A 90-minute walking tour through Long Island City's hidden Irish history, led by historian Geoffrey Cobb. Before the five boroughs consolidated, LIC was an independent municipality run by Tipperary-born mayor Paddy "Battle Axe" Gleason—a colorful figure who held court seated in a barber chair outside the Miller Hotel and nearly bankrupted the city building P.S. 1 for local children. This tour draws on brand-new research to uncover the saloons, gambling dens, and Irish roots of one of New York's most notorious political characters.