Metropolis Years ago, if you drove by the industrial park located in College Point, Queens, a big square structure would come into view. A disco named Metropolis, one large enough to accommodate 1,000 clubgoers, many of whom were affluent New Yorkers. The reason, supposedly, why people from outside of New…...
Avenging a rape- on the wrong man
During the 1980s, just north of New York City, a rapist was preying on women in Westchester County. In the early morning of October 31, 1982, two teenage girls were victims of robbery, and were sexually assaulted. According to the victims, the crime transpired while walking home from a party…...
The Lucchese Social Club
“I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member”- Groucho Marx Social clubs are known to be places where one can find camaraderie, enjoy good food, and have plenty of laughs. I vividly recall my childhood in Ozone Park and Howard Beach, Queens. Due to a…...