New York History

Anarchists, Cops, the Super Rich -- It's New York 100 Years Ago

Rick Ayers | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Ludlow Massacre, Emma Goldman, The One Percent, American History, Progressive Movement, Weather Underground, New York City, Anarchy, John D. Rockefeller, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Movement, New York History, More Powerful Than Dynamite, Book Review, Books News
Rick Ayers

In More Powerful Than Dynamite: Radicals, Plutocrats, Progressives, and New York's Year of Anarchy, many will find parallels to the current social crises, from the upheavals of Occupy Wall Street to the manipulations of the super rich.

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Home of the Irish Immigrant Girls in Lower Manhattan

Alan Singer | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Lower Manhattan, Ireland, Immigration, Roman Catholic Church, Castle Garden, Ellis Island, NY Around Town, New York History, New York News
Alan Singer

During the Ellis Island era, millions of immigrants arrived in the United States. Our Lady of the Rosary and the accompanying Watson House provided greetings and safe haven for more than 100,000 young Irish girls who came to NY.

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LOOK: Buy The MTA's Old Stuff!

Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: NY Around Town, Memorabilia, New York Subway, New York History, Mta, Subway, New York News

Hoping to spruce up your digs with some one-of-a-kind items? Look no further than the MTA to add a bit of retro stylings with the agency's Memorabilia...

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Rikers Island -- Last Stop on the New York City School-to-Prison Pipeline

Alan Singer | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Island and Horizon Academies, Rikers Island Jail, Rikers Island History, New York Prison System, Rikers Island Prison, Rikers Island New York, Rikers Island, New York History, School Behind Bars, New York News
Alan Singer

The size of the prison system in the United States is horrific. Equally horrific are its rapid growth and the direct and indirect costs.

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Mr. Jobs, Meet Jackie O

Paul Gunther | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Historic Preservation, Jacqueline Onassis, Technology, Apple, Grand Central Terminal, New York Architecture, Ny Architecture, Steve Jobs, Grand Central Apple, Apple Grand Central, Architecture New York, New York History, Arts News
Paul Gunther

The new Apple store in Grand Central Terminal is cultural memory writ large, resulting in a renewal of artistic appreciation for a place at risk of being taken for granted.

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Remembering The Fire That Destroyed NY's Historical Heritage

AP | CHRIS CAROLA | Posted 05.27.2011

Read More: Archives, Fire Anniversary, State Archives, Fire, New York History, 1911 Capitol Fire, New York Library Fire, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — The fire started in the Assembly Library and quickly spread down the hall to the nearby New York State Library, finding plenty of...

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The Research Fellowship That Uncovered a New Story of 19th Century New York

The New York Public Library | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, New York Public Library, Research, Fellowships, Archives, Manuscripts, Academia, Scholarship, New York History, New York News
The New York Public Library

Steven Carl Smith is working on a dissertation about New York City in the 19th century, with a focus on the publishing industry and how it developed.

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1916 Vision Of NYC Without The East River

ny.curbed.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NY Real Estate, New York News, New York History, Ny News, New York News

Oh, those 1916 New Yorkers and their crazy ideas! Like Dr. T. Kennard Thomson, an engineer and city planner who dreamed up the above map of a New York...

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How Did New Yorkers Deal With Heat Waves in Centuries Past? (SLIDESHOW)

Megan Doherty | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, New York History, Heat Wave, American History, New York City, East Coast Heat Wave, Great Blackout, Air Conditioning, Rivoli Theatre, Slidepollajax, Hudson River, East River, New York Blackout, History of East Coast Heat Waves, Fire Hydrant New York, How to Deal With Heat in New York, North East Record Heat History, Past Nyc Heat Waves, Heat Waves in New York 19 Century, New York City Heatwaves History, Heat Waves, New York News
Megan Doherty

In New York, where concrete ratchets temperatures from hot to hellish, refuge can only be found inside air-conditioned interiors. But how did New Yorkers deal with the heat in the days before A/C?

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Flushing's Crown Needs Polishing

Kevin Walsh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Queens, Preservation, Theatres, Flushing, Thomas W. Lamb, Milton Berle, Historic New York, New York History, New York News
Kevin Walsh

At the heart of downtown Flushing, Queens, an architectural masterpiece, the RKO Keith's Theatre, awaits a day when it will once again be a cultural beacon and its beauty will shine forth anew.

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Teaser: Guess the Movie!

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Pictures, Ghostbusters, New York, Scouting Ny, New York History, New York News
Nick Carr

Nearly every location in my new film subject has been demolished or completely renovated since the movie was made over 30 years ago.

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Museum Of The City Of New York Releases List Of 400 Top New Yorkers In History

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ian Schrager, Henry Hudson, Diane Arbus, Brooke Astor, Edith Wharton, Andy Warhol, Rudy Giuliani, Herman Badillo, Famous New Yorker, New York 400, Louis Armstrong, Museum of the City of New York, 400th Anniversary New York, John Jay, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay-Z, Walt "Clyde" Frazier, New York History, New York News

In honor of Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage across the Atlantic, the Museum of the City of New York came up with a list of 400 notable and legendary New Yo...

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Nostalgia: Telephone Exchanges in Old New York

Erica Jong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Erica Jong Nostalgia, Erica Jong Telephone Exchanges, Erica Jong, Erica Jong Butterfield 8, History, Nyc History, New York History, New York News
Erica Jong

Bring back the old exchanges -- and let's invent some new ones while we're at it. Let's name them after NY writers. GInsberg for the East Village. And WH for the West Village (after Auden).

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Alexander Hamilton: Unclaimed Son to Founding Father

Allison Rockefeller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aaron Burr, American Revolution, Alexander Hamilton, New York, George Washington, Thirteen Colonies, American History, New York City, New York History, New York City History, New York News
Allison Rockefeller

Hamilton arrived in 1773 and began his stunning ascent in a whirlwind, epic tale of crisis and opportunity, from unclaimed son to Founding Father. Doesn't New York set the greatest stage for this kind of story?

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NYC Slavery Walking Tour

Sheryl McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slavery, History, New-York-History, Slave Trade, New York, American History, Financial District, New York City, City Hall, South Street Seaport, African-American History, New York News
Sheryl McCarthy

I bet few New Yorkers know about the role that the hideous institution of slavery played in shaping the city physically, financially and socially.

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