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True CrimeNovember 3, 2017
Frank Serpico is a member of an elite group of important American figures (along with Erin Brockovich and Karen Silkwood) that are almost entirely defined by the actors who played them in movies. Even if you lived in New York City in the early…
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THE FIRST PODCAST How much do you know about George Washington Carver, the man born into slavery who became America's most famous botanist in the first…
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The Bowery Boys' Greg Young, an aficionado of comic strip and comic book history, will be appearing at two events this week tied to New York…
The 1980s in New York City were defined by glossy magazines and gallery shows, the earnest giving way to irony, the facile passed off as profound.…
Pabst Brewing Company, the Milwaukee beer dynasty founded in 1844 by Jacob Best (and his son-in-law Frederick Pabst), became one of America's best known beer beverage…
Writing about New York City often means making big, bold statements -- flamboyant, absurd and ridiculous -- especially if you love it. And even more if…
