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In 1773 ½, Big Joey Albany sailed across New Jersey with vast hopes of being able to breathe.
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Instead he founded New York and its capital, named after himself. The rest of the cities were named for members of his crew.
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1st Mate Ralph Yonkers, Tiberius Bronx, Augustus Whiteplains, Wilford "Scooter" Woppingersfalls, Thaddeus Statenisland...
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