What Were The First Two Iterations of Madison Square Garden?
I remember watching Led Zeppelin’s last concert in the current Garden from ‘Blue Heaven’. Also attending the Millrose Games when they were held at the venue. My sister had season tickets to the Knicks and suffered through the oh-so-close, but never there, Patrick Ewing/Pat Riley era. One confusing aspect of Madison Square Garden is that […]
Where Was the First European Settlement In New York City?
New York City was not where the first Europeans settled in the area. They bypassed it. Maybe they knew something? The reality is that the area was heavily populated by Native Americans. Oyster beds in the harbor, long since destroyed, were bountiful and helped sustain a large number of inhabitants. While the English settled Jamestown […]
A Recommended Fall Foliage Trip: Dragon’s Tail and On
Yesterday I did a one-day loop along the border of TN and NC. I’ve done all these roads before and camped in the area a lot, but for those who aren’t familiar, here’s a quick, interesting drive. The Tail of the Dragon is well known among motorcyclists and sports car enthusiasts. For the rest of […]
What is the Largest Prison in the Free World?
If you fly into or out of LaGuardia, coming in or going out over the Bronx—which a plane seemed to do every two minutes while I was a kid as we were underneath the flight path—you can see Rikers Island quite close to the end of the runway. The Bronx is at the bottom of […]
Where Is Alexander Hamilton Buried?
I tracked down his grave while doing research for a book, The Jefferson Allegiance, which has as the premise that Hamilton and Jefferson brokered a secret agreement to stop an imperial Presidency that they felt wasn’t covered under the power of the Constitution, Pretty prescient of me, don’t you think? I tracked down his grave […]