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A fact from Row NYC Hotel appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 January 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Royal Manhattan Hotel (pictured), sold for $10 million in 1969, attracted no buyers when it was placed for sale at $1.8 million just six years later?

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The result was: promoted by Aoidh (talk) 00:42, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Row NYC Hotel

... that the Royal Manhattan Hotel was sold for $10 million in 1969, but when it was placed for sale at $1.8 million just six years later, there were no buyers? Source: "English Firm Acquires Hotel". Wall Street Journal. January 28, 1969. p. 36; Kaiser, Charles (February 1, 1976). "'J‐51' a Way to have Failing Properties". The New York Times.
- ALT1: ... that the Royal Manhattan Hotel, sold for $10 million in 1969, attracted no buyers when it was placed for sale at $1.8 million just six years later? Source: Same as ALT0
- ALT2: ... that in 1955, the Lincoln Hotel was sold after its owner was fined US$250? Source: "Hotel Violations Draw $250 Fine; Mrs. Kramer, Owner, Reveals Negotiations for the Sale of the 1,400-Room Lincoln". The New York Times. November 26, 1955
- ALT3: ... that in 1955, the owner of the Lincoln Hotel sold the hotel after being fined US$250? Source: Same as ALT2
- ALT4: ... that the Lincoln Hotel, once the tallest residential building around Times Square, was described as "very big without being especially impressive"? Source: "Hotel Opens Tuesday; Chanins Announce Completion of the Lincoln, Near Times Square". The New York Times. Chappell, George S. (February 25, 1928). "The Sky Line: Temples of Commerce". The New Yorker.
- ALT5: ... that the Lincoln Hotel, once the tallest residential building around Times Square, took ten months to erect? Source: "New Hotel Lincoln Completed in Fast Time". New York Herald Tribune. January 29, 1928. p. D3.
- ALT6: ... that the Milford Plaza Hotel, near Times Square, was advertised as the "Lullabuy of Broadway"? Source: "Cinema Projects Shoots "Lullabuy" For Milford Plaza Spot". Back Stage. Vol. 23, no. 25. June 18, 1982. p. 42.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Guapi, Cauca

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 18:32, 10 December 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Reviewing... Onegreatjoke (talk) 21:54, 10 December 2022 (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:

QPQ: - Not done
Overall: @Epicgenius: Good article. Just waiting on a QPQ. Onegreatjoke (talk) 22:59, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Onegreatjoke: Thanks for the review, and sorry about the delay again. I've done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 14:36, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Approving. Onegreatjoke (talk) 18:24, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]