The Killing Fields of East New York: Book Talk with Stacy Horn
East New York, once a thriving working-class neighborhood on its way up, has the highest number of unsolved murders in New York City. Why?
From 17th Century public land to a 19th Century Potter’s Field, to one of NYC’s most popular parks, Bryant Park has a long and eventful history. Much like New York City itself, that history has built up in layers. Peel through those layers on a walk through this 9.6 acre park with Chief Experience Officer, Justin Rivers. Here’s a teaser: Learn where NYC’s first indoor public bathrooms were located at the country’s first World Fair’s in New York City’s first skyscraper. Hint: they were not that far away from where Bryant Park’s legendary public bathrooms are today.
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