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Toy museum brings make believe to life in BK

Mr. Potato Head, Barbie and Howdy Doody are just some of the toys being brought to life in the city's only toy museum. The Toy Museum of New York, which was founded in 1999 by Marlene Hochman, is open

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Oct 9, 2012, 1:44 PM

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