Seeking New York
The Stories Behind the Historic Architecture of Manhattan by the author of the Daytonian in Manhattan blog
📝 On This Day 📝
28 years ago on March 1st, 1994
A Lebanese-born man fires two handguns at a van of Jewish students on the Brooklyn Bridge, killing one and wounding three
The killer offered many explanations and attempted to plead insanity, but the attack was deemed intentional and he was sentenced to 141 years in prison for one count of murder and 14 counts of attempted murder.
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More events from March 1st in New York History
60 years ago on March 1st, 1962
American Airlines Flight 1 crashes in Jamaica Bay after takeoff, killing all 95 people aboard
⏰ AGBC Rewind ⏰
10 years ago
President Obama Visits the Flatiron District for a Fundraising Dinner [photos]
5 years ago
AGBC Front Yard: Hm, That Looks New
5 years ago
Cars Get Taken for a Robotic Ride in this Brooklyn Heights Building
4 years ago
Dangerous Wind Storm Expected Friday
2 years ago
First Confirmed Coronavirus Case Within NYC
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Record Low: 4°F in 1869
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