I'm from New York. My grandparents were settlers of Long Island City. When they came here, there was no bridge, and they had to hire a boat across the river. They had a farm, and my grandmother had to go once a week to Manhattan to buy provisions - very primitive.

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Across Boat Bridge Buy Came City Farm Go Grandmother Grandparents Had Here Hire Island Long Long Island Manhattan New New York Once Primitive Provisions River Settlers Very Week Were York

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