One day in early 1975, New York City aged nearly 50 years. Then-Mayor Abe Beame signed a City Council bill backdating the founding year on the city flag to 1625, when the first Dutch colonial settlers ...

If you're going to make a David Fincher movie, chances are that sooner or later, somebody's gotta die. But what separates the amateurs from the apex predators? Easy—it's all in the execution. A guide ...

It’s 1977. The mayor of New York is Abe Beame, a laconic little guy presiding over a huge fiscal crisis. But at least the skyline is graced by the world’s tallest buildings. No one can imagine two ...

Abraham D. Beame, Democratic candidate for City Controller, charged today that “racial and religious issues have permeated the mayoralty campaign in New York City.” He warned in a statement that ...

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