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Tag: Patrick McCarren

Teddy’s: Williamsburg’s Historic Bar

by Geoff Cobb November 5, 2018November 5, 2018

Gazing through the luminous 100-year-old stained glass windows at Teddy’s Bar and Grill (96 Berry St.) in the Northside of Williamsburg, it’s possible to imagine that time has stood still. […]

How a Local Bartender Stunned the Political World and Defeated The Corrupt “Sugar Senator”

by Geoff Cobb December 18, 2017December 16, 2017

In 1893, one of the greatest upsets in New York State electoral history occurred locally when a bartender defeated one of the most powerful men in Albany. I have written […]

Who was Patrick McCarren?

by Geoff Cobb September 21, 2015September 21, 2015

Recently there was controversy about the naming rights to the McCarren Park Pool. A company offered money for the naming rights and many locals became angry about the proposed name […]

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