book talk
Inside The Barbizon, NYC’s Glamorous Women-Only Hotel
Grace Kelly, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, and Liza Minelli are just a few of the famous women who once called
Uncover the History of NYC Place Names
Join Names of New York author Joshua Jelly-Schapiro for a virtual book launch event and discover the surprising stories
Rediscover Old New York in the Sketches of Artist Eliza Greatorex
Travel back in time to 1869 to meet the pioneering 19th-century artist Eliza Greatorex and uncover her efforts to
Explore Abandoned Resorts of the Borscht Belt
Today the Borscht Belt is recalled through the nostalgic lens of summer swims, Saturday night dances, and comedy performances, but
19th-Century Drawings Reveal the Lost Buildings of Old New York
If you’ve lived here for more than a New York minute, chances are good that a place you loved–
Trace Carole King’s Musical Journey Through NYC
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter Carole King‘s groundbreaking 1971 album, Tapestry. To celebrate
The Doctors Blackwell: A Book on America’s First Female Doctors
Author Janice P. Nimura’s new book, The Doctors Blackwell tells the story of “How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine
NYC’s First Female Run Hospital Still Stands in NoHo
On May 12, 1857, the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children opened its doors to the sick and
Revisit the Swingin’ Jazz Clubs of 1940s and 50s NYC
Years before Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier, jazz clubs were among the first places in Jim Crow America
Journey Through Manhattan’s Magical Past
Manhattan has a pervasive quality of glamour—a heightened sense of personality generated by a place whose cinematic, literary, and
How the Williamsburg Bridge Transformed Brooklyn
The construction of the Williamsburg Bridge in 1903 brought about a total transformation of the neighborhood on the Brooklyn side
Hear Stories of WWII-Era NYC at a Book Talk with the Author of Victory City
Join historian and author of Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers During World War II John