Tag: Nelson Rockefeller

Earth Day in New York City 1970

Post author By Greg Young
Post date April 22, 2019
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Mayor John Lindsay pulled out all the stops for the first official Earth Day on April 22, 1970, with such a show that one could be mistaken in the belief that the holiday was created here. (It was officially sanctioned in San Francisco the year before.) In honor of the inaugural environmental holiday, Lindsay authorized Fifth Avenue closed… Read More

Tags John Lindsey, Nelson Rockefeller, parades, Union Square

Mad Men

‘Mad Men’ notes: The numbing horror of the New Haven line

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date April 16, 2012
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The train gang: Grand Central Terminal, 1961, photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt (LIFE images) WARNING The article contains a couple spoilers about last night’s ‘Mad Men’ on AMC. If you’re a fan of the show, come back once you’re watched the episode. But these posts are about a specific element of New York history from the… Read More

Tags commuters, Long Island Railroad, Mad Men, Nelson Rockefeller, New York Central Railroad, railroads, Robert Moses