 - 1. Which pier offers views of the East River, Brooklyn Bridge, and Brooklyn Heights?
A) Pier 16
B) Pier 11
C) Pier 15
D) Pier 17
- 2. What is claimed to be one of the oldest bars in New York City located in the Seaport?
A) The Fulton Bar
B) The Seaport Tavern
C) The Pier 15 Pub
D) The Paris Cafe
- 3. How many auditoriums are inside the iPic theater at the Fulton Building?
A) Eight
B) Four
C) Twelve
D) Ten
- 4. What is the maximum number of seats in an iPic auditorium?
A) 100
B) 143
C) 200
D) 150
- 5. What monument is located at the entrance to the Seaport?
A) Titanic Memorial lighthouse
B) Statue of Liberty replica
C) Seaport historical plaque
D) Brooklyn Bridge monument
- 6. Which bus routes serve the South Street Seaport?
A) M15 and M15 SBS
B) M10 and M10 SBS
C) M1 and M2
D) M55 and M60
- 7. Until what year did the original Fulton Ferry run between Pier 16 and Brooklyn?
A) 1924
B) 1910
C) 1935
D) 1973
- 8. When does New York Water Taxi directly serve the South Street Seaport?
A) Fridays, weekends, and holidays during the summer
B) Daily all year round
C) Weekdays only
D) Only during the winter months
- 9. Which location nearby serves as a daily ferry terminal for various ferry services?
A) Pier 15
B) The Fulton Ferry pier
C) Pier 11/Wall Street
D) Pier 17
- 10. What is the closest New York City Subway station complex to the Seaport?
A) Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall
B) Fulton Street/Fulton Center
C) Wall Street station
D) World Trade Center station
- 11. As part of which project was a new 'Seaport' subway station proposed?
A) The Seaport Historic Restoration
B) The Brooklyn Bridge Renovation
C) Phase 4 of the Second Avenue Subway
D) The Fulton Center Expansion
- 12. In what year did Pier 17 reopen?
A) 2018
B) 2020
C) 2015
D) 2022
- 13. Who wrote in 2025 that the Seaport suffers from a 'chronic sense of not being real'?
A) A local historian
B) The Landmarks Preservation Commission
C) A writer for The Telegraph
D) Justin Davidson
- 14. When was the original South Street Seaport historic district designated by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission?
A) 1968
B) 1977
C) 1972
D) 1989
- 15. Which specific row was separately designated as a city landmark in late 1968?
A) Water Street Row
B) Peck Slip Row
C) Fulton Street Row
D) Schermerhorn Row
- 16. When was the historic district designation expanded to include Block 106?
A) 2018
B) 1989
C) 1978
D) 1977
- 17. What is the site number of the small historic district designated on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972?
A) #10600000
B) #78001884
C) #19720001
D) #72000883
- 18. Which organization voted in 2002 to rezone the South Street Seaport for lower-density development?
A) Manhattan Community Board 1
B) New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
C) General Growth Properties
D) The Howard Hughes Corporation
- 19. In what year did the Fulton Fish Market move from the Seaport to The Bronx?
A) 2010
B) 2005
C) 2008
D) 2002
- 20. Which company acquired The Rouse Company and the South Street Seaport in 2004?
A) General Growth Properties
B) Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
C) Howard Hughes Corporation
D) Live Nation Entertainment
- 21. What entity rejected GGP's 2008 proposal for a 42-story tower and the relocation of the Tin Building?
A) Federal Emergency Management Agency
B) Museum of the City of New York
C) New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
D) Manhattan Community Board 1
- 22. How much did the Howard Hughes Corporation pay to lease the South Street Seaport site?
A) $785 million
B) $21 million
C) $305 million
D) $425 million
- 23. What caused the three-alarm fire at the Seaport in 2012?
A) Lightning strike
B) A kitchen explosion
C) Arson
D) Electrical failure from faulty wiring
- 24. What was the total estimated cost of the broader redevelopment plan announced by Howard Hughes in 2012?
A) $21 million
B) $785 million
C) $120 million
D) $305 million
- 25. When did the South Street Seaport Museum reopen after a three-month renovation?
A) October 2013
B) December 2012
C) January 2012
D) March 2011
- 26. What did the New York Times call the Pier 17 Pavilion in late 2012?
A) A dated festival marketplace
B) A historic landmark
C) A thriving commercial center
D) A modern cultural hub
- 27. What was the final tenant that resisted the closure of the Pier 17 Pavilion?
