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United States 11/09/2020 01:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The rocking-chair riot that riled up New Yorkers Oscar Spate (right) was a shady British businessman with a crazy plan in spring 1901. He’d pay the parks commissioner $500 for the right to put 200 green rocking chairs in Central Park and Madison Square Park. He’d charge 5 cents a seat to park attendees who wanted to sit in his cane-bottomed chairs rather than a stiff park bench. Hired attendants would make sure sitters paid up. This idea actually got the go-ahead from the parks commissioner. [ link to ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com (secure)] Free men kill for free. |