A conference to be held in July in Tuam, County Galway, will feature a commemoration of the life and career of Governor Hugh L. Carey, whose grandparents emigrated from that part of Ireland to settle in Brooklyn in the 1880s.
He had the wit of Jimmy Walker, the vision of Al Smith, the courage of FDR and the energy of Nelson Rockefeller. When New York's history is written, Hugh Leo Carey will have his place as the hero of a dark decade.
NEW YORK (AP) -- He knew the words to many an Irish ballad, raised 14 children in his Brooklyn home and considered Frank Sinatra a friend. Former G...
NEW YORK — He knew the words to many an Irish ballad, raised 14 children in his Brooklyn home and considered Frank Sinatra a friend. Former Gov...
I believe Hugh Carey was the greatest governor of the modern era going back to the administration of Alfred E. Smith.
Westway was more than a highway; it reflected a national mindset. First proposed in the 1970s, Westway reflected post-war thinking that highways were the most important transportation investment.
That Schumer should appear in downtown Brooklyn, media in tow, claiming that Governor Carey doesn't qualify for the naming honors should qualify our senior Senator for a one-way ticket out of his home borough.
For more than 30 years, my friendship with Tim was rooted in a shared Irish heritage and similar education, with minimal emphasis on self-expression and more on what Tom Brokaw calls "accountability."