A) Uno Pizzeria & Grill
B) Simply Seafood
C) The iPic theater
D) Live Nation Entertainment
- 28. In what year was the Seaport placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of America's Most Endangered Places?
A) 2013
B) 2015
C) 2012
D) 2018
- 29. What was the first long-term tenant to move into the Fulton Building after the redevelopment?
A) The iPic theater
B) Simply Seafood
C) A food hall
D) Uno Pizzeria & Grill
- 30. How much did the Pier 17 project cost upon its opening in 2018?
A) $305 million
B) $785 million
C) $425 million
D) $21 million
- 31. Who did Howard Hughes partner with for the development of the new mall and rooftop concert venue?
A) Federal Emergency Management Agency
B) Museum of the City of New York
C) SHoP Architects
D) Live Nation Entertainment
- 32. What was built in the space of the dismantled and relocated Tin Building?
A) A movie theater
B) A 50-story tower
C) A luxury hotel
D) A 53,000-square-foot food hall
- 33. In what year did Peter Stanford begin advocating for a museum around South and Fulton streets?
A) 1969
B) 1966
C) 1968
D) 1967
- 34. When was the Titanic Memorial gifted to the South Street Seaport Museum?
A) 1968
B) 1966
C) 1976
D) 1972
- 35. What was the name of the iron-hulled ship acquired by the museum?
A) Wavertree
B) Titanic
C) Caviar
D) Ambrose
- 36. What did Atlas-McGrath want in exchange for giving Schermerhorn Row buildings to the museum?
A) Air rights
B) A seat on the museum board
C) Cash payments
D) Ownership of the ships
- 37. How many members did the Friends of the South Street Seaport have by the early 1970s?
A) 17,000
B) 500,000
C) 1,200
D) 250,000
- 38. In what year did the Manhattan Landing project stall?
A) 1977
B) 1973
C) 1972
D) 1975
- 39. In what year did Peter Stanford leave the Seaport Museum?
A) 1966
B) 1972
C) 1976
D) 1977
- 40. Which Baltimore-based developer partnered with the museum to study redevelopment in 1977?
A) Atlas-McGrath
B) The Rouse Company
C) Friends of South Street
D) New York Telephone Company
- 41. How much did each party agree to spend on the 1977 feasibility study?
A) $500,000
B) $20 million
C) $250,000
D) $1.2 billion
- 42. What company was established in 1822 as a competitor to the Black Ball Line?
A) Fulton Fish Market
B) Ward Line
C) Black Ball Line
D) Red Star Line
- 43. When was the Fulton Fish Market originally opened?
A) 1907
B) 1822
C) 1878
D) 1850
- 44. Which building within the market is the only one officially designated as a landmark?
A) The red-brick Victorian building
B) The utilitarian building
C) The Tin Building
D) The Fulton Market main office
- 45. In what year did the Erie Canal open?
A) 1822
B) 1835
C) 1825
D) 1818
- 46. What major event destroyed 17 blocks of New York City in 1835?
A) A hurricane
B) A financial crash
C) A large fire
D) An urban demolition project
- 47. What occurred to the Fulton Market in 1878?
A) It was designated a landmark
B) It burned down
C) It was demolished
D) It moved to the Bronx
- 48. What replaced the first Fulton Market four years after it burned down?
A) A red-brick Victorian building
B) A utilitarian building
C) The Tin Building
D) A modern shipping warehouse
- 49. By what year had the port reached its heyday?
A) 1880
B) 1850
C) 1907
D) 1818
- 50. What happened to the second Fulton Market in 1951?
A) It burned down
B) It was expanded
C) It was demolished
D) It was turned into a landmark
- 51. The James Monroe was what type of ship?
A) Californian clipper
B) Cargo ship
C) Transatlantic packet
D) Fishing boat
- 52. What was the weight of the James Monroe?
A) 100-ton
B) 424-ton
C) 1200-ton
D) 800-ton
- 53. What kind of neighborhood is the South Street Seaport officially designated as?
A) A residential zone
B) A government district
C) A historic district
D) An industrial park
- 54. What is the Seaport famous for containing the largest concentration of?
A) Skyscrapers from the 20th century
B) Mid-century modern residential homes
C) Colonial era government offices
D) Restored early 19th-century commercial buildings
- 55. In what year did the first pier appear in the area?
A) 1776
B) 1625
C) 1784
D) 1728
- 56. The voyage of the Empress of China marked the start of trade relations with which empire?
A) Ottoman Empire
B) British Empire
C) Spanish Empire
D) Qing Empire
- 57. The South Street Seaport redevelopment project was compared to which project in Baltimore?
