Amusements and Thrills
The literary Coney Island
Everybody sees Coney Island a little differently. Most people know it for the amusements but not everybody has the same feeling about them. One person craves…
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Friday Night FeverThe Wildest Era In New York History: My New York Magazine Investigation
March 26, 2015
New York Magazine produces an annual buffet of New York City history each year called the Yesteryear Issue. Â It's probably the biggest celebration of the city's past in print and usually corrals some of New York's finest writers and celebrities. Â Last year's issue featured…
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