The Long-Forgotten History of Leif Ericson Park

July 17, 2018August 1, 2018 Henry Culture, History, Places 66th Street, 67th Street, Arnold Bergier, Bay Ridge High School, block associations, Community Board 10, Crown Prince Olav, Crown Princess Martha, drugs, Fiorello LaGuardia, Gilbert Sorrentino, John Hylan, juvenile delinquency, Leif Ericson Park, Norwegians, Paddy's Patch, Raymond Ingersoll, Rex Cole, Robert Moses, roller hockey, Rune stone, tennis courts, the Bay Ridge Parkway, tornado, Verrazano Bridge

The sprawling former parkway near the Bay Ridge northern border offers a microcosmic history of the community in the 20th century, from the Irish shantytown it replaced to the site of overdose and murder it became.