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SCOUT· 35%56m·2019-05-31·History#291 The Tombs: Five Points' Notorious House of Detention
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EPISODE 291: Some might find it strange that the Manhattan Detention Complex -- one of New York City's municipal jails -- should be located next to the bustling neighborhoods of Chinatown and Little Italy. Stranger still is its ominous nickname -- "The Tombs". Near this very spot -- more than 180 years ago -- stood…
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