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The Desk of George Washington Inside NYC City Hall’s Governor Room
While attending last week’s ceremony at New York City’s City Hall for the 35th Annual Awards for Excellence
This Week In NYC History: On July 9, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Is Read in NYC for the First Time
The Declaration of Independence located at the New York Public Library. Photo by Jonathan Blanc / NYPL. On July 9, 1776,
10 Secrets of the Washington Square Arch in NYC
We previously brought you the hidden history of Washington Square Park, but now get a closer look at one of
The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel: An Early New York Success Story – Sort of
Morris Jumel Mansion She’s the woman who dueled with Aaron Burr and won. Move over Alexander Hamilton. The life
10 Places to Remember Alexander Hamilton in NYC
Alexander Hamilton is one of our country’s most famous Founding Fathers, undergoing a resurgence of popularity thanks to the
Five New York Avenues, Five Wars from 1776 to 1965
The United Nations was created to replace war and bloodshed with dialogue and compromise. But the five avenues west of
When Manhattan’s Oldest House Was Razed for Public Housing on the Lower East Side
Photo from the Library of Congress. In 1936, the oldest known house in Manhattan, on the southern end of Cherry
15 Secrets of NYC’s Union Square
Union Square, one of New York City’s major intersections, has quite a reputation. It is many things: a lively
The NYC That Never Was: The Lost 425-Foot Washington Monument in the Upper East Side
On Tuesday, October 19, 1847 thousands attended a ceremony in New York’s Hamilton Square (a lost public square on
The Story of Omero C. Catan, NYC's 'Mr. First' To Cross the Lincoln Tunnel, GW Bridge, and Other Transits
Brooklyn-born Omero C. Catan died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the age of 82 on October 19, 1996. Most
Today in NYC History: George Washington’s Kicks Off the Revolution In New York (1776)
Revolution was coming. The American Continental Congress, sensing the inevitability of a break from the British Empire and the ensuing
The Saga of Bartholdi’s Forgotten Statue of Lafayette & Washington in NYC and Paris
Joseph Pulitzer, the editor of the New York World (whose New York City headquarters was the tallest building in the
