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Man finds new use for old Mott Haven townhouse

One Mott Haven man wants to charge visitors a fee to enter his quaint, 19th-century home on East 140th Street -- money he plans to use to raise awareness of the neighborhood's history. Samuel Brooks

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Dec 28, 2016, 12:46 AM

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