American Islands
To get there from Brooklyn or N.J. you can cross a bridge, but you have to take a ferry from Manhattan
Staten Island
Brioche, popular for continental breakfasts, is a type of this food
Bread
Both James Madison & Woodrow Wilson went to this institution when it was called the College of N.J.
Princeton
This receiving station for immigrants in New York Bay opened January 1, 1892
Ellis Island
Richard Horowitz, a timpanist with the Met, makes these sticks that a conductor uses
Batons
Some descendants of Jean Lafitte's pirate crew live on Grand Isle in this state
Louisiana
The flippers of this marine reptile featured in soups are often eaten separately
Of BYU, LSU or NYU, the one that's state sponsored
LSU
On March 3, 1847 Congress authorized the 1st ones of these, & with adhesive backs to boot
Postage Stamps
Indian-born music director of the Israel Philharmonic, he also conducts the New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta
If you float down this North American river, you'll actually find about 1,500, not 1,000 islands
St. Lawrence River
A famous Italian meat sauce is named for this "sausage" city
Bologna
From 1878-1910 this military academy was located on the U.S.S. Chase
United States Coast Guard Academy
In December 1962, this country agreed to let 1,113 POWs go in exchange for over $50 mil. in U.S. supplies
Cuba
A Ft. Worth piano contest is named for this winner of the 1958 Int'l Tchaikovsky Competition
Van Cliburn
Theo. Roosevelt Island, a National Memorial, serves as a wildlife refuge in this river
The Potomac
In Jewish cooking, "latkes" commonly enjoyed on Hanukkah, are these
Potato Pancakes
This Washington, D.C. school is the only liberal arts college for the deaf in the U.S.
Gallaudet
An 1886 labor rally in this city's Haymarket Square turned into a riot
Chicago
For the 1991-2 bicentennial of this composer's death, 800 of his works will be performed at Lincoln Center
W.A. Mozart
100 billion gallons of rain fall annually in the Caribbean National Forest, a.k.a. El Yunque, on this island
Puerto Rico
Creme d'ananas is a liqueur flavored with this fruit
Pineapples
"Cosmos" author Carl Sagan is a professor of astronomy & space sciences at this eastern university
Cornell
A presidential order got her released from jail February 1, 1979
Patricia Hearst
If Beethoven rolled over in his grave, he'd find this composer of the Incidental Music to Rosamunde
Franz Schubert