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New York City: the 51st State was the platform of the Norman Mailer–Jimmy Breslin candidacy in the 1969 New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary election.Mailer, a novelist, journalist, and filmmaker, and Breslin, an author and at the time a New York City newspaper columnist, proposed that the five New York City boroughs should secede from New York State, and become the 51st state of the U.S.
Breslin and his sister, Deirdre, were raised by their mother, Frances (Curtin), a high school teacher and New York City Welfare Department investigator, during the Great Depression in the United States. [9] [4] [10] Breslin attended Long Island University from 1948 to 1950. He left without graduating. [11]
Howard Mary Breslin was born in New York City to Kathryn Veronica (née Connelly) and Thomas Niall Breslin, both parents of Irish descent. [1] His father and mother met each other when they both worked at the famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. [1]
Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin was a self-described 'street reporter' who chronicled New York City life for decades.
The restaurant went on to win a Michelin star in 2005, the first time a specific list had been produced for New York City. [3] She opened a second restaurant, located in the Ace Hotel New York, called The Breslin, which later also won a Michelin star. She also opened an oyster bar in the hotel called The John Dory Oyster Bar. [1] Bloomfield and ...
Pulitzer Prize-winning newsman Jimmy Breslin, who chronicled New York City for more than 60 years, died on Sunday at age 88, media reported. Pulitzer Prize-winning newsman Jimmy Breslin, who ...
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists is a 2018 HBO documentary about Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill, "two of the most celebrated newspapermen of the 20th century" [2] who worked in New York City covering events of the late 20th century. [1] The film was directed by John Block, Jonathan Alter, and Steve McCarthy. [3]
It’s been quite a week for the fourth estate, or the enemy of the people, depending on your viewpoint. Most notably, BuzzFeed has had a bipolar ride and NBC’s Savannah Guthrie took heat for ...