1 hr 15 min

#395 Jefferson Market and the Women's House of Detention The Bowery Boys: New York City History

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In the heart of Greenwich Village sits the Jefferson Market Library, a branch of the New York Public Library, But historically this space is more notoriously known for America's first night court (at the Jefferson Market Courthouse) and the Women's House of Detention, a facility which cast a gloom over the Village for over 40 years.

In the heart of Greenwich Village sits the Jefferson Market Library, a branch of the New York Public Library, But historically this space is more notoriously known for America's first night court (at the Jefferson Market Courthouse) and the Women's House of Detention, a facility which cast a gloom over the Village for over 40 years.

1 hr 15 min

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