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Dan Smith Will Teach You Guitar

by Billy Parrott, Managing Librarian, Mid-Manhattan Library, Art and Picture Collections
November 30, 2010

He is arguably the most recognized musician in New York City. The slight smile, patient and reassuring, that greets you every morning as you wait in line at the corner bodega for your coffee and bagel.

Regardless of socioeconomic class or race, from Bed-Stuy to The Bronx, from East Village to the Upper East Side, all New Yorkers know: Dan Smith will teach you guitar.  

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Changing the Changing City

by Laura Ruttum
July 14, 2010

Seeking further enlightenment into the city we call home, I recently took a class on the literary and cultural history of New York City. Among the many themes common to New York City novels we discussed was the portrayal of the city itself as a character with power to shape the lives of its citizens.

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New York Fire Department History Lecture

by Ursula Murphy
September 29, 2009

Bloomingdale Library Event, Local History Lecture

150 W 100th St
New York, NY 10025
(212) 222-8030

Thursday, October 8, 2009 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Robert Holzmaier
Chief, Eleventh Battalion
Covering Manhattan's Upper West Side
36 Years in the Fire Department

Topics of lecture include:
Fire Extinguishing from 1609; First Controversial Fire Tax; Hooks & Ladders; Horses and Dogs; Connection to the Water Supply; Great Conflagrations; Attempts to Burn Down the City; Company Feuds; Uses of Volunteers; 130 Years in this Neighborhood.

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