Where is the Center of New York City? - 'City Full of History' Episode 10

[@TheLastWanderingBard]

Great video as always I'm still shocked Bookworm History doesn't have way more subs and views, because the channel certainly deserves it. A similar exploration of Washington would undoubtedly turn up interesting answers also, given that it was built by a freemason architect under the supervision of Washington himself, also a freemason. You can actually see various streets coming together to take the shape of various freemason symbols with specific buildings at crucial points (for instance you can make out the "all-seeing eye" pyramid shape in one district, and where the center of the eye would be, stands the freemason library. So it would be interesting to see what the original center of Washington was to see if it also has similar significance, and whether or not it has been affected by any subsequent expansion.

[@BookwormHistory]

Thanks so much! I would love to expand to doing videos about other cities, and if I'm ever able to Washington, DC would be at the top of the list!

[@rdbjrseattle]

Regarding smallest encompassing circle. What this practically means that any point you may pick at random in NYC will be no farther in distance from Parade Place & Crooke Ave in Brooklyn than 29.5 km. Places could be as much as 50 + km apart at any other points in NTC

[@amrelshafei206]

Hello, I have noticed that your last upload was 8 month ago, and I hope that you will do more videos. Your work reflects great dedication and deep interest, and it's fascinating in that it exposes the viewer to diverse ideas and works. Something that most of us don't have the time for because of the hussel and bussel of life. I wish you good luck and success in your future endeavors.

[@BookwormHistory]

Thank you so much for taking the time to say this! I am working on more of these types of videos, and hope to have them on the channel sometime this summer. The last 6 months my work on them has slowed down, as you say, because of the hussle of life. But I'm continuing to work and hope to get some new content out soon!

[@mikezags0816]

Hi there. Really like your channel and passion for history. I am a history teacher , on Long Island, and love the local aspect. Just subbed you and can’t wait for more videos. I run a channel on vinyl records but always make historical connections with music. Cheers.

[@montsemajanmartinez9824]

Missed a little jingly rhyme at 0.20. (would be)... "to be specific, and ain't that terrific!" (Huhhuh)

[@MMijdus]

I thought you would be talking about the historic center of NYC, which would be the place where it all started: Fort Amsterdam, build in 1625 somewhere in the middle of the city New Amsterdam at the south point of Manhattan.

[@sisigpapi]

Am loving these videos!

[@BookwormHistory]

I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!

[@LeCrenn]

I’ve never heard of that marker in Woodside. Interesting. Since more than one source chose a location in Bushwick, I’m fine saying it’s somewhere between each of those points.

[@cienfuegos9583]

Thanks for clearing that up :) I'm going with the under the J train !

[@cienfuegos9583]

Hoping to see some more videos from you !

[@BookwormHistory]

That's so nice of you to say, thank you! There are more coming! I'm currently researching and writing season 2 of "City Full of History" and I have a few literary and art history episodes that I'm working on as well. So there will be more!

[@cienfuegos9583]

@@BookwormHistory Great News, Good luck !

[@cienfuegos9583]

@@BookwormHistory hows the work on the new episodes going, I can't wait :)

[@jleon111]

Loved this video, but with one minor complaint: at 2:09 you say that the lower 48 states are the "continental United States", but you meant "contiguous." Alaska is part of North America, after all. :-)

[@IPLAYLOUD]

My girlfriend's father built the metal ground inlay in his shop in Huntington, NY. We will ask her brothers and mother if they remember details, such as who commissioned it and when. Hopefully we can answer questions. Feel free to contact me.

[@montsemajanmartinez9824]

... Upon more sober reflection of the matter I came to conclude that the moral of this episode, if given by the experts cited would be.. Something like "Give me ambiguity, or... Uh,... Give me something else!" Let's all crack an ale now and think about it. ... Or not... :~)

[@BookwormHistory]

Haha! Well, cheers to that!

[@tomcarl8021]

Excuse me, but the geographical center of NYC is wherever I happen to be standing.

[@rdbjrseattle]

One measure of a center of an area is the center of the smallest radius circle that may encompass the entire land of an area. Prove it to yourself for the Five Boroughs. Use Google Earth or other program or app to draw an approximately 29.5 km radius circle centered at the intersection of Parade Place and Crooke Avenue just south of Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Let me know if that’s the nearest intersection to the center of the smallest enclosing circle that encompasses all of NYC land area. The center depends on the points in NYC land area. The two northern points the circle touches that I found where the NYC-Yonkers boundary meets the Hudson River, and a point on Hog Island just north of Hunter Island off The Bronx in Long Island Sound. Where’s the third point of land the circle touches? Let me know what you turn up and whether or not I’m barking up the wrong tree in Prospect Park-by the way-I’m in Seattle, Wa

[@father3dollarbill]

It's obviously long island..