The building boom of the early fifties attracted newcomers to Queens County. In 1953, the military-industrial complex moved to Jackson Heights.

Historians acknowledge that Victor Clemente was the principal defendant in the longest criminal trial. A closer examination of the records show Vincent Clemente was the subject of a reluctant and ineffective prosecution.

Bitterness of the dispute between James A. Lundy and his Democratic rivals shows more than partisan politics drove events.

More than a housing development, Garden Bay Manor was a symbol of recovery from depression. Sponsors promoted the development as testament to the wisdom of New Deal polices. Not surprisingly, Garden Bay Manor attracted leading Democrats as tenants.

As District Attorney of Queens County, T. Vincent Quinn was the victim of extraordinary pressures from the Federal Government.

The Queens County sewer scandals of the early fifties concealed a deeper conflict. By 1960, evidence linked the principal parties in these scandals to public housing spies.