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10 snapshots of New York from celebrated diaries

From 'New York Diaries' edited by Teresa Carpenter, 10 stories of New York City through the centuries.

6. Mark Twain

"The police of Broadway seem to have been selected with special reference to size... I hear them praised on every hand for their efficiency, integrity and watchful attention to business. It seems like an extravagant compliment to pay a policeman, doesn't it? I am charmed with the novelty of it."

鈥 From the diary of Mark Twain on Feb. 18, 1867

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