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Freelance journalist/author of Death in New York/Owner of Purefinder New York

New York City
Joined May 2015
A #travel story @perceptivetrav on a visit to #NewHaven #Connecticut ... a strange city defined by a famous university, some dodgy neighborhoods, and a towering insurance company founded by a possible saint. perceptivetravel.com/issues/… #grovestreetcemetery @cafenine #newengland
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Letchworth Village was intended to be a progressive alternative to institutionalization for mentally and physically disabled children and adults. However, scandals and deinstitutionalization led to its closure in 1996. #abandonedasylum #nyhistory #psychiatrichistory
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Replying to @BoweryBoys
@BoweryBoys: "...a guide to how memory and reverence are interpreted (and sometimes ignored) in a thriving cityscape — from regal tombs in the Bronx to forgotten Black burial grounds in Staten Island... Death in New York is generously packed with information.
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Death in New York: From experiments in embalming to capital punishment, join @kkrombie this January 31 for an online illustrated lecture and book talk @morbidanatomy. RSVP for free at: bit.ly/3FAnnIS #nyhistory #nycemetery #electricchair #bodysnatching #hartisland
Book Talk: Death in New York: History and Culture of Burials, Undertakers and Executions with K. Krombie @GVSHP Wednesday, November 10, 6:00pm @MerchantsHouse #greenwichvillage #washingtonsquarepark #NewYorkCity #NYChistory #burialgrounds villagepreservation.org/even…
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Death in New York online discussion with Joe Goodrich and Honor Molloy this Wednesday @LittleCityBks @ArcadiaBooks @HonorMolloy #deathinnewyork #newyorkhistory #NewRelease
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An Evening to Die For: book event for Death in New York littlecitybooks.com/event/ev… @Purefinderny #newyorkhistory #deathinnewyork
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ON THE BOWERY: NEW YORK CITY 1971 by Edward Grazda – Book Review – A Photographic Study of New York’s Skid Row picturethispost.com/on-the-b… @PixThisPost @powerHouseBooks #BoweryBoys #EdwardGrazda
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A Review of ‘Filmworker’ Stanley Kubrick's Unsung Assistant Finally Tells His Story stagebuddy.com/film/filmwork… #StanleyKubrick #LeonVitali @tony_zierra @MatthewModine @RLeeErmey @Danny_Lloyd4
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Review: ‘Three Billboards’ Director Martin McDonagh Brings Play ‘Hangmen’ to New York stagebuddy.com/theater/theat… @AtlanticTheater @AnnaFleischle #martinmcdonagh
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