The first-ever licensed kosher butcher opened in New York City.
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The first theater with a movie being projected from the back of the room was opened in New York City.
Rapper Kidd Creole stabbed a homeless man to death in New York City and was arrested.
The New York Horticultural Society was founded.
The play 'Why Marry?' opened at the Astor Theatre in New York City.
The musical 'Chicago' opened at Richard Rodgers Theater in New York City.
