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#5 Blackout

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

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The Blackout in New York City

3,776 people were arrested. 1,616 stores were damaged. New York had its largest mass arrests in city history. The organist at Shea Stadium got everyone out of the stadium by playing Christmas tunes just to keep them cool.

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