New York City

1799

JPMorgan's origins trace back to 1799, to a company founded to supply water to New York City.

“J P Morgan's origins trace back to 1799, to a company founded to supply water to a growing New York City.”

Narrator · Live podcast with Jamie Dimon, CEO JPMorgan Chase: Corporate culture, risk and the global economy, 0:00:28

1900

Joe Rogan says New York City had over 1,000 pool halls at the turn of the 20th century.

“I think there was some insane number of pool halls just in New York City, I think it was over 1000.”

Joe Rogan · #2569 - Bill Thompson, 2:02:59

1956

Grove arrived in New York City as a 20-year-old refugee with $20.

“As a refugee, he comes to New York City, 20 years old, with $20 in his pocket and nothing else.”

Acquired · Adapting Episode 3: Intel, 0:35:03

1970s

Chef André Soltner bought his New York restaurant from its original owner in the 1970s using money he had saved as a chef, not a bank loan.

“Andre Soltner, the famous chef who ran the place, purchased it from its original owner in the 1970s. Not with a bank loan, but with money he saved from working as a chef.”

Brett Anderson · The Restaurant Industry Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?, 0:11:37

1985

Nintendo sold about 50,000 NES units in the New York test market during the 1985 Christmas season.

“So they managed to sell 50,000 units during the Christmas season in New York.”

Acquired · Nintendo's Origins, 2:26:42

1990

Qualcomm held a successful CDMA demonstration in Manhattan in February 1990.

“So in February of 1990, they do a successful demo in Manhattan in New York City.”

Acquired · Qualcomm, 1:22:09

2008

Darren Prince says he went by taxi to a 12-step meeting in a church basement on the Upper East Side of New York City with more than 150 people on the day he began recovery.

“found a 12 step meeting in the Upper 80s in a church basement in New York City, with 150 plus addicts and alcoholics”

Darren Prince · From Celebrity Agent to Recovery: Darren Prince’s Untold Story with Sean Callagy, 0:56:39

Undated

Voss says the Chase Manhattan bank robbery in Brooklyn was the first bank robbery with hostages in New York City in over twenty years.

“it was a bank robbery with hostages in New York City, and there hadn't been a bank robbery with hostages in New York City for over twenty years.”

Chris Voss · FBI’s Top Hostage Negotiator: The Art Of Negotiating To Get Whatever You Want: Chris Voss, 0:16:25

Undated

Kozyrkov said that after a weekend in New York she asked a Google recruiter for a role in the New York office instead of Mountain View.

“I called the recruiter and I said, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, can I get a role in New York City instead?”

Cassie Kozyrkov · How decision making will change when AI answers are cheap and (too) easy, 1:01:46

Undated

The hosts describe the special as the physical embodiment of the Acquired cinematic universe in New York City.

“It is the physical embodiment of the acquired cinematic universe in New York City with the most iconic companies and CEOs.”

Acquired · Acquired Live at Radio City Music Hall (Presented by J.P. Morgan), 0:00:32

Undated

Harvey hired a site lead for its New York office to scale it up.

“We just hired a site lead for New York, so starting to scale up that office.”

Gabe Pereyra · Scaling Legal AI and Building Next-Generation Law Firms with Harvey Co-Founder and President Gabe Pereyra, 0:37:40

Undated

Brian Chesky says Airbnb began in New York City with about a hundred users.

“When we started Airbnb, we started in one city, New York City. We had a hundred users.”

Brian Chesky · Brian Chesky - AI Founder Mode - [Invest Like the Best, EP.471], 0:25:36

Undated

Amy Poehler said the Tribeca Film Festival started when New York City was hurting after the September 11 attacks.

“It started at a time when the city was was really hurting”

Amy Poehler · Robert De Niro, 1:02:32

Undated

Kate Berlant says she is from Los Angeles and lived in New York for ten years.

“I'm from L. A. I lived in New York for ten years.”

Kate Berlant · Kate Berlant, 1:01:21

Undated

A search result says honking in New York City is illegal except as a warning of imminent danger, with fines from $800 to $2,500.

“Honking a car horn in New York City is illegal unless used as a warning of imminent danger.”

Joe Rogan · #2573 - Legion of Skanks, 1:45:02