Portal:New York/Did you know/9

...that the Yonkers Chiefs, a former Basketball team based in Yonkers only played once during the 1946/47 season?
...that the Croton Aqueduct was used as a water supply by several residents of Manhattan due to the lack of fresh water available on the island at the time?
...that despite intentions to open the Crouse College, Syracuse University as a women-only college, his son opened it as open to both genders after his father, John Crouse died during its consruction?

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