Tag: George McClellan

Chelsea Piers: New York City in the Age of the Ocean Liner

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date April 17, 2015
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PODCAST The Chelsea Piers were once New York City’s portal to the world, a series of long docks along the west side of Manhattan that accommodated some of the most luxurious ocean liners of the early 20th century. Passenger ocean travel became feasible in the mid 19th century due to innovations in steam transportation, allowing… Read More

Tags Chelsea, Chelsea Piers, George McClellan, landfill, ships, Titanic, waterfront, West Side Highway, West Side Improvement, Westway

You’ve come a long way, baby! But now it’s over. Extinguishing 102 years of women’s public smoking rights

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date February 3, 2011
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Write that man a ticket! This rebel might have had a different cause had he been at yesterday’s New York city council meeting. The big news in the city yesterday was the massive smoking ban passed by the City Council that prohibits smoking in public places like Times Square and Central Park, a total of… Read More

Tags Central Park, George McClellan, James Dean, Times Square