Template:Did you know nominations/The Peninsula New York

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The result was: promoted by Valereee (talk) 15:58, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

The Peninsula New York

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The Peninsula New York, formerly the Gotham Hotel

• ... that after repeatedly failing to secure a liquor license, the Gotham Hotel went bankrupt three years after it opened? Source: Gray, Christopher (January 3, 1999). "Streetscapes / The Old Gotham Hotel, Now the Peninsula New York; A History Shaped, in Part, by State Liquor Laws". The New York Times.
  • ALT1: ... that to comply with a law that restricted liquor sales near churches, the Peninsula New York placed its cocktail lounge up a flight of stairs and down a long hallway? Source: Gray, Christopher (January 3, 1999). "Streetscapes / The Old Gotham Hotel, Now the Peninsula New York; A History Shaped, in Part, by State Liquor Laws". The New York Times.
  • ALT2: ... that in the 1980s, the Gotham Hotel's owner spent $120 million on a renovation that was supposed to cost $30 million? Source: Daniels, Lee A. (April 29, 1984). "Gotham Hotel Renovation Stalls Amid Cost Overruns". The New York Times.
  • ALT3: ... that the suicide of a guest at Gotham Hotel inspired the 1951 film Fourteen Hours? Source: Smith, Liz (December 2, 1984). "B. Altman's is going thru the roof!". New York Daily News. p. 9.
  • Reviewed: The Last of Us: Escape the Dark

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 18:28, 26 December 2022 (UTC).

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: - ?
Overall: I see no problems preventing this from becoming an article. It's expansion occurred on December 23, and everything is sourced. The first hook and Alt 3 are the best. All you need to do @Epicgenius: is get a qpq and this article can go ahead. Jon698 (talk) 22:01, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

• NOTE: I filled in the missing question marks in the review template for QPQ and status. Will give notification of QPQ to the nominator. Flibirigit (talk) 14:19, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

  Please note that QPQ credits should be completed within one week of nomination as per RfC on excessively late supply of QPQ credits. Please take care of this promptly. Flibirigit (talk) 14:22, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

  @Jon698: Thanks for the review. I have now done a QPQ. Sorry for the delay, but I temporarily lost my Internet access during the holidays, so I did not see this earlier. Epicgenius (talk) 14:28, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

  @Epicgenius: Done and ready to go. Jon698 (talk) 18:08, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

  NOTE: As per DYK customs, I placed the green tick at the bottom of the conversation, since discussion ensued after the review. Flibirigit (talk) 18:19, 5 January 2023 (UTC)