But others, such as the right to go about the city with a drawn sword, the right to be hanged by a silken rope, the right to drive sheep over London Bridge, the right to be drunk and disorderly in the City, the right to be married in St Paul's Cathedral and buried with the City, may always have been in the realms of folklore.

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Red and white industrial rope light strands will grace the Canadian arch portion of the bridge, while red, white, and blue strands will grace the U.S. double-arch portion of the bridge.

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Eastbound traffic on Interstates 87 and 287 came to a halt on Nov. 7, 2011, after Davitt dropped a rope ladder, anchored by his van, over the side of the Tappan Zee Bridge.

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