Peter Andreoli and Vincent Poncia were from Providence, Rhode Island and spent much of their time writing songs for Phil Spectors organization, but this effort on George Mortons label was their first hit. The renamed themselves The Innocence and got two more hits a few years later.
I never heard this version when it was a hit. In early 1965, my preferred radio station for pop was KRLA, which had its own version.
New York's a Lonely Town (KRLA Version)--The Trade Winds (1965)