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Newkirk Avenue Station
Newkirk may refer to: People *Ingrid Newkirk (born 1949), British-American animal rights activist *Anastacia Newkirk (born 1968), American singer-songwriter *Don Newkirk, musician and record producer *Floyd Newkirk (1908–1976), Major League Baseball pitcher *Matthew Newkirk (1794–1868), American railroad executive *Mike Newkirk (born 1986), American and Canadian football defensive end Places *Newkirk, Oklahoma, a city in Oklahoma, United States *Newkirk, Pennsylvania *Newkirk Township, Michigan, a civil township in Michigan, United States *New York City Subway stations: ** Newkirk Plaza, in Brooklyn at East 16th Street; serving the trains ** Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti, in Brooklyn at Nostrand Avenue; serving the trains *Newkirk Viaduct Gray's Ferry Bridge (more recently, Grays Ferry Bridge) has been the formal or informal name of several floating bridges and four permanent ones that have carried highway and rail traffic over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. The bridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Newkirk
Ingrid Elizabeth Newkirk (née Ward; born June 11, 1949) is a British-American animal activist and the president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal rights organization. She is the author of several books, including ''The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights: Simple Acts of Kindness to Help Animals in Trouble'' (2009) and ''Animalkind: Remarkable Discoveries About Animals and Revolutionary New Ways to Show Them Compassion'' (2020). Newkirk has worked for the animal-protection movement since 1972. Newkirk founded PETA in March 1980 with fellow animal rights activist Alex Pacheco. They came to public attention in 1981, during what became known as the Silver Spring monkeys case, when Pacheco photographed 17 macaque monkeys being experimented on inside the Institute of Behavioral Research in Silver Spring, Maryland. The case led to the first police raid in the United States on an animal research laboratory and to an amendment in 1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastacia Newkirk
Anastacia Lyn Newkirk ( ; born September 17, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter and former dancer. Her first two albums '' Not That Kind'' (2000) and '' Freak of Nature'' (2001) were released in quick succession to major success. Spurred on by the multi-platinum, global smash " I'm Outta Love", Anastacia was awarded as the 'World's Best-Selling New Female Pop Artist' in 2001. Her commercial success continued with international hits such as "Paid My Dues", " One Day In Your Life" and the official song of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, " Boom". After recovering from cancer, she returned with 2004's '' Anastacia'' which deviated from previous albums into pop-rock. Peaking at number one in 11 countries, it became Europe's second-biggest-selling album of the year. Its lead single "Left Outside Alone" remained at number one on the European ''Billboard'' chart for 15 weeks and helped Anastacia launch the most successful European tour by a solo artist that same year. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Newkirk
Donald Newkirk ( – November 2022) was an American musician, composer, and record producer. Newkirk appeared on several hip hop records including the remix to "Say No Go" by De La Soul and Stetsasonic's "Talking All That Jazz". In October 1989, Newkirk released his solo album, ''Funk City'', on Russell Simmons' OBR/Columbia Records (a subsidiary of Def Jam Records). Not long after, Newkirk released the single "Small Thing". Although it was not included on ''Funk City'', it was included on the soundtrack to the film ''Livin Large''. Although his releases are few in number, Newkirk wrote, produced and sang all the songs. Russell Simmons encouraged Newkirk to put together his second album for OBR/DefJam. His Southmore album entitled ''Between Love & Lust'' was recorded in 1992, but before it could be released, the DefJam label was sold and the project never came out. In 2021, Newkirk renamed the project ''Nostalgia'' and released the 1992 recordings, making them available on all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floyd Newkirk
Floyd Elmo Newkirk (July 16, 1908 – April 15, 1976) nicknamed "Three-Fingers" was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Newkirk played for the New York Yankees in . In one career game, he had a 0–0 record, with a 0.00 ERA, pitching in only 1 inning. He batted and threw right-handed. He attended Illinois College. He was also a World War II veteran. Newkirk was the brother of Major Leaguer Joel Newkirk. Newkirk was born in Norris City, White County, Illinois; died in Clayton, Missouri; and was buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is an American military cemetery located in St. Louis County, Missouri, just on the banks of the Mississippi River. The cemetery was established after the American Civil War in an attempt to put together a fo ... in St. Louis County, Missouri. References External links * 1908 births 1976 deaths Illinois College Blueboys baseball players New York Yankees players Major League Baseball pitcher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Newkirk
Matthew Newkirk (1794–1868), was a banker, railroad executive, and civic leader in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a director of the United States Bank, but he was best known as the president of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad (PW&B), which in 1838 opened the first direct railroad link between Philadelphia and Baltimore, Maryland. He was also for many years the president of the Pennsylvania Temperance Society. Newkirk was born May 31, 1794, the eighth of nine children, in Pittsgrove, New Jersey. At 16, he moved to Philadelphia to live with and work for Joseph and Collin Cooper, dry goods merchants on Front Street. He volunteered for military service in the War of 1812 and left the service as a corporal. He and a sister, Mary, opened a store near the Delaware River waterfront. "The business thrived, as did subsequent ones that extended his trade as far as New Orleans, and presently Newkirk had time and money to expend on other pursuits. His real estate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Newkirk
