June AA NY History
 

June 17 1942 - New York AA groups sponsored the first annual NY area meeting. Four hundred and twenty-four heard
Dr. Silkworth and AA speakers.

June 18 1940 - One hundred attended the first meeting in the first AA clubhouse at 334-1/2 West 24th St., New York City.

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424 people listening to Doctor Silkworth. That must have been some meeting!

I recently found a bit of early AA history from New York. I was looking at the 1940 census information (NY just became searchable about two weeks ago). It shows Bill and Lois living at 145 W 55th Street New York (Hell's Kitchen) in April 1940. This was just after their place on Clinton St. was repossessed by the bank. Bills’ occupation was listed as Social Worker.