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Judge Nixes Lawsuit Against Court Street Bike LaneTo Tory Skordas - much of my information came from the Brooklyn Eagle and other Brooklyn and NYC newspapers. Tumbridge was often interviewed and his obituary contained a lot of the details of his life. If you want to search - the papers are digitized and available for searching here: https://bklyn.newspapers.com/ Put any search topic between parentheses and have fun. Also because the hotel has such a rich history, there's a fair bit of information available via a Google search, too. Thanks for writing, and good luck with your research.
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