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 this Contributor

The Lost Battalion | October 1977

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

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

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 Gra-a-nd Parade | February 1969

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 >>

The ’38 Hurricane | August 1969

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