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Tag: prohibition

McGovern's Wines and Liquors

Bay Ridge Liquor Store Moves—Into Former Hotbed of Prohibition-Era Bootlegging!

At least five men would find it ironic that McGovern’s has moved into the old Eco Foods space—they were arrested there for possession of alcohol!

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Owl's Head Tavern

A Prohibition Shootout on the Streets of Bay Ridge

An off-duty cop killed a crooked cop at a shootout between bootleggers on 69th Street.

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