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Could There Be Alligators in NYC’s Sewer?
New York City has long had a fascination with alligators in the sewer. The “legend” has been referenced across popular
36 Black History Sites to Discover in NYC
For the last few hundred years, New York City has been one of the country’s epicenters of African-American and
20 Ethnic Micro-Neighborhoods in NYC
Chinatown and Little Italy may be the first locations that come to mind when non-New Yorkers think of New York
10 Places to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. in NYC
Coretta Scott King called Martin Luther King, Jr. Day “a people’s holiday,” but it is hard to resist honoring
10 NYC Haunts of the Harlem Renaissance
In the 1920s and 1930s, Harlem was buzzing with the roaring sounds of jazz, the chatter of new ideas, and
Top 10 Secrets of Sugar Hill, Manhattan
The “sweet life” of Black cultural thought leaders living in this West Harlem neighborhood during the 1920s gave Sugar Hill
10 Exciting Free Events Celebrating Juneteenth 2022
June 19, 1865 began as another average day in South Texas, at a time during which chattel slavery was very
The 6 Most Iconic Jazz Clubs In New York City
Jazz music originated in New Orleans during the early 1900s, with African-American musicians creating the music style to both celebrate
Climb Atop the Harlem Firewatch Tower
Untapped New York is opening the doors to the historic Harlem Firewatch Tower, built on Mount Morris in the 1850s
Inside Strivers Row, a Historic Neighborhood in Harlem
On 138th and 139th Streets between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Frederick Douglass Boulevards in Harlem sit four rows of
The Largely Forgotten History of the Battle of Harlem Heights
For two and a half centuries, New York City’s pivotal role in Revolutionary War history has been underappreciated. Even
What Happened to NYC’s Audubon Ballroom, the Site of Malcolm X’s Assassination
At 3940 Broadway and West 165th Street once stood the historic Audubon Theater and Ballroom. Constructed in 1912 by Fox