“The New York Naval Yard” One of New York’s most terrifying historical contributions during the Revolutionary War were the British prison ships located off Wallabout Bay in what today is Brooklyn[1]. The horrors of the ships included rampant disease, beatings, and gross mistreatment and neglect of American patriots, including the HMS Jersey, …
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Son Of Sam
Son Of Sam (Given the heavy subject matter, I thought I would offer a slight reprieve by compiling a playlist of the top 20 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 from the weeks of July 31, 1976 and August 6, 1977, which mark the beginning and the end of Son of Sam’s reign. Feel free …
The Draft Riots: Brooklyn
Brooklyn had a free black community as well, called Weeksville. Established in 1838, and allowed economic mobility, intellectual freedom, and was self-sustaining . By the 1850s, Weeksville had over 500 residents, “ boasting more opportunity for homeownership, employment and success for its black residents than any other part of Brooklyn, and well beyond.”[1]. Many African …