Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 215th day of the year.
ON THIS DAY IN 1919, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Two Cent Transfer Fee Goes Into Effect; No Disorder Reported.”
The article focused on a two-cent increase on public transportation transfer fare.
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“The morning rush hour traffic today, at which considerable confusion and protest against the extra charge was anticipated, was handled without any difficulty whatever,” the Eagle reported. “The only noticeable effect of the order was a large decrease in the number of transfers issued.”
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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include singer TONY BENNETT, who was born in New York City in 1926; “A Clockwork Orange” actor STEVEN BERKOFF, who was born in 1937; football player TOM BRADY, who was born in 1977; mystery novelist P.D. JAMES, who was born in 1920; model KARLIE KLOSS, who was born in 1992; “Lost” actress EVANGELINE LILLY, who was born in 1979; Olympic swimmer RYAN LOCHTE, who was born in 1984; actor JOHN MCGINLEY, who was born in New York City in 1959; actor MARTIN SHEEN, who was born in 1940; model and actress HANNAH SIMONE, who was born in 1980; lifestyle consultant MARTHA STEWART, who was born in 1941; “Grey’s Anatomy” actor ISAIAH WASHINGTON, who was born in 1963; and former gymnast BLAINE WILSON, who was born in 1974.
ANNUAL GOSPEL Night will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Wingate Field, on Brooklyn Avenue between Rutland Road and Winthrop Street, opposite Kings County Hospital, as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series. The event will feature Rick Dillard and New G, among others, and is free to the public. For more information, visit brooklynconcerts.com.
Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and Brooklyn Public Library.
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New York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.