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A statue of George III in Bowling Green Park was the first statue in a city park, placed in 1770 and torn down six years later when America declared independence from England

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AGBC News Episode 46: The Guggenheim Opens and the Busway is Buzzing

AGBC News Episode 45: Billboard Barges Give Up and the 14th Street Busway

AGBC News Episode 44: Diana Nyad Swims Around Manhattan and the Corey Lidle Plane Crash

AGBC News Episode 43: Occupy Wall Street Marches and Seized Bagels

AGBC News Episode 42: De Blasio Drops Out and Christmas in September

AGBC News Episode 41: Other Early September Terror Attacks Against the City

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