New York History

Teaser: Guess the Movie!

Nick Carr | Posted 10.02.2009 | New York


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.

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

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


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...

Nostalgia: Telephone Exchanges in Old New York

Erica Jong | Posted 11.08.2009 | New York


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).

Alexander Hamilton: Unclaimed Son to Founding Father

Allison Rockefeller | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York


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?

NYC Slavery Walking Tour

Sheryl McCarthy | Posted 08.13.2009 | New York


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.