12.If Brooklyn were a city, it would be the fourth largest city in the United States.
13.There are "invisible shrimp" in New York City's drinking water called copepods.
14.In the early 2000s, there was a 500% spike in water filter sales because the city's Orthodox Jews were concerned that the water wasn't kosher because of copepods.
15.The New York Public Library has approximately 40,000 NYC restaurant menus from the 1850s to today in its collection.
16.South Brother Island, an island in the East River, sold for $10 in 1975.
21.New York City has a coastline of 520 miles. According to the Office of the Mayor, that makes the coastline larger than those of Miami, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco combined.
22.One of the earliest cases of terrorism in the United States happened in September 1920 on Wall Street. A horse-drawn carriage with explosives was detonated, killing over 30 people. The culprit was never found.
23.A wall at 23 Wall Street still has "scars" from that bombing today.
24.If you own property in NYC, you can request a tree to be planted on your property for free.
25.In 1982 there was a 2-acre wheat field in Lower Manhattan.
26.In 2012, a unique species of ant was found living in Manhattan on 63rd Street and 76th Street. This ant isn't found anywhere else on Earth.