AGBC News Episode 55: Quoth the Raven: Dial 917
Stories of sky and sorrow 🦜
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175 years ago on January 29, 1845 — 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe is first published in the New-York Evening Mirror
63 years ago on February 1, 1957 — Northeast Air Flight 823 crashes on Rikers Island after takeoff at LaGuardia, killing 20 and injuring 78
28 years ago on February 4, 1992 — Area code 917 is introduced, originally used only for cell phones
4 years ago on February 5, 2016 — A crane working at 60 Hudson Street collapses on Worth Street, killing one and injuring three — Read more about the life of David Wichs, who was killed in the collapse.
56 years ago on February 7, 1964 — The Beatles land at JFK Airport, beginning the British Invasion in American music culture
24 years ago on February 7, 1996 — The Concorde makes its final commercial flight from JFK Airport to London, ending the era of supersonic travel
7 years ago on February 8, 2013 — Winter Storm Nemo hits NYC — Winter Storm Nemo hits NYC
4 years ago — Zika Virus in NYC: Links and Information
8 years ago — A cannonball is discovered on Governors Island
2 years ago — Vintage New York Travel Tips Featured in a 1977 Newspaper — AGBC News Episode 8: The Beatles Meet NY, Empty Skyscrapers, and Travel Tips from 1977
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Park of the day
- Benjamin Gladstone Square — Hoe Ave., Westchster Ave., W. Farms Rd., the Bronx — Named for Benjamin Gladstone (1897-1935), a New York City native who represented the Bronx's Fifth Assembly District in the New York State Legislature.
Concert Calendar
Here's the AGBC Concert Calendar for the upcoming week:
- Cold War Kids is playing Webster Hall on Tuesday, February 4th at 8pm.
- Cold War Kids is playing Webster Hall on Wednesday, February 5th at 8pm.
- Dijon is playing Bowery Ballroom on Thursday, February 6th at 7pm.
- Poppy with VOWWS is playing Brooklyn Steel on Thursday, February 6th at 8pm.
- Rex Orange County is playing Radio City Music Hall on Friday, February 7th at 8pm.
- Amber Liu is playing Terminal 5 on Friday, February 7th at 8pm.
- Mayer Hawthorne is playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday, February 7th at 9pm.
- Apollo Music Cafe is playing Apollo Theater on Friday, February 7th at 10pm.
- Oprah with Michelle Obama is playing Barclays Center on Saturday, February 8th at 9am.
- Thrice with mewithoutYou is playing Brooklyn Steel on Saturday, February 8th at 7pm.
- Rex Orange County is playing Radio City Music Hall on Saturday, February 8th at 8pm.
- Michael Kiwanuka with Sammy Brue is playing Terminal 5 on Saturday, February 8th at 8pm.
- J.I. Prince is playing SOB's on Saturday, February 8th at 8pm.
- Apollo Music Cafe is playing Apollo Theater on Saturday, February 8th at 10pm.
- Rynx is playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, February 8th at 10pm.
- J.I. Prince is playing SOB's on Sunday, February 9th at 7pm.
Find more fun things to do at agreatbigcity.com/events.
Learn about New York
Here's something you may not have known about New York:
Weather
The extreme highs and lows for this week in weather history:
Record High: 70°F on February 5, 1991
Record Low: -6°F on February 5, 1918
Weather for the week ahead: Rain tomorrow through next Friday.
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Intro and outro music: 'Start the Day' by Lee Rosevere — Concert Calendar music from Jukedeck.com
