. New York of to-day . ere is alsoa moving picture theatre of that name. A telephonecentral office is also called Audubon, so that itcannot be said that New York is wholly indifferentto the claims of her most distinguished statue that was to be erected in Central Parlenever advanced any further than its original pro-jection in 1852, and the one in tho Museum ofNatural History is a private contribution. All thismight be forgiven if only the old home could besaved. We are glad to say that there is now a move-ment on foot under the initiative of the New YorkHistorical Society to er
. New York of to-day . ere is alsoa moving picture theatre of that name. A telephonecentral office is also called Audubon, so that itcannot be said that New York is wholly indifferentto the claims of her most distinguished statue that was to be erected in Central Parlenever advanced any further than its original pro-jection in 1852, and the one in tho Museum ofNatural History is a private contribution. All thismight be forgiven if only the old home could besaved. We are glad to say that there is now a move-ment on foot under the initiative of the New YorkHistorical Society to erect a memorial bridge andput up a bras* tahlet at the point where RiversideDrive turns around at the old home. It has notbeon found practical to convert what rcmaini ofthe land into a park, as has been suggested, but theHistorical Society feels that it should at least heforever identified. A committee composed of Reekman, Mr. F. D. Weekes and Mr. RichardHenry (ireetie has been appointed to arrange Lower Ne* York frum East River; the Battleship WyomlnK is steaming up to Iht Brooklyn Navy Yud. NMW YORK OF TO-DAI 163 Nn\v York in pre-Revolutjonary Days Before the Revolution and for many years after-ward tho centre of literary activity was largely inNew England. This accounts in a measure for thofact that, notwithstanding New Yorks brilliant, partin the Dvonta which led up to that important event,it is only of recent yenrs that she is getting a largershare of credit than formerly. Zcngcrs New YorkJournal was the only paper in the Colonics to openlycriticise the royal authority, and during the suppres-sion of his paper none of the other provinces werebrave enough to let it be published within theirconfines. And at last, when the attempt to coerceand muzzle bis publication was ended, and the jurybrought, in a verdict of not guilty to the chargeof treason and sedition, it was a New York jurythat had the moral courage to render such a deci-sion. And so to New Yor
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