![]() ![]() It has been said, written, and said again, that in 1937, New York’s Italian community protested the statue of Atlas in Rockefeller Center because the face of the Titan bore too much resemblance to Benito Mussolini, the fascist ruler of Italy. Likewise, New York City history is often subject to an arrogant and belabored information literacy.Ī thing is heard, or maybe even read, somewhere people believe it because they want to believe it, or because it is "fascinating." They repeat it to others as if no one else had ever heard it before. This gives the impression that New Yorkers are helpful in reality, most are just very eager to tell others what they think they know. Image ID: 5216999 FactoidĮvery New Yorker, when asked directions, has a different way of getting to the same place. ![]()
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