November 13th In NYC History
Updated: Updated 11/13/2012 01:00 AM
By: NY1 News
On this date...
In 1677...Stephen Van Cortland is elected the first native-born mayor of New York. Today he is best remembered as the namesake of a park in the Bronx.
In 1992...Brooklyn's own Riddick Bowe wins the world heavyweight crown, defeating Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas.
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