turn-of-the-century New York City

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Mayor_Seth_Low
Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label turn-of-the-century New York City
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:mainIndustry finance
manufacturing
retail
shipping
gptkbp:majorNeighborhood gptkb:Greenwich_Village
gptkb:Little_Italy
gptkb:Lower_East_Side
gptkb:Harlem
bay
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire
consolidation of the five boroughs (1898)
construction of the Flatiron Building
opening of Ellis Island
opening of the first New York City Subway line
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Tammany_Hall_political_machine
immigration
industrialization
cultural diversity
rapid urbanization
construction of skyscrapers
social reform movements
tenement housing
rise of labor unions
Gilded Age wealth disparity
development of subway system
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Brooklyn_Bridge
gptkb:Carnegie_Hall
gptkb:Central_Park
gptkb:Grand_Central_Terminal
gptkb:Statue_of_Liberty
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Al_Smith
gptkb:J.P._Morgan
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkb:Emma_Goldman
gptkb:Jacob_Riis
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_Sun
gptkb:The_World
gptkb:The_Tribune
gptkbp:period early 20th century
late 19th century
gptkbp:population over 3 million (by 1900)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:House_of_Wax_(1953)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7