Joe McCarthy

Joe McCarthy is the president of McCarthy Communications, Inc., and the former president of BKLYN Magazine. He was the writer and producer of a film, The Brave Man, about the Battle of Brooklyn during the Revolutionary War.

Articles by Joe McCarthy

The Lost Battalion, October 1977 | Vol. 28, No. 6

The doughboys numbered only 550 men -- the remnants of four battalions -- and were surrounded by Germans. Then they were given the order to attack. Read >>

The Man Who Invented, December 1975 | Vol. 27, No. 1

With a wave of his plastic wand Carl Fisher transformed a tangle of mangrove swamps into a peculiarly American resort Read >>

The Lincoln Highway, June 1974 | Vol. 25, No. 4

Carl Fisher thought Americans should be able to drive across their country, but it took a decade and a world war to finish his road Read >>

The ’38 Hurricane, August 1969 | Vol. 20, No. 5

FORECAST FOR SEPT. 21… RAIN, PROBABLY HEAVY TODAY AND TOMORROW, COOLER,FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS Read >>

The Gra-a-nd Parade, February 1969 | Vol. 20, No. 2

Every March 17 on Fifth Avenue shamrocks bloom, bagpipes skirl, and colleens prance prettily along. Begorra, it’s a great day for the Irish! Read >>