Say what you will about Billy Joel but to many people, especially those from Long Island, Billy Joel is a living legend whose music has helped soundtrack countless road trips, pinnacle childhood moments and drunken karaoke nights. Besides being pretty close to pop perfection, Joel’s songs are a guidebook to his adolescents growing-up in the towns of Levittown and Hicksville ... Read More »
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Chronicles: Teddy Roosevelt Lived Here
President Theodore Roosevelt was a war hero, a naturalist and a true New Yorker. The Roosevelt family roots are buried deep in the 17th c. history of the city, as a modest Dutch family of immigrants who made their fortune as merchants. Unbeknownst to many locals, the childhood home of President Theodore Roosevelt is located in Manhattan, right on Gramercy ... Read More »