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February 9th, 1982 –

On this day, the Upper West Side’s former Mt. Neboh Synagogue was designated the Upper West Side’s nineteenth Individual Landmark…and then the designation was recinded through a hardship application.

Also on this day,

Pop-Singer, Songwriter Ami Suzuki was born in Kangawaga, Japan,

“Centerfold” by The J. Geils Band was the top song in America,

“On Golden Pond” was the top movie in America, 

The New York Times lead headline read: Governors Object to Domestic Cuts in Reagan Budget; discussed state concerns over deep cuts as the federal government is poised to turn over 40 federal programs to the states.

In other news, Homicides Involving Robberies Increasing in City, Study Shows shared the terrifying news of how a “growing number of robberies end as slayings…connected to the availability of guns in this city.” 

Read the designation report of the now lost Mt. Neboh Synagogue HERE! and read the recission HERE

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