Memorial to Hunger: Irish History in NYC Is Not Just for St. Patrick's Day #IYKYK

New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is an annual spectacle that celebrates all-things Irish culture…but did you know there’s a memorial in Lower Manhattan that calls attention to the country’s darker past? The Irish Hunger Memorial in Battery Park aims to raise awareness of the famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1852 that killed approximately one-and-a-half million people. Emmy Beck-Aden reports.