A) Jacksonville Landing
B) Faneuil Hall
C) Bayside Marketplace
D) Harborplace
- 58. In what year did the New York City Board of Estimate give permission to request a federal grant for the redevelopment?
A) 1982
B) 1985
C) 1979
D) 1980
- 59. Who was the New York City Commissioner for Economic Development during the project's early stages?
A) Charles King Van Riper
B) Anthony K. Van Riper
C) Kenneth Schuman
D) Benjamin C. Thompson
- 60. Who designed the fourth Fulton Market Building?
A) The Rouse Company
B) Anthony K. Van Riper
C) Kenneth Schuman
D) Benjamin C. Thompson
- 61. When did the first phase of the South Street Seaport redevelopment reach completion?
A) July 28, 1983
B) October 1981
C) June 1980
D) September 11, 1985
- 62. The South Street Seaport Museum acquired a collection of ship models from which individual?
A) Kenneth Schuman
B) Charles King Van Riper
C) Benjamin C. Thompson
D) Anthony K. Van Riper
- 63. How many buildings in Schermerhorn Row were included in the first phase of the redevelopment?
A) 285
B) 12
C) 14
D) 4
- 64. Which of the following cities was NOT mentioned as having a project comparable to the Pier 17 Pavilion?
A) Jacksonville
B) Miami
C) Boston
D) Baltimore
- 65. How many of the original 22 food vendors remained on the Pier 17 food court by March 1989?
A) Seven
B) Fifteen
C) Ten
D) Twenty
- 66. What type of building was approved for Front Street in late 1989?
A) A large maritime museum
B) A 4-to-6-story hotel
C) A multi-level ferry terminal
D) A high-rise apartment complex
- 67. When did the Seaport Museum cede the Fulton Market to the city government?
A) 1989
B) 1986
C) 1995
D) 1993
- 68. Why were chain stores added to the Pier 17 Pavilion in the late 1990s?
A) City regulations
B) Historic preservation
C) Financial reasons
D) Public demand
- 69. When did the Tin Building's food hall open?
A) February 2026
B) Late September 2022
C) July 2024
D) Mid-2025
- 70. Who operated the Tin Building's food hall?
A) Marvel Architects
B) Howard Hughes
C) Jones Lang LaSalle
D) Jean-Georges Vongerichten
- 71. Which company was hired in 2023 to lease out storefronts along South Street?
A) Marvel Architects
B) Beyer Blinder Belle
C) Seaport Entertainment Group
D) Jones Lang LaSalle
- 72. In what year was the split to form the Seaport Entertainment Group approved?
A) 2024
B) 2025
C) 2023
D) 2022
- 73. What happened to the plans for the Pier 17 glass canopy?
A) They were delayed until 2027
B) They were canceled
C) They were completed
D) They were approved
- 74. What replaced the Tin Building's food hall after its closure in 2026?
A) A balloon museum
B) An office building
C) A new warehouse
D) A residential complex
- 75. In what year did Congress designate the South Street Seaport Museum as part of 'America's National Maritime Museum'?
A) 1998
B) 2010
C) 2024
D) 1967
- 76. Which historic ship was part of the museum's collection from 1974 until 2016?
A) W. O. Decker
B) Alexander Hamilton
C) Peking
D) Pioneer
- 77. Since what year have non-emergency vehicles been banned from six blocks within the Seaport?
A) 1972
B) 2010
C) 1967
D) 2018
- 78. Which ship was originally brought to the Seaport to serve as a restaurant barge but was never used as one?
A) W. O. Decker
B) Pioneer
C) Alexander Hamilton
D) S.S. Great Western
- 79. Which school is located on Peck Slip?
A) The Seaport Elementary
B) The Peck Slip School, P.S. 343
C) The Fulton Street Academy
D) The Maritime School of New York
- 80. Who designed the modern-day Pier 17?
A) General Growth Properties
B) SHoP Architects
C) Achim Menges
D) The Howard Hughes Corporation
- 81. Which sports broadcaster opened a studio at Pier 17 in 2018?
A) NBC Sports
B) Fox Sports
C) CBS Sports
D) ESPN
- 82. What is the capacity of the concert venue on the roof of Pier 17?
A) 1,500
B) 3,500
C) 10,000
D) 5,000
- 83. What is the name of the ship that served as the first steam-powered vessel to make a transatlantic voyage and docked at Peck's Slip?
A) W. O. Decker
B) S.S. Great Western
C) Alexander Hamilton
D) Pioneer
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