Table of Contents

Fran's Acknowledgments xi

Art and Sue's Acknowledgments xiv

Pirates, Hijacked Jews, and the Wall-Manhattan, 1654 1

40,880 Bullets-Manhattan, 1776 7

New Yorkers Upset about Life on the Moon-Manhattan, 1835 11

The Swedish Nightingale-Manhattan, 1850 17

The Tall, Unattractive Man-Manhattan, 1860 22

The Secret Subway-Manhattan, 1870 27

Madam President-Manhattan, 1872 32

Cleopatra's Needle-Manhattan, 1881 37

Ten Days in an Asylum-Manhattan and Queens, 1887 43

Polar Bear Clubs-Brooklyn, 1903 and 2009 48

The Trial of the Century, or Three's a Crowd-Manhattan, 1906 53

Terrorist Attack on Wall Street-Manhattan, 1920 60

The Death of the Sheik-Manhattan, 1926 66

And the Wall Came Tumbling Down-Manhattan, 1934 71

"Climb, You Fool"-Manhattan, 1945 76

The Day They Tore History Down-Manhattan, 1963 81

A Comic on Trial-Manhattan, 1964 87

Lilliputian New York-Queens, 1964 94

The Gangster Celebrity-Manhattan, 1972 99

The Bull on Wall Street-Manhattan, 1989 104

One Inch Per Minute-Manhattan, 1998 110

A Miracle, A Ghost, and George Washington-Manhattan, 2001 116

A Tiger Strolls Through the Urban Jungle of Queens-Queens, 2004 121

New York City Trivia 125

New York City's World Records and Firsts 129

Bibliography 131

Index 133

About the Authors 141