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Pee Wee Kirkland was one of the greatest scorers in the history of the Rucker League. However, he got caught up in the fast life of drug dealing. Pee Wee never played professional basketball but has become active in teaching basketball to New York youth.

Famous poet Dylan Thomas enjoyed visiting the White Horse Tavern because it reminded him so much of his native Wales. He also loved the alcohol there. A lot.

A meeting between Bob Dylan and Alan Ginsburg at the Chelsea Hotel helped create an American cultural legend.

The Manhattan Project created two of the most devastating weapons that the world has ever seen and ushered in a new age in warfare. Research for the development of these bombs started at a small office in the federal building at 90 Church Street.

The Columbia Professor and esteemed game show champion lost it all when America found out that he cheated on the hit game show, “21”. Van Doren lived at 220 Waverly during his historic quiz show run.

No influential figure in New York City history receives less respect than Andrew Haswell Green. The “Father of Greater New York” was the greatest urban planner of his time. Unfortunately, his memory has not been properly preserved.