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- ↑ "John Wayne Lives...at PS 380 in Williamsburg". New York Post. October 26, 1982.
- ↑ Daly, Michael (January 4, 2007). "Name school for the subway savior". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on January 6, 2007.