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Stat of The Day: Match Point, Ms. Outerbridge

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March 26, 2008 | 5:04 p.m
<br /> (Christopher & AmyCate via flickr)
Christopher & AmyCate via flickr

Since I got a copy a month ago of the essay collection New York Calling: From Blackout to Bloomberg, I've found about one piece of New York trivia per hour of reading. Here's one that sounds unbelievable but a Google search proved its truth: The Outerbridge Crossing connecting Staten Island to New Jersey was not named thusly because, well, it's an outer-bridge crossing. It was named for Mary Ewing Outerbridge. The Staten Island native brought lawn tennis to the city after a winter trip to Bermuda. And now you know.

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