Actually busted out laughing at a coup!e of places in that book. Drew some looks while riding on the Lex
Movie didn’t do it justice.
I was living in the city at the time. Pete Hamil was a cohort of Breslin, both horrible bent to the left, and both incredible talented. Street smart guys, knock around NY'ers, both regulars in the local gin mills, with Farrell's in Park Slope being Hamil's favorite (late 60s/70s)