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Harry Levinson's store looted
By the time the city comptroller heard testimony from those who filed claims, 106 owners had sought damages. Levinson was mentioned in only one of the newspaper stories about that proceeding, with the New York Sun reporting that the "mob cleaned out" his store, but no other information. No one arrested for looting was identified as having stolen goods from the store.
Levinson's claim of $4,805 in damages was well above the median claim of $733. As the city lost repeatedly in court, he likely was awarded some amount of damages. However, based on the awards in those cases, what he likely would have received was only a small proportion of what he claimed. The New York Sun reported that he told the comptroller that he had been "forced to retire." No store appeared at his address in the MCCH business survey in the second half of 1935. The Tax Department photographs taken between 1939 and 1941 did not include a clear view of the address.
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- "Claim $38,000 Riot Damages," New York Sun, April 23, 1935 [clipping].
- "Harlem Riots to Cost Dearly," New York Sun, July 23, 1935 [clipping].
- "Harlem Riot Claims," New York American, April 24, 1935 [clipping].
- "$38,000 Sought in Harlem Riot," New York World-Telegram, April 23, 1935 [clipping]
- "Owners Want Riot Damages," New York Amsterdam News, June 1, 1935, 18.