From the May issue: A New York State Supreme Court judge tossed out an effort to stop the city’s acquisition of the Mott Haven Canal, just north of the Third Avenue Bridge in the Bronx, the New York Times reported 117 years ago this month. President Herbert Hoover pressed a ceremonial button in Washington, D.C., that signified the opening of New York City’s most iconic tower 86 years ago this month, according to the Library of Congress. The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated a more than 20-block swath of Manhattan as the Ladies’ Mile Historic District 28 years ago this month, according to the New York Times.
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