This infamous NYC hangout for gangsters like Boss Tweed and escaped inmates is now a certified public ‘tree museum’
The 64-acre park in Bayside touts more than 30 different species of trees — including an imposing ginkgo with a connection to ...
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The Secret Subway
Before Beach could unload a single shovel-full of New York earth however, he'd have to confront a far more formidable obstacle: Boss William M. Tweed. Tweed refused to grant Beach and his ...
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The Gilded Age
During the first years of the Gilded Age, Boss Tweed's Tammany Hall provided more services to the poor than any city government before it, although far more money went into Tweed's own pocket.