Rep your city!
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Representin' my home town of New Rochelle, NY. My hometown's claim to dfame:
Birthplace of: Bob Denver (Gilligan, RIP)
Home of: American Patriot Thomas Paine, Author "Copmmon Sense"
Henry Jay Heimlich, creator of the Heimlich maneuver
Jay Leno, TV host (and the famous Leno family "Clam Bar") (Well, he used to live here. He moved. His roots are here though)
Songwriter: Don "Bye Bye Miss America Pie" McClean
Fcitional Home of : Dick Van Dyke on the Dick Van Dyke show
Rock Band That Used to Practice in New Rochelle:
AnthraxHipHop Cred: Home of the Brand Nubians
Before moving to Hollywood the US film industry was based here. The Thanhouser Company i n1909.
George Washington Slept here. really.
These days, not much goes on. But there are lots of Guidos and many 'reformed' mobsters live here.