On this day in 1876, the Brooklyn Theater crumbled in flames during the middle of a performance.
The New York Yankees Football team lived a short life from 1946 to 1948. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium, but their last game, on December 4th 1948, was against the Chicago Rockets at Soldier Field in Chicago.
On December 3rd,1641, Jonas Bronck purchased 500 acres of farmland above Manhattan which later became The Bronx. The settlement is in present day "Mott Haven."
On this Day in NYC History: December 2nd, 1657, the Nieuw Amsterdam City Council enacted legislation banning household goods as mean of payment for alcohol.