tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post8191592185644855112..comments2023-10-26T09:58:01.275-04:00Comments on The Bowery Boys: New York City History: Know Your Mayors: Fernando WoodThe Bowery Boys - Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973633888975286268noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-59612156721425759192013-05-11T12:29:04.019-04:002013-05-11T12:29:04.019-04:00The location of CP was Seneca Village, a village o...The location of CP was Seneca Village, a village of freed African Americans that he kicked out in order to build the park to fit the needs of the upper class.. so you're right, there is more on THAT story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-24204977399319471632012-12-02T23:54:45.452-05:002012-12-02T23:54:45.452-05:001) Fernando Wood is either our finest mayor ever, ...1) Fernando Wood is either our finest mayor ever, or in the top three. Debate and discuss. <br /><br />2) The Union League propagandists still describe Wood as somehow "shady" or "corrupt"—as though he was taking bribes or running opium dens. Actually the era of corrupt municipal government happened afterwards: during the Reconstruction Era (Boss Tweed, Grant Administration, stolen election of 1876, etc.). Why do you suppose the Union League propagandists still describe Fernando Wood as "shady" or "corrupt"?sallie parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01189164555566937025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-83791987830184095192011-02-11T16:24:47.958-05:002011-02-11T16:24:47.958-05:00The location of CP is a great positive contributio...The location of CP is a great positive contribution to NYC. There has to be more to THAT story than one sentence. You have a lot to say about his negatives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com