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Mark, my co-worker in the Listings Dept at RDNY.com, gave me the rest of the story about Manhattan’s Mount Vernon. The building was originally constructed in 1799 as a carriage house for a 23-acre estate named Mount Vernon in honor of the home of the Father of Our Country. In 1826 and the carriage house was converted into the Mount…

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When I listen to the traffic reports, I always hear the same names: Major Deegan, Van Wike, the Kozkewsko, etc. I’ve always wondered who those people were and how people get big things named after them. I found out that knowing someone helps (no surprise there), and sometimes it helps to be a hero. Major Deegan, Bronx: Maj. William F….

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