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The merchant Archibald Gracie, at the time one of New York City's richest men, [24] bought Walton's land in two phases in December 1798 and January 1799. [25] [20] At the time, the Gracies' city residence was a house that they rented from New York City mayor Richard Varick.
A street in New York City during the 1969 storm. This scene is in Manhattan. On February 10, 1969, New York City was pummeled with 15 inches (38 cm) of snow. On the first day alone, 14 people died and 68 were injured. [31] Within a day, the mayor was criticized for giving favored treatment to Manhattan at the expense of the other boroughs. [32]
[a] As a congressman after his terms as mayor of New York City, Koch was a fervent supporter of Israel. He crossed party lines to endorse Rudy Giuliani for mayor of New York City in 1993, Al D'Amato for Senate in 1998, Michael Bloomberg for mayor of New York City in 2001, and George W. Bush for president in 2004. [5]
New York City is mourning the death of former Mayor Ed Koch, who already is being eulogized as one of its greatest mayors. His sharply witty tongue also earned him a national stage, and today we ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- In one case, a mentally ill New York City inmate hanged himself from a shower pipe on his third try in three days. During that stretch, orders to put him on 24-hour watch were ...
An 85-year-old former doctor from Arizona has been arrested and charged with manslaughter, accused of aiding a person to die by suicide in a New York motel in November, officials said.. Stephen P ...
The pamphlets were distributed during the 1970s New York City financial crisis in response to municipal budget cuts announced in May 1975 that threatened over 50,000 city jobs and reduced salaries and pensions as the city drew near to bankruptcy. Police unions responded to the budget cuts by printing at least one million Fear City pamphlets and ...
FBI agents were conducting a search of Gracie Mansion, the home of New York Mayor Eric Adams, after news broke that he was expected to face federal charges as soon as Thursday, multiple people ...