Empire State News

I visit Times Square

A friend from [city] comes to NYC and I see them

I explore the High Line

At least 20 people I don't know bet on non-meta propositions on this market

I attend an OBNYC meetup

I visit the New York Public Library

I visit the Empire State Building

I see a Broadway show

I visit the Statue of Liberty

I am at least moderately homesick

I meet someone I've met before at [company]

I see a rat (rattus norvegicus)

I eat a new york bagel

At least 50 people I don't know bet on non-meta propositions on this market

I explore Central Park

I really like the city

I gain the desire to move to NYC

I see a horse

I visit the Met

I visit the MoMA

I gain a romantic interest

I cry at some point

I get a good intuition for what a Kan extension is

I start using at least one "New York ism" in my regular speech

I lose 5 lbs

I visit the Guggenheim Museum

I visit the American Museum of Natural History

At least 100 people I don't know bet on non-meta propositions on this market

I kiss someone

I witness a man arguing passionately with no one

I meet someone I think is smarter than anyone I have ever met before

I hail a cab

I wish I had spent more time doing tourist-y things

Someone signs up primarily to bet in this market

I see at least 4 protests

I resolve a proposition in this market incorrectly

I eat at least 10 meals of plain white rice

My opinion of the United States changes significantly in valence

I eat a bagel with lox and cream cheese from Russ & Daughters

I gain at least 5lbs of weight

I eat something from a street cart that costs less than $5

I attend a pride parade

I play chess in a park

I actively participate in or actively attend a political rally or political protest

I explore Coney Island

I hail a cab in a way that could plausibly be mistaken for a nazi salute

I hear someone say "I'm walkin' here!" unironically

I regret making this market

I witness a violent crime

Kerch Bridge (Crimea)

Yamal-Europe Pipeline

Belo Monte Dam (Brazil)

Guri Dam (Venezuela)

Itaipu Dam (Brazil and Paraguay)

Vatican City

Suez Canal (Egypt)

Xiluodu Dam (China)

Baihetan Dam (China)

Three Gorges Dam (China)

The Great Sphinx of Giza (Egypt)

Panama Canal (Panama)

Golden Gate Bridge (United States)

Statue of Liberty (US)

The Empire State Building (US)

The Louvre (Paris, France)

Channel Tunnel (UK and France)

Hoover Dam (US)

Port of Houston (US)

World Trade Center (New York, US)

Eiffel Tower (Paris, France)

YES

YES

YES

NO

"IRON MAIDEN"

"MR. BLUE SKY"

"BOOGIE WONDERLAND" by Earth, Wind & Fire

"HOTEL CALIFORNIA" by Eagles

"LOVELY DAY" by Bill Withers

"SABOTAGE" by Beastie Boys

"WILD YOUNG HEARTS" by Noisettes

"ATOMIC CITY" by U2

"CEMETERY GATES" by Pantera

"HOT STUFF" by Donna Summer

"LOW RIDER" by War

"RUBBERBAND MAN" by The Spinners

"HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN" by The Animals

"SIGN YOUR NAME" by Sananda Maitreya

"BLURRYFACE" by Twenty One Pilots

"EMPIRE STATE OF MIND" by Jay-z

"MAKING MIRRORS" by Gotye

"CHAPMAN" (Tracy Chapman)

"I'M OUTTA LOVE" by Anastacia

"HIT THE ROAD JACK" by Ray Charles

"TOXICITY" by System of a Down

"ENJOY THE SILENCE" by Depeche Mode

YES

Other

Roman Republic / Empire

Late renaissance Germany

Postclassic / Colonial period Mesoamerica (e.g. Mayan city states, Aztec Empire, Spanish Empire)

Qin Dynasty China

Late Horizon / Colonial period Andean America (e.g. Inca Empire, Spanish Empire)

Colonial period West Africa (e.g. Ashanti, Dahomey, Benin)

YES

YES