# Major Deegan

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What is in a name? Major Deegan

Join us on a journey through the bustling streets of New York City, where CUNY Law Professor Rebecca Bratspies found herself stuck in the labyrinthine traffic of the Major Deegan Expressway, a notorious thoroughfare. As the vehicles idled, her curiosity stirred—just who was this Major Deegan? A war…

The Case of Genevieve Rozzlyn Comager

This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to the Bronx to discuss the case of Genevieve Rozzlyn Comager, a 3-month-old baby living with her parents, Damion Comager and Ivana Paolozzi, in a transitional housing shelter. The couple made headlines recently when Damion confessed to his parents that he had sha…

The Stone Receipts of Early Roman Jerusalem, or, Economic History on the Rocks

A new inscription from Jerusalem’s Pilgrim’s Road looks like a receipt from the Early Roman period. It’s also on a piece of stone, which seems difficult to file. We’ve got Emily Dickinson and emojis, religious observance, and the suspicious relationship between writing and literacy. With a special …

Future of Policing: Crime-Fighting Robots?; "Naming Gotham: The Villains, Rogues, and Heroes Behind New York Place Names"

Future of Policing: Crime-Fighting Robots? In September, Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD unveiled a new subway-patrolling robot called K5, which patrols the Times Square subway station from 12AM to 6AM during a two-month trial. The new surveillance tool is one of a growing fleet of NYPD robots which …

The Best Of Covino & Rich

C&R get you over the week's proverbial hump on FSR! Things get heated when Rich wants to brush off Covino's hero Aaron Judge and his HR accomplishment! Callers weigh-in, as Rich attempts relationship advice and then he asks for Mets starting pitcher advice for New York's best out of 3 series versus…

What Does it Take to Get an NYC Highway Named For You? feat. Rebecca Bratspies

Who was Major Deegan before his name was given to a parking lot masquerading as an expressway? Why do New York apartments have windows to a brick wall? How much public money can you spend on lunch in NYC before getting in trouble? Check our Rebecca Bratspies on her website! Audio Drop from @fark…

New York City Place Names and How They Got Them Like Major Deegan, Outerbridge, and Hutchinson with Rebecca Bratspies

Send us Fan Mail Let's figure out who we are cursing in traffic! Rebecca Bratspies joins me to talk her book Naming Gotham: The Villains, Rogues, and Heroes Behind New York's Place Names. It's not just for city folk. Come listen! Buy Naming Gotham Support the show