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  2. The Town Hall (New York City) - Wikipedia

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    The first public-affairs media programming, the America's Town Meeting of the Air radio program, broadcast from Town Hall between 1935 and 1956. New York University (NYU) leased Town Hall afterward, but the venue began to decline in popularity during the 1950s and 1960s. NYU closed the auditorium in 1978 due to financial shortfalls, and Town ...

  3. Oysters in New York City - Wikipedia

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    "Oyster stalls and lunch room at Fulton Market", 1867. Oysters in New York City have a long history as part of both the environmental and cultural environment. [1] [2] They were abundant in the marine life of New YorkNew Jersey Harbor Estuary, functioning as water filtration and as a food source beginning with Native communities in Lenapehoking. [3]

  4. The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell - Wikipedia

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    The book states that "an Oyster has a brain", but they do not. (pp. 50). George Washington never had children, but the book states Philip, the son of Washington, was put in charge of redistributing Loyalist-held properties in New York City after the Revolutionary War (pp. 92).

  5. Rockefeller Center - Wikipedia

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    Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres (8.9 ha) between 48th Street and 51st Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The 14 original Art Deco buildings, commissioned by the Rockefeller family , span the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue , split by a large sunken square and a ...

  6. Grasshopper Film Acquires ‘Holding Back the Tide,’ Queer ...

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    Grasshopper Film has acquired North American distribution rights to “Holding Back the Tide,” Emily Packer’s meditation on New York’s oysters and their transformations in the face of an ...

  7. You Don't Need to Go to a Restaurant to Eat Oysters - AOL

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    According to lore, when these oysters first appeared in the late 19th century at Antoine’s Restaurant in New Orleans, the buttery sauce was so rich and green that it was named in honor of one of ...

  8. Thomas Downing (restaurateur) - Wikipedia

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    When Thomas died in 1866, his son George continued to run the restaurant until 1871. In 1910, the oyster population in New York had declined due to overfishing and pollution. By 1927, the last New York oyster bed was shut down, as a result of untreated sewage being dumped into the New York City water every day. [10] [11]

  9. Crowds flock to tiny Massachusetts town to send off New York ...

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    They flew into New York and drove up to Massachusetts, a trip that took longer than anticipated after Michael Hardinger took the wrong way. “We call it the scenic route. So it took six hours ...