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Category: New York

Say Wha?

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25 Jul
2017

New York’s City’s famously Bohemian neighborhood of Greenwich Village probably won’t top the list of things to see for a […]

Posted in New YorkTagged Cafe Wha?, Dylan, Greenwich Village, Hendrix, Pryor, Springsteen8,035 Comments

When Love is Toxic

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19 Jul
2016

Since the Victorian Age, Niagara Falls has been a beacon for tourists. From all over the world they come to […]

Posted in New YorkTagged abandoned, Love Canal, New York, Niagara Falls, toxic waste7,491 Comments

Loud as a Whisper

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02 Jul
2016

A visit to New York City is a feast for the senses, if not an occasional affront (some of those […]

Posted in New YorkTagged architecture, Grand Central, New York, NYC, Whispering6,519 Comments

Following in the footsteps of Tom Hanks

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02 Jun
2016

Many of the topics I cover here are amusing – and usually free – little diversions from what I perceive […]

Posted in New York, PennsylvaniaTagged Big, FAO Schwarz, piano, Robert Loggia, Tom Hanks, toy9,340 Comments

The Ultimate First Edition

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22 Apr
2016

Unless my column has somehow become required reading in America’s high schools and universities – an idea I would wholeheartedly […]

Posted in New YorkTagged bible, book, Gutenberg, Johann, library, printing6,810 Comments

A Tale of Two Westfields

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04 Apr
2016

Have you ever been to the town of Westfield, NY?  How about the village of Westfield, NY?  Indeed, in Chautauqua […]

Posted in New YorkTagged beard, Bedell, grapes, Lincoln, New York, President, Welch's, Westfield2,484 Comments

A Trial by Fire

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25 Feb
2016

Just a block east of Washington Square Park in New York City’s neighborhood of Greenwich Village, sits a ten-story building […]

Posted in New YorkTagged brown, building, fire, NYU, shirtwaist, triangle5,455 Comments

Buffalo’s Darkest Day (Prior to Super Bowl XXV)

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14 Jul
2014

ERIE COUNTY, NY – Quick, name all of the United States Presidents who were assassinated while in office.  That’s right, […]

Posted in New YorkTagged Buffalo, New York, President, William McKinley7,363 Comments

The Audobon Ballroom – Site of Malcolm X’s Assasination

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22 Apr
2014

NEW YORK COUNTY, NY – Out of all there is to see and do in New York City, it seems a […]

Posted in New YorkTagged Audobon Ballroom, Betty Shabazz, Columbia, Malcolm X, University, Washington Heights7,510 Comments

Stairway to History

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14 Apr
2014

NEW YORK COUNTY, NY – Among the many exciting sights and sounds of tourist-friendly Manhattan, with its towering skyscrapers, world-class dining, […]

Posted in New YorkTagged Baseball, Coogan's Bluff, John T Brush, New York Giants, NYC, Polo Grounds, stairway8,960 Comments

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