By 1880, while some homes were lit ... plans to expand his system throughout Manhattan and New York City, says Wallace. As the Pearl Street station used purely direct current (DC), though, it ...

On September 4, 1882, a significant chapter in the history of electricity began when Thomas Edison opened the Pearl Street Station in New York City. This was the first commercial electric power ...

Retired hospitality executive Rick Antosh was eating at the Grand Central Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station, New York City ... it’s a pearl.” Antosh had been eating an oyster pan roast ...

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In early October, Thompsonville firefighters moved into a new station on North Main Street, leaving the Pearl Street station vacant. Fire officials have said that the building housed some ...

To the Editor of The New York Times: Among our great merchants ... The Walton house was 328 Pearl (formerly 68 Queens) Street, and had a garden that reached to the East River.