Tag: Walter Winchell

Chop Suey City: A History of Chinese Food in New York

Post author By Greg Young
Post date May 22, 2020
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EPISODE 328 New Yorkers eat a LOT of Chinese food and have enjoyed Chinese cuisine – either in a restaurant or as takeout – for well over 130 years. Chinese food entered the regular diet of the city LONG before the bagel, the hot dog and even pizza. In this episode, Greg explores the history… Read More

Tags Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese New York, chop suey, Doyers Street, Mott Street, Walter Winchell

J. Edgar Hoover parties at New York’s hottest nightclub

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date November 11, 2011
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Work hard, play hard: The FBI director in his early days There are at least three scenes in the new Clint Eastwood-directed J. Edgar Hoover biopic ‘J. Edgar’ set in New York, one of which might surprise you. The first features Hoover on Ellis Island, but he’s hardly there to greet new arrivals. The FBI… Read More

Tags Charles Lindburgh, Ellis Island, Friday Night Fever, Josephine Baker, mafia, Stork Club, Walter Winchell