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An event at Brooklyn City Hall to welcome the "Alert America Convoy."

Recording opens with reporter, followed by a portion of a speech by John Cashmore.

The emcee for the ...

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Interview with John Cashmore, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from New York in 1952. Members of student newspapers around New York City question Cashmore about his campaign, his opinions are current ...

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Phone interview with Brooklyn Borough President John Cashmore about storm damage in his borough.

Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection

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Speeches commemorating the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, part of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

In his speech, Robert Moses talks about the incorrect theory that roads and highways should be built ...

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Moses: Our water has gotten away from us; cites a trip to Sao Paulo, where no treatment plants exist. Was told by the health commissioner that the beaches were making people ...

The actual date of this episode is 1949-10-21. For technical reasons, it shows up incorrectly above.

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Speeches touch on the need for schools in the neighborhood, inspired, perhaps, by signs held ...

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New York City's Golden Jubilee

Speeches and performances in honor of Richmond, Brooklyn, Army, and Youth Days at Idlewild Airport (the combination of days can be blamed on ...

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First pier to be rehabilitated under Mayor O'Dwyer.

Cashmore talks about future plans for piers in the city. Manetti and Bennett discuss the city's long-term plan to rehabilitate ...

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We hear from the "talking" Brooklyn Bridge who recounts the last 60 years of activities he has seen. Particularly, the bridge reminisces about all the war traffic caused by the Spanish ...