Talk:New York City Center

Undigned edit

The 17 November 2006 IP address-only edit is by me. I didn't realize I wasn't signed in. If anyone can tell me the appropriate way to remedy this, or whether it is important, I will try their recommendation. Stagehand 00:48, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

The Mecca Temple Bond

I'm not going to change it, because Wikipedia editors have to be "prepared to have your work ruthlessly edited." But I prefered having the bond image available under "See Also". (I scanned the bond and posted it that way.) I dislike having the "Bond" discussion duplicated from what I wrote in the "Bond" article because it does not belong in this article. But I also think the bond image clutters up this article and does not add as much as do the two images of the physical theater. Stagehand 20:04, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

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Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

Not Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo; but Ballets Russes without the de Monte Carlo is a different albeit related company. Robert Greer (talk) 22:32, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:21, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

--done. J. Van Meter (talk) 21:35, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

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 Bruxton (talk) 14:42, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

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New York City Center

• ... that New York City Center's leaky roof was fixed after its chairman invited the city's mayor to a show on a rainy night? Source: "How to Have Roof Fixed". Women's Wear Daily. Vol. 88, no. 13. January 20, 1954. p. 80.
  • ALT1: ... that in order to get New York City Center's leaky roof fixed, its chairman invited the city's mayor to a show on a rainy night? Source: "How to Have Roof Fixed". Women's Wear Daily. Vol. 88, no. 13. January 20, 1954. p. 80.
  • ALT2: ... that an organization created to raise money for New York City Center lost $25,000 before being reorganized? Source: Ross, Don (February 8, 1959). "You, Too, Can Be in Show Biz If You Are a City Center Friend". New York Herald Tribune. p. D1.
  • ALT3: ... that New York City Center, once a Masonic temple, later became known as "America's premier dance theatre"? Source: Botto, Louis; Mitchell, Brian Stokes (2002). At This Theatre: 100 Years of Broadway Shows, Stories and Stars. New York; Milwaukee, WI: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books/Playbill. p. 302.
  • ALT4: ... that the Mecca Temple later became known as "America's premier dance theatre"? Source: Botto, Louis; Mitchell, Brian Stokes (2002). At This Theatre: 100 Years of Broadway Shows, Stories and Stars. New York; Milwaukee, WI: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books/Playbill. p. 302.
  • ALT5: ... that "America's premier dance theatre" is a former temple? Source: Botto, Louis; Mitchell, Brian Stokes (2002). At This Theatre: 100 Years of Broadway Shows, Stories and Stars. New York; Milwaukee, WI: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books/Playbill. p. 302.
  • ALT6: ... that the New York City Opera and New York City Ballet once performed in a temple? Source: Several in article
  • ALT7: ... that a temple once housed the New York City Opera and New York City Ballet? Source: Several in article
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kesagami Provincial Park

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 19:13, 6 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/New York City Center; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Recently expanded fivefolds, long enough, referenced, neutral and no copyvio obvious. The hooks are sourced and interesting. The images, both here and in the article, are free and clear. Just waiting for QPQ and other possible hooks. Corachow (talk) 11:48, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
  • @Corachow: Thank you for the review and for your patience. I have now done a QPQ and proposed a few other hooks. Epicgenius (talk) 23:56, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
    • Thank you. AGF tick as one of the sources here is offline. As someone who wrote several articles about the New York City Ballet, I obviously think ALT7 is the most interesting (I don't like the phrasing of ALT6). I also like ALT3 through 5. ALT0 to 2 are interesting but doesn't tell us a lot about the purpose of the building. I think when people see "City Center" they don't immediately think of a theatre. But that's just me nitpicking. I'll let the reviewer decide which hook to use. Corachow (talk) 00:59, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

GA review

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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This review is transcluded from Talk:New York City Center/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Epicgenius (talk · contribs) 14:54, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: TheVoicelessWriter (talk · contribs) 11:57, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi! I will review this article as part of the June 2026 backlog drive. TheVoicelessWriter (talk) 11:58, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Criteria

Good Article Status - Review Criteria

Further information: WP:WIAGA

A good article is—

1. Well-written:

(a) the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and

(b) it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, list incorporation, and table accessibility.

2. Verifiable with no original research:

(a) it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline;

(b) reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose);

(c) it contains no original research; and

(d) it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.

3. Broad in its coverage:

(a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and

(b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).

4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:

(a) media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and

(b) media are relevant to the topic, have suitable captions, and have alt text.

Notes

Review

Criteria analysis

1. Well-written:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (prose)	No issue in prose Fixed a few minor issues with grammar and use of punctuation The prose is understandable	Pass
(b) (MoS)	No issue in lead section Article properly follows the structure of an article of an architectural building No words to watch issues	Pass

2. Verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (references)	There is a list of properly cited references.	Pass
(b) (citations to reliable sources)	All sources are reliable.	Pass
(c) (original research)	Source spot check done. No issues found	Pass
(d) (copyvio and plagiarism)	A 40.5% similarity was detected by the copyvio detector, but upon closer inspection, almost all were false positives.	Pass

3. Broad in its coverage:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (major aspects)	All significant aspects relating to New York City Center are discussed within the article	Pass
(b) (focused)	The article does not stray out of topic.	Pass

4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.

Notes	Result
The article is written in a neutral manner	Pass

5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.

Comment	Result
No ongoing edit war	Pass

6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales)	All images are free and properly tagged	Pass
(b) (appropriate use with suitable captions)	Image placement issue resolved	Pass

Source spot check

• 14. (a) Y (b) Y
• 27. (a) Y (b) Y (c) Y (d) Y (e) Y (f) Y (g) Y (h) Y (i) Y
• 89. Y
• 156. Y
• 188. Y
• 203. (a) Y (b) Y
• 209. Y
• 214. (a) Y (b) Y
• 305. Y
• 310. Y

Result

Result	Notes
Pass	Article completely meets the criteria of a good article.

Discussion

• Lead section
  • Y No issues
• Site section
  • Y No issues
• Architecture section
  • Y Did a few minor copyedits. No major issues found
• History section
  • N @Epicgenius: The images in the History section, except for the one in the "Development" subsection and the CitySpire one, does not seem related to the text within the section. I suggest moving them to a Gallery section. You can also add more images to the Gallery section if you deem them necessary.TheVoicelessWriter (talk) 19:14, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

    @TheVoicelessWriter, thanks for the suggestion, but I have concerns that a gallery section of indiscriminate images might actually also violate WP:NOTGALLERY. I'll try to find some suitable images for the History section and have relocated a few to places where they are mentioned. – Epicgenius (talk) 19:43, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

    Y Fixed. TheVoicelessWriter (talk) 12:26, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

  • Y No other issues
• Management and governance section
  • Y No issues
• Programming section
  • Y Did a minor copyedit. No major issues found

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.