The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-27
rnrlens FEw NEW WORKERS
wmnrv ABOUT NEW YORK


Know ABOUT NEW YORK
New YORK isn't al stone and steel.
ra1n bland Is dotted with small
rn and fertile farm lands, by
.cl-y There are about 600 IN
1ans IL our burg The stock
chanee has Its own medical dept
and tailor Most odorable spot
ID town Is Front st. where the
tisvX supply Of coffee Is roasted
you can find almost anything
"a Manhattan, including 9 light
honse-at Fort Washington Point
new York,s most expensive real
rstate & supposed to be Nassau St,
e much as $o25 square loot mas
been shelled out for property tnere
Meals in the city's hoosegows
ara planned by expert dietictans. NO
room service, however.
The tiny cemetery on 10th st.
was the scene Of our towns most
1nacabre crime. The bones of rich
New Yorker, buried there, were
once stolen and held for ransom.
The remains were eventually recoV-
cred. but the skeleton-nappers were
never arrested On Second Ave-,
there is q 3, 9 and 10 cents store.
Don't know the reason for the un-
usual prices -. The stone fortitl-
cations that were used during the
Revolutionary War can still be
found near B'way and 190th st. :.
six different streets meet at Sheri-
dan Square >. Oddest-named shop
IS the Chineseatery called Hang Far
Low The clock tower at the
north end of Battery Park sounds
the signals for the watches kept on
Shipb0ard Wall st. is only about
seven blocks long, but it's the fl
xancial heart Of 48 States.
For some unknown reason, above
69th st. several avenues suddenly
change their names. Eighth Ave. be-
comes Central Park West; Ninth
Ave: and Eleventh Ave. becomes
west End Ave. No one need go
hungry or homeless on the Streets
Of New York. The Dept. Of Welfare
IS ready to provide food and shelter
for all unfortunates. Then how
come there are so many panhand-
lers? Haunted house legends
have grown up around the ancient
brownstone mansion that adjoins
Woodlawn cemetery. No one has
lived there for more than q CEN
tlry, and it's completely furnished.
BoOl
Five stories below street level sub
terranean vaults at the Federal Re-
serve Bank are barred by doors
weighing as much as 80 tons. The
best air raid shelter in town :.
Juvenile delinquency isn't new. Ac-
cording to Police Dept, statistics, SO
per cent Of the city's law-breakers
have always been under rs years
OF ame Mayor LaGuardia has
tiSer skin in his home to sym
bolizO his victory over the Tammany
tiger Among the Weather Blu
reau's unusual duties is collecting
pollen to aid in the study of hay
fever :. Plenty Of amusement
spots in our town-over 700 legit
theaters and movies.
You don't have to leave New York
TO enjoy natural scenery. The eye
filling sights along the Hudson are
as beautiful as anything you'll find
IN any part Of the world +. A few
New Workers who love to go to fires
have private fire alarm boxes in
their homes Most popular part
Of the Public Library is its record
booth where you can hear record
tngs gratis. sYou must make reSer-
vations two weeks in advance E.
E'Cr its post office in the RCA build
ing, The govt pays Radio City $1.o0
q year rent >. There Is a deserted
theater under Carnegie Hall :.
Swankiest elevators in town are at
the New York Central edifice. Deco
rated with red Chinese lacquer
and sky-blue ceiling =. 100000
Tbs. Of food pour into New York
every "a hours.
Broadway is the city's Oldest
street. 1t was down early Broadway
that a courier dashed shouting the
news Of the Battle Of Lexington {.
More crimes have taken place on
the Main Stem between 47th and
10Th Sts.) than in any other spot
in town. No one knows exactly why
4. There is huge warehouse in
Radio Citys sub-basement {.
The opulent house at 73rd st. and
Riverside Drive that resembles a
castle was erected by Charles M.
Schwab and cost two and a half
million A unique subway sta
ton Is the one at 190th St. It's
carved out Of the side Of a cliff d. i.
No trick is missed In an effort to
improve radio programs. MICS
studios are coated with a special
sound-insulating glue Inside
the Brooklyn Bridge abutments are
large catacombs. A department store
used to cache its li(AIor there.
II you want herbs that are sup
posed to effect all kinds Of miracu-
1ous "cures," they can be bought
at the Park avenue market In Har-
lem Bellevue has special train