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  2. Rat torture - Wikipedia

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    The "Rats Dungeon", or "Dungeon of the Rats", was a feature of the Tower of London alleged by Catholic writers from the Elizabethan era. "A cell below high-water mark and totally dark" would draw in rats from the River Thames as the tide flowed in. Prisoners would have their "alarm excited" and in some instances, have "flesh ... torn from the arms and legs".

  3. John A. Roebling - Wikipedia

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    John Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Röbling; June 12, 1806 – July 22, 1869) was a German-born American civil engineer. [1] He designed and built wire rope suspension bridges, in particular the Brooklyn Bridge, which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

  4. Empire Stores - Wikipedia

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    Empire Stores is a former warehouse complex along the waterfront Brooklyn Bridge Park within the neighborhood of Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York City, in the U.S. state of New York. It hosts a food hall and market operated by Time Out New York, [ 1 ] which opened in 2019, [ 2 ] as well as an art gallery called Gallery 55.

  5. Brooklyn Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, which operated routes across the Brooklyn Bridge, issued a notice in 1905 saying that the bridge had reached its transit capacity. [ 8 ] By 1890, due to the popularity of the Brooklyn Bridge, there were proposals to construct other bridges across the East River between Manhattan and Long Island . [ 205 ]

  6. NYC’s rat-hating mayor, Eric Adams, is once again ticketed ...

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    Adams, who now lives in Gracie Mansion, the official mayor’s residence, challenged the previous rat tickets he got at the Brooklyn property. Three were dismissed, but the mayor paid $300 to ...

  7. High Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) - Wikipedia

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    The High Street station, also signed as High Street–Brooklyn Bridge, and also referred to as Brooklyn Bridge Plaza and Cranberry Street, [4] [5] [6] is a station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at Cadman Plaza East near Red Cross Place and the Brooklyn Bridge approach in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. Its ...

  8. NYC's rat-hating mayor, Eric Adams, is once again ticketed ...

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    NYC's rat-hating mayor, Eric Adams, is once again ticketed for rats at his Brooklyn property; A Ghana toddler sets a world record as the youngest male artist. His mom says he just loves colors; A pregnant stingray with no male companion now has a 'reproductive disease,' aquarium says; A pair enjoyed pricey meals and bolted when it was time to pay.

  9. Mayor Adams hit with another fine for rat infestation at his ...

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    Rat’s not good. Mayor Adams has been slapped with another $300 ticket for allegedly failing to root out a rat infestation at his Brooklyn rowhouse, city records show. The new fine marks the ...