immigration
Did Last Names Really Get Changed at Ellis Island?
It’s a common tale you may have heard at the dinner table. Your great-grandfather or great-great-grandmother
The Real Story of Annie Moore, Ellis Island’s First Immigrant
On New Year’s Day 1892, a seventeen-year-old girl named Annie Moore stepped onto Ellis Island and into
Get a Taste of New York on a New NYC Food Tour of Chinatown, Little Italy, and the LES
Pizza, dumplings, and knishes are just a few of the delicious foods you’ll get to savor on Untapped New
9 Surprising Uses of NYC’s Ellis Island Throughout History
Over the course of more than 60 years, from 1892 to 1954, the immigration station at Ellis Island processed millions
New Unforgotten Series Installment Highlights Relevance of Ellis Island History
Though the United States has not welcomed immigrants through Ellis Island since the federal immigration station closed in 1954, it
“This Is Ellis Island” Symposium Follows the Immigrant Experience
When it comes to New York City, there’s no denying that the immigrants who have made this city home
Savor the Flavors of Antigua and Colombia with Eat Offbeat
When Manal Kahi arrived in New York in 2013 from Lebanon, she was quite disappointed with the hummus she tried.
What’s Left of Little Germany in NYC, Kleindeutschland
The history of German immigration to New York, despite its large volume, lacks the same attention awarded to other migratory
Vintage NYC Photos: The Gas House District That Became Stuy Town
Before the housing complex we’re familiar with in Stuyvesant Town was built, the area was formerly known as the
Newly Released Photographs of Ellis Island Immigrