A fact from Hyatt Grand Central New York appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 December 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the operator of the Commodore Hotel once hosted a circus, featuring an elephant in the ballroom, to impress visiting hoteliers?
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ALT2: ... that to receive a US$56 million tax abatement for the Grand Hyatt New York hotel, Donald Trump agreed to sell the hotel for US$1? Source: "Plan Gains to Replace New York's Commodore". Wall Street Journal. May 24, 1976. p. 8.
ALT4: ... that the Commodore Hotel's ballroom, originally described as "the largest private ballroom of any hotel in the world", was one of the only parts of the hotel to be preserved? Source: "Vast Transit Links Will Be Beneath Commodore Hotel: Guests Will Experience No Difficulty in Travelling to Places in Greater City". New-York Tribune. May 20, 1917. p. B7; Slesin, Suzanne (August 24, 1980). "Four New Luxury Hotels in the City: Elaborate Decor and Matching Prices". The New York Times. p. R1.
ALT5: ... that the Commodore Hotel's ballroom, originally described as "the largest private ballroom of any hotel in the world", was preserved and expanded in the 1970s? Source: "Vast Transit Links Will Be Beneath Commodore Hotel: Guests Will Experience No Difficulty in Travelling to Places in Greater City". New-York Tribune. May 20, 1917. p. B7; Slesin, Suzanne (August 24, 1980). "Four New Luxury Hotels in the City: Elaborate Decor and Matching Prices". The New York Times. p. R1.
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@Epicgenius: Good expansion! Just waiting on a QPQ. Onegreatjoke (talk) 02:40, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
Alright, Approving nomination. Onegreatjoke (talk) 15:28, 28 November 2022 (UTC)