Today in NYC History: Largest Public School Boycott in City History in 1964
In honoring the civil rights movement, we sometimes forget the battles that took place in northern cities like New York.
Today in NYC History: Residents of New Amsterdam Win Recognition from the Dutch Government in 1653
New Yorkers have been agitators and disrupters from the start, even back when New Amsterdam was just a small settlement
Today in NYC History: Lawyers Fight Back Against Tammany, Create the Bar of the City of NY in 1870
Introducing a column by Janos Marton of janos.nyc, writer, urban enthusiast, and political expert, a former counsel to the
Last Call at Odessa in the East Village, An Iconic NYC Dive Bar
When Odessa shuttered its doors early Sunday morning, New York City bid farewell to one of its finest dive bars.
Koch Movie Review
“Koch,” the movie, tells the story of former New York City mayor Ed Koch’s rise and fall, alternating between
The Ellis Island South Side Hospitals: a healthcare marvel in decay
Untapped Cities is an official blog ambassador for Partners in Preservation , a community-based initiative by American Express and the
U.S. Supreme Court Threatens Campaign Finance Reform in NYC
co-authored by Morgan Pehme, the Executive Director of New York Civic. This article was cross-posted on the Huffington
The Silk Road Palace: The Legend Will Live On
For more than thirty years, the Silk Road Palace was a cornerstone of Upper West Side nightlife, a place so
An Evening of Burlesque at the Members-Only Explorers Club
On a rainy Monday evening I found myself in the Explorers Club library, sipping red wine while looking up at
Attack of the Chain Gang: Forget Wal-Mart, New York Is Chain-Ridden Already
The January 11th storm that wasn’t postponed some highly anticipated local political theater: The New York City Council’s
Find the Great Outdoors Without Leaving Manhattan: Fort Tryon Park & Inwood Park
Manhattan is a bigger island than people think when they’re compressed like sardines in subway cars or on midtown
Inside Gracie Mansion, Home of New York City’s Mayors
Political activist and lawyer Janos Marton documents his movements through his upliftingly-named website, LivingtheDream.org. As a long-standing