Talk:2 Broadway

2 Broadway has been listed as one of the Art and architecture good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Review: July 5, 2021. (Reviewed version).

A fact from 2 Broadway appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 April 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that during a renovation of New York City's 2 Broadway, some funds were embezzled and sent to two crime families?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2021/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2 Broadway.

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Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 14:06, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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2 Broadway after renovation

... that before New York City's 2 Broadway (pictured) was renovated, it was described as appearing "as if it could be demolished with a can opener"? Source: The MTA signed a 49-year lease for the entire building in July 1998, with two 15-year renewal options; it was one of the largest in city history at the time.
- ALT1:... that 2 Broadway (pictured), undergoing a $499 million renovation, was described as a "monument" to the shortfalls of its tenant, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority? Source: (1) Sanchez, Ray (July 14, 2003). "NYC Transit's 'Madhouse'". Newsday. p. A02. (2) Gelinas, Nicole; Anderson, Brian C.; Donald, Heather Mac; Malanga, Steven; Gelinas, Nicole; Siegel, Fred (December 23, 2015). "How to Save the Subways—Before It's Too Late". City Journal.
- ALT2:... that during a renovation of 2 Broadway (pictured), some funds were embezzled and sent to two crime families? Source: Bagli, Charles V. (September 16, 2004). "M.T.A. Project Rocked Anew by Mafia Link". The New York Times.
- ALTBP1:... that the New York Produce Exchange, converted into a realty trust, sold off 2 Broadway following a dispute over the cost of a land lease? Source: Metz, Robert (December 14, 1983). "Patience is a virtue that can pay off handsomely". New York Daily News. p. 106. Note: This alt can only be used if it's approved simultaneously with the same hook at Template:Did you know nominations/New York Produce Exchange.
- ALTBP2:... that the New York Produce Exchange agreed to demolish its old headquarters in exchange for ownership of land under 2 Broadway, a new skyscraper being built at the same site? Source: "Produce Exchange's Building To Be Razed". New York Herald Tribune. May 8, 1956. p. 18. Note: This alt can only be used if it's approved simultaneously with the same hook at Template:Did you know nominations/New York Produce Exchange.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/KIHM
Comment: See the note for the ALTBP hooks. There are two hooks at Template:Did you know nominations/New York Produce Exchange which are exactly the same, and must be approved simultaneously.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 23:39, 6 March 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: A pleasure to bite another slice of the biggest apple. ALT2 is the most hooky, and has a solid gold reference from the grey lady. Wonderful quasi-abstract photograph as well. No Swan So Fine (talk) 19:40, 7 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:2 Broadway/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Some Dude From North Carolina (talk · contribs) 23:30, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I'm going to be reviewing this article. Expect comments by the end of the week. Some Dude From North Carolina (talk) 23:30, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Short description goes at the top of the article.
Add alt text to every image being used.
"named as" - reword or simply remove "as".
"the 1, R and W trains" - add a serial comma.
Remove the comma after "entrance on Broad Street".
"The work were" → "The works were" or "The work was"
Remove the comma after "thirty stories".
"during 1999" → "in 1999"
"to high demand" → "to a high demand"
Wiklink The New York Times.

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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@Some Dude From North Carolina: Thanks, I've done these. Epicgenius (talk) 19:22, 5 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]