Bebop architect, Afro-Cuban jazz pioneer, comedian, virtuoso trumpeter and tongue-in-cheek presidential candidate, John Birks Gillespie was truly a larger-than-life figure
Great article. One correction. The Triborough Bridge was renamed the RFK Bridge. The Queensboro Bridge (aka the 59th Street Bridge) was renamed the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge.
As the names imply, the Triborough links the 3 boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens, while the Queensboro links Manhattan and Queens.
Thanks, Bill, for pointing out that faux pas. I knew that. I just got sloppy in transposing my notes to the column. Of course...the 59th Street Bridge. "Feelin' Groovy" and all that! I stand corrected.
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Great article. One correction. The Triborough Bridge was renamed the RFK Bridge. The Queensboro Bridge (aka the 59th Street Bridge) was renamed the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge.
As the names imply, the Triborough links the 3 boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens, while the Queensboro links Manhattan and Queens.
Thanks, Bill, for pointing out that faux pas. I knew that. I just got sloppy in transposing my notes to the column. Of course...the 59th Street Bridge. "Feelin' Groovy" and all that! I stand corrected.