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A Mix of Patriot and Tory Influences in NYC's Washington Heights
A West Point honor guard at Margaret Corbin Day 2015. A strange mix of Patriot and Tory still exists in
10 Fun Facts About Williamsburg Brooklyn's Early History
Editor note: Untapped Cities columnist Janos Marton, New York City lawyer, activist and founder of the website janos.nyc has
Hidden in Plain Sight: Dan Kiley’s Great NYC Landscapes
Dan Kiley is the most eminent landscape architect you’ve never heard of—a “seminal landscape architect,” said the New
10 of the Best and Most Important Moments In NYC Boxing History
Madison Square Garden Quite a bit of time has now passed since the 2015 version of the the “Fight of
Today in NYC History: How The Dutch Actually Bought Manhattan (The Long Version)
1916 Redrawing of The Castello Plan, map of 1660 New Amsterdam via Wikimedia Commons. On May 4, 1626, Peter Minuit
Top 10 Off the Beaten Path Places in Prague
We’re bringing our international (read: non-New York City) coverage back into the mix. Our off-the-beaten path
The Mystery of Whitlock’s Folly, the Haunted Lost Mansion of Hunts Point in The Bronx
Hunts Point, a well known neighborhood on the Southeastern tip of the Bronx, has become known as a major hub
Where the Subway Won’t Go: A Brief Transit History of Fifth Avenue, New York City
Fifth Avenue Coach Company’s double-decker bus Fifth Avenue has it all: opulent retail, national embassies, corporate headquarters–but
Take A Walk Around Herman Melville’s Manhattan: 10 Spots in Lower Manhattan Which Inspired the Author
Though most people’s association with legendary writer Herman Melville may be of sailing the high seas in search of
A History of the Central Park Arsenal, a Building Simultaneously Used as a Zoo and Police Precinct
The Central Park Arsenal, at 64th Street and Fifth Avenue, is one of the two buildings (the other being the
Vintage NYC Photography: New York City in the Gilded Age by Ephemeral NY
In the book New York City in the Gilded Age, Esther Crain, founder of the website Ephemeral New York, supported
Vintage NYC Photography: The Central Park Zoo
Entrance to Central Park Zoo, 1942. Image via the Library of Congress The city legislature never commissioned for the city