Mike Newkirk (born August 12, 1986) is a former professional American and Canadian football Defensive end / defensive tackle. Newkirk also played DE/LB for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers. Newkirk has also been a member of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football team. College career Newkirk was part of the defensive line rotation in both 2005 and 2006. He became a starter in 2007 as a defensive end and the following season, 2008, he was moved to defensive tackle and he was voted Second-team All-Big Ten coming up with four sacks and nine tackles for loss. He ended his career with 10 sacks and 208 tackles, with 29 of those going for a loss. Pre-draft measurables St. Louis Rams On April 27, 2009, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams. Newkirk was waived by the Rams on May 14, 2009. Edmonton Eskimos Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newkirk, Oklahoma
Newkirk is a city and county seat of Kay County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,172 at the 2020 census. History Newkirk is on land known as the Cherokee Outlet (popularly called the "Cherokee Strip"), which belonged to the Cherokee Indians until 1893. The Cherokee acquiesced to the demand of the president and Department of the Interior to sell the land, then part of Oklahoma Territory, to the U.S. government. Efforts to buy the land from the Cherokee began in 1889, but were not concluded until 1893 when Congress authorized the purchase and the land was opened to non-Indian settlement by means of the Cherokee Strip Land Run on September 16, 1893. An estimated 100,000 people raced to claim plots of land. The town of Newkirk had been laid out before the run by the government as the county seat of “K” county. It was named Lamoreaux after Silas W. Lamoreaux, who was commissioner of the General Land Office. Two miles north of Lamoreaux was Kirk, a Santa Fe Railroa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newkirk, Pennsylvania
Newkirk is an unincorporated community and coal town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ..., United States, 1.4 miles south of Tamaqua. References Unincorporated communities in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Coal towns in Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{SchuylkillCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newkirk Township, Michigan
Newkirk Township is a civil township of Lake County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 719. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.11%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 719 people, 302 households, and 199 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.9 per square mile (3.8/km). There were 767 housing units at an average density of 10.5 per square mile (4.1/km). The racial makeup of the township was 93.74% White, 0.14% African American, 2.64% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 2.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.09% of the population. There were 302 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 30.1% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newkirk Plaza Station (BMT Brighton Line)
The Newkirk Plaza station is an express station on the BMT Brighton Line of the New York City Subway in Flatbush, Brooklyn. It is located on an open-cut at the center of the pedestrian-only Newkirk Plaza shopping mall, which is bounded by Newkirk Avenue on the north, Foster Avenue on the south, Marlborough Road to the west, and East 16th Street to the east. The station is served by the Q train at all times and by the B train on weekdays only. History The station opened around 1900 as a two-track surface station named South Midwood, a reference to its location at the southern end of the former Town of Flatbush, which was also historically known as Midwood. Currently, Midwood is considered to be the area ''south'' of where the station now stands, so it would now more correctly be described as being in ''South Flatbush'' or ''North Midwood''. The station was located along the Brooklyn, Flatbush and Coney Island Railroad line to Brighton Beach, which was built in 1878. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti Station
The Newkirk Avenue–Little Haiti station is a station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn, the station is served by the 2 train at all times and the 5 train on weekdays. History The Dual Contracts, which were signed on March 19, 1913, were contracts for the construction and/or rehabilitation and operation of rapid transit lines in the City of New York. The Dual Contracts promised the construction of several lines in Brooklyn. As part of Contract 4, the IRT agreed to build a subway line along Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn. The construction of the subway along Nostrand Avenue spurred real estate development in the surrounding areas. The Nostrand Avenue Line opened on August 23, 1920, and the Beverly Road station opened along with it. In the 1950s, an additional exit-only was constructed on the Flatbush Avenue–bound platform that leads to the west side of Nostrand Avenue just s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newkirk Viaduct
Gray's Ferry Bridge (more recently, Grays Ferry Bridge) has been the formal or informal name of several floating bridges and four permanent ones that have carried highway and rail traffic over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. The bridge today is a four-lane divided highway bridge, built in 1976, that carries Grays Ferry Avenue from the Grays Ferry neighborhood on the east bank, over the river and the Northeast Corridor railroad tracks, to the Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood of Kingsessing. In 1902, rail traffic was shifted to the adjacent Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Bridge No. 1, which was demolished in 2018. Its pilings support an under-construction bridge for use by cyclists and pedestrians traveling the Schuylkill River Trail. Ferry Before bridges crossed the Schuylkill, three ferries provided the main connections between Philadelphia and points west and south. Two of them crossed the river in or near the city limits: *Upper, or Sculls, Ferry, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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