Talk:The Majestic (apartment building)

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A fact from The Majestic (apartment building) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 June 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that entrepreneur Ian Schrager paid a record $9 million for two apartments at the Majestic in New York City, but he never lived there?

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Name of the building

See Talk:The Dakota#Requested move for a discussion about using "the" in the name of an article about an apartment building in NYC's Category:Central Park West Historic District.

See also Talk:The Dakota#Request for comment which has a slightly different focus. --Enkyo2 (talk) 19:07, 11 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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 Theleekycauldron (talk) 10:39, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The Majestic

... that entrepreneur Ian Schrager paid a record $19 million for two apartments at the Majestic in New York City, but he never lived there? Source: Golson, Blair (October 13, 2003). "White Elephants Crash". Observer. Retrieved May 19, 2022. For the fact that the sale was a record (at least for a cooperative apartment on Central Park West), see Rozhon, Tracie (November 27, 1997). "Big Deal; Enough Rooms For a Hotelier". The New York Times.
- ALT1: ... that in 1957, mobster Frank Costello survived a shooting at the Majestic, but the lobby did not? Source: Giovannini, Joseph (August 30, 1984). "Apartment Lobbies: a New Interest in Elegance". The New York Times. "Mr. Costello escaped the bullet; the vestibule did not. Subsequently, the laminate itself was painted."
- ALT2: ... that when the Majestic in New York City was completed in 1931, its developer said the building would be an "architectural curiosity" if it still existed in 50 years? Source: Gray, Christopher (August 12, 2007). "Where the Name Says It All". The New York Times.
- ALT3: ... that when the Majestic in New York City was completed in 1931, its developer was certain the building would be demolished in 50 years? Source: "Real Estate Market News and Comment of New York and Its Suburbs: Chan in Visions Super-Buildings Housing 30,000 Designer of New Majestic Says It Will Be Obsolete by 1981 and Demolished 50 Houses in Manhattan Walls May Be Glass and All Rooms Noise-Proof". New York Herald Tribune. October 4, 1931. p. E1.
- Reviewed: Thomas Beck (engineer)

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 16:38, 19 May 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:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 14:33, 25 May 2022 (UTC) I think that the original proposed hook is the best of the above. ALT3 is a bit better than ALT2 IMO, both are OK. ALT1 would need a bit of tweaking as I don't think it's quite true to say that the lobby did not survive the shooting. I made some really minor edits. The sources script I use suggests "work=Daily News location=New York" rather than "work=new York Daily News", but I didn't change that as I'm not sure. Solarium is wikilinked to balcony rather than to terrace in the lead. Refs could be put in order, e.g. [52][43]; [119][54]. There are a few duplicate link, i.e. Upper West Side, the Dakota, the El Dorado, New York City Subway, Eighth Avenue Line, Great Depression, 101 Central Park West, Frank Costello. QPQ is pending. Great work on the article, Epicgenius! Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 12:40, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@BennyOnTheLoose: Thanks for the review. I really appreciate it. I'll do a QPQ pretty soon. As for ALT1, I propose this alternate hook:
- ALT1a: ... that the lobby of the Majestic, damaged during a 1957 shooting that targeted mobster Frank Costello, was not repaired for three decades? Epicgenius (talk) 13:02, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  - @BennyOnTheLoose: Sorry for the delay. I have now done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 13:45, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    - Thanks, @Epicgenius:. ALT1a is also fine. Approving. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 14:33, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]