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The New York Knickerbockers, commonly known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . Established in 1946, the organization was a founding member of the... Basketball Association of America, which became the NBA after a merger with the rival National Basketball League in 1949. The Knicks are one of only two teams of the original National Basketball Association still located in its original city . The "Knickerbocker" name comes from the pseudonym used by Washington Irving for his book A History of New York, a name which became applied to the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of what later became New York, and later, by extension, to New Yorkers in general. The Knicks were successful during their early years and were constant playoff contenders. Beginning in 1950, the Knicks made three consecutive appearances in the NBA Finals, all of which were losing efforts.
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Freehold is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 12,052. It is the county seat of Monmouth County. What is now Freehold Borough was originally incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March... 25, 1869, from portions within Freehold Township. The town became independent of the township in 1888. On April 15, 1919, Freehold was incorporated as a borough, including all of Freehold and additional portions of Freehold Township, based on the results of a referendum held on July 8, 1919. Additional portions of Freehold Township were annexed on September 7, 1926. The Hispanic population is rapidly growing in Freehold Borough, making up only 4.6% in the 1980 Census, 11.3% in the 1990 Census, 28.0% in 2000 and making up nearly half in 2010. With this change, the Black or African American population has been diminishing, making up 17.1% in 1970, 19.8% in 1980, 18.2% in 1990, 15.8% in 2000 and 12.6% in 2010. Freehold Borough is located at 40°15′37″N 74°16′33″W / 40.260219°N 74.275884°W / 40.260219; -74.
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