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| This 1899 vintage photo provided by the Museum of the City of New York shows bathers at Midland Beach in the Staten Island borough of New York. Beyond the ferry, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and maybe the Fresh Kills landfill, few people outside Staten Island know of its rich history as a strategic site in New York Harbor, a farming center, a recreational haven and a suburban retreat. A new exhibition aims to rectify that. “From Farm to City: Staten Island 1661-2012” opened at the Museum of the City of New York on Thursday and runs through Jan. 21. (AP Photo/Museum of the City of New York, The Byron Collection) |
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