to join the NFL. Population reaches 7,774,000, making New York City the largest in the world according to demographers Chandler & Fox. This role would be relinquished in 1965 to Tokyo. 1926 Savoy Ballroom and Paramount Theatre open. Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance established. The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) launched. 1927 June 26: Coney Island Cyclone rollercoaster begins operating. November 13: Holland Tunnel for automobiles opens. December 4: New York Giants won their 1st NFL championship, after finishing the season with the best record. New York County Courthouse and Sherry Netherland Hotel built. Roxy Theatre, and Ziegfeld Theatre open. New York Yankees won their 2nd World Series championship, sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates in 4 games. Random House publisher, Strand Bookstore, Russian Tea Room, Caffe Reggio, and Sardi's restaurant in business. 1928 August 24: A subway crash caused by a defective switch below Times Square kills 18 and injures 100. New York Yankees won their 3rd World Series championship. 1929 May 19: Two people were killed and scores injured in a stampede at Yankee Stadium by a crowd seeking to avoid a thunderstorm. October: Wall Street Crash of 1929. November: Museum of Modern Art opens. Stork Club and 21 Club in business. CBS radio broadcasting of Cotton Club performances begins. The Great Depression. 1930s 1930 March 6: 35,000 gather on International Unemployment Day and clash with police. August 6: New York Supreme Court associate justice Joseph Force Crater disappears, last seen entering a taxicab. He was declared legally dead in 1939. His mistress Sally Lou Ritz (22) disappeared a few weeks later. Chrysler Building constructed. Carlyle Hotel in business. 1931 December: Bank of United States closes. Empire State Building and Seamen's House YMCA built. Whitney Museum of American Art and Group Theatre founded. Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts begin. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in business. 1932 Radio City Music Hall opens. September 20: Lunch atop a Skyscraper photographed. D'Agostino market opens. New York Yankees won their 4th World Series championship. 1933 RCA Building constructed. Fairway Market opens at Broadway and 74th Street. Fiorello H. La Guardia is elected the first Italian American Mayor. 1934 Rainbow Room restaurant, Tavern on the Green, and Zabar's food retailer in business. School of American Ballet founded. Fiorello H. La Guardia becomes mayor. December 9: New York Giants won their 2nd NFL championship, defeating the Chicago Bears 30–13. 1935 March 19: The arrest of a shoplifter inflames racial