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Chicken

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At Fraunces Tavern, the first president of the United States was almost poisoned, potentially altering history...

Neighborhood: Financial District
Place: Fraunces Tavern
Storyteller: anonymous
Date Posted: 12/08/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Crime History

Terror Attack at JP Morgan

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In 1920, a bomb exploded on Wall Street, killing many innocent people and injuring many more. The bombing was the work of terrorists although to this day the culprits have not been identified. Damage from the bombing can still be seen on the walls of 23 Wall Street.

Neighborhood: Financial District
Place: Morgan Guaranty Trust Building
Storyteller: catherine
Date Posted: 12/08/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Business Crime History

Ray's Original Heroine

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Ray's has some of the best pizza in town, with a wide selection of toppings. There's cheese, chicken, basil, mushrooms, sausage, heroine, and more.

Neighborhood: Noho & Nolita
Place: Ray's Pizza
Storyteller: catherine
Date Posted: 12/08/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Crime Food

Up Your Ass Andy Warhol

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Andy Warhol was the king of the art world. He reigned over his empire from his studio building that he called “The Factory.” His kingdom received a harsh jolt when he was shot and badly wounded outside The Factory by a feminist filmmaker named Valerie Solanas.

Neighborhood: Gramercy & Flatiron
Place: Decker Building
Storyteller: joe
Date Posted: 12/08/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Art Crime

Game Show is a Fix

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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.

Neighborhood: West Village
Place: 220 Waverly Place
Storyteller: joe
Date Posted: 12/08/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Crime History

Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

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Famous architect Stanford White did not just design buildings in his famous studio building. He installed a red velvet swing on one of the ceilings. This swing became the focal point of his infatuation with a young woman, and the source for one of the many “trials of the century.”

Neighborhood: Gramercy & Flatiron
Place: 22 West 24th Street
Storyteller: lauren
Date Posted: 12/08/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Crime History Oddities