Subway stations by ridership? Cards84664 14:55, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
@Cards84664, yeah, we can probably restore the List of New York City Subway stations article and have the ridership title redirect to there. – Epicgenius (talk) 14:59, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
Ok. Anything important missing from the tables before I split out parts of New York City Subway stations? Cards84664 15:03, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
I would have personally put the division and line in separate columns (e.g. "BMT || Canarsie Line" instead of "BMT Canarsie Line". That way, the lines can be sorted independently of the divisions. Otherwise it looks all right. – Epicgenius (talk) 15:13, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
Oh true, I was thinking of confusing the 63rd Street lines but that makes more sense. Should be an easy add. Cards84664 15:14, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
Another thing I just noticed is that the ridership could theoretically use {{Infobox New York City Subway station/ridership}} instead of hard-coding the ridership. However that may take a little more work. – Epicgenius (talk) 15:15, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
True, that does work, but it can be implemented when the 2020 or 2021 data is plugged in, doesn't have to be right now. Cards84664 15:21, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
I'm gonna add terminals † and accessibility but that's about it, the borough lists can keep the complex symbols arrangement. Cards84664 15:07, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

I tried making a key for the subway services above the table using the service guide, can you help me iron out the design? Cards84664 19:34, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

@Cards84664, sure. To avoid edit conflicts, I can check if you are not currently editing it. – Epicgenius (talk) 19:42, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
Go ahead. Cards84664 19:46, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
I also noticed that my rush hour count for the N train did not match up with the article infobox. Cards84664 20:23, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Can you also help me pick out another few dozen interesting images for the list? I've added a few examples so far. Cards84664 19:23, 10 February 2022 (UTC)

I just noticed that they don't fit on my laptop screen Cards84664 02:42, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
Forgot to reply to this. Sure, I can take a look tomorrow. – Epicgenius (talk) 04:35, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
Do you think it's too wide to add pictures for smaller screens? Cards84664 18:37, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
Yeah, I think the table may already be wide enough that pictures would not be a good fit when juxtaposed with the table. On my screen, which is 13 inches wide, the tables already take up most of the screen; I think only the "Station" column can be narrowed without forcing most of the rows to be split across several lines. – Epicgenius (talk) 19:15, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
All done, check out List of New York City Subway stations. Cards84664 17:01, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

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MetAfrofuturist interim results and Sunday Black Lunch Table office hours

Wanted to share our MetAfrofuturist report of new and improved articles related to the exhibition, and invite you to share at the Black Lunch Table office hours at 12pm Eastern on Sunday!

For a preview, the new articles so far are: Before Yesterday We Could Fly, Yinka Ilori, Zizipho Poswa, Thomas Commeraw, Flying Africans, Period room, and Letter 47 (Seneca).

We'd also invite you to join the Discord channel for the rest of February, if you haven't already.--Pharos (talk) 02:38, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Paramount Hotel

On 19 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paramount Hotel, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that to promote the Paramount Hotel, its operator mailed out apples? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paramount Hotel. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Paramount Hotel), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 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) 00:03, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

MetroTech Name Change- Follow Up

To answer your question. We are changing the building numbers to their physical address as noted below.

1 Metro Tech to 100 Myrtle Avenue 2 Metro Tech to 351 Jay Street 15 Metro Tech to 115 Myrtle Avenue

Thank you Tgreenidge (talk) 19:42, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, that is helpful. – Epicgenius (talk) 19:48, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

MetroTech Name Change- Follow Up

Hello again. I wanted to follow up on our conversation from last month about the rebranding of the MetroTech Center. The rebrand was launched in early February and has been covered by several news outlets. Here are just a few:

Similarly, there is some additional content about the facility that could be added to the page like events, new exhibits, etc. Some of that information can be found in

I appreciate all your assistance in updating this page.Tgreenidge (talk) 19:14, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

@Tgreenidge, thanks for your comment. Since the renaming and renovations are now covered in reliable sources, I've added a little information about the name change (I haven't gotten to the other details yet). There are a few things I was wondering about, such as whether the buildings (including 1, 2, and 15 MetroTech) are being renamed 1, 2, and 15 Brooklyn Commons. However, I do think the current sources are sufficient to justify renaming the page. – Epicgenius (talk) 19:33, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
For clarity, and just to make sure all the relevant conflict-of-interest rules are being followed, I made the additions on my own volition prior to looking at your comment, and I did not get compensated. (Tgreenidge, since you've declared your connection to the subject on your user page, you're already following the rules. I'm just clarifying for anyone who is reading this conversation in the future.) – Epicgenius (talk) 20:02, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Feb 23: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC

February 23, 7pm: ONLINE WikiWednesday Salon NYC
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Sunday Feb 27: MetAfrofuturist End-of-Month Zoom Meetup

Join our MetAfrofuturist End-of-Month Zoom Meetup - more details forthcoming at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetAfrofuturist#Sunday Feb_27: End-of-Month Zoom Meetup.

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template name changes

Re: this edit: If you are going to rename {{cite journal}} to {{cite magazine}}, you should also rename |journal= to |magazine=. Do this for the avoidance of confusion.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 14:23, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

@Trappist the monk, thanks for the heads-up. I will do that next time I'm changing these templates. I don't know if I should go back to these articles and make the change this minute, because it may seem like a cosmetic edit, but I'll update the parameter names in the future. – Epicgenius (talk) 14:33, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

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