Mulberry Bend, Five Points NYC
- Address: Mulberry St
- Vicinity: N of Worth St until the bend in Mulberry St
- Nabe of Chinatown in Chinatown - Little Italy
- Neighborhood of Chinatown - Little Italy in Manhattan
- Borough of Manhattan in New York City
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1832/07/00 | The Cholera epidemic kills 3,515 dead out of a population of 250,000 in New York City. The disease is particularity fierce in the slum areas, such as Five Points, where Blacks and Irish Catholics live. | Cholera Invades the West | ||||
1888/00/00 | More than 3,000 infants die on Mulberry Street before reaching 6 years of age. | |||||
1888/02/12 | The Sun (New York City) | Work | Jacob A Riis and his fellow crusaders' first illustrations of Gotham's crime and misery by night and day are published in an unsigned article by The Sun. | |||
1888/02/12 | Jacob A Riis | Work | Jacob A Riis and his fellow crusaders' first illustrations of Gotham's crime and misery by night and day are published in an unsigned article by The Sun. | |||
1897/00/00 | New York City completely demolishes the slums on the west side of Mulberry Bend and builds the Five Points Park. |
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