1955, Life Magazine published “The World We Live In”. The reprint (1962), is still available on Amazon.
One of the last images, shows a birds-eye (or perhaps a bomber’s eye) view of New York – focused as you can imagine, on lower Manhattan. In the painting, Harlem and the Upper East Side are on fire north and east of Central Park. Meanwhile, two nearly simultaneous atomic bombs hit lower Manhattan:
and the border of Queens and Brooklyn:
The likely choice to include Queens/Brooklyn was to propose that Soviet military planners were likely focused on the vast manufacturing that occurred in this part of New York in the aftermath of WWII. Industry in Greenpoint, Williamsburg and beyond would have been essential to any American war effort, and the proximity of this manufacturing zone to the Brooklyn Navy Yards, a crucial link.
In the larger image:
You can just see a bit of Harlem, on complete and utter fire:
From MMPCIA:
Community Bulletin Board
What You Need To Know
Important Action Updates
MMPCIA Community Meeting
Tuesday, October 17th, 6:00 to 7:45
Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
122nd Street and Mt. Morris Park West
Guest: 28th Precinct New Commander Albert F. Rodriguez
Fall Events Updates
Harlem Grown: Culture, Creativity and Care Initiative
Request for Proposal
Deadline November 1, 2023
https://www.harlemgrown.org/press/ccci-open-calls-and-rfp
Safety Concerns: Attend A Meeting
28th Precinct Build-A-Block meetings:
https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/find-your-meeting.page
25th Precinct Community Policing Build-A-Block Meetings:
https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/find-your-meeting.page
Exercise, Dance, and Have Fun
Pelham Fritz Recreation Center
https://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/recreationcenters/M058
Get Involved in Community Work
Community Board 10
Community Board 11 (East Harlem)
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