A Walking Tour of New York, Circa 1860, Accompanied by the City’s Last Pirate
Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Then came one of the most intense manhunts in city history. In the end, Hicks was caught, tried and convicted. He would be the last man publicly executed in New York City. New York is a palimpsest. Everywhere you look, the old town bleeds through. He was wild in the eyes not nervous, more like elated....