MILESTONES: December 4 birthdays for Jay-Z, Bernard King, Marisa Tomei
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include game show host Wink Martindale, who was born in 1933; musician Southside Johnny, who was born in 1948; Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges, who was born in 1949; “Thirtysomething” star Patricia Wettig, who was born in 1951; singer-songwriter Cassandra Wilson, who was born in 1955; Basketball Hall of Famer Bernard King, who was born in Brooklyn in 1956; Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei, who was born in Brooklyn in 1964; former “Saturday Night Live” star Fred Armisen, who was born in 1966; rapper Jay-Z, who was born in Brooklyn in 1969; TV personality Tyra Banks, who was born in 1973; and singer-songwriter Kate Rusby, who was born in 1973.
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FIRST IN PEACE: Gen. George Washington said farewell to his troops on this day in 1783. The parting took place at Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan, one week after British troops evacuated New York as the American Revolution came to an end. Washington told his men, “I now take leave of you. I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.”
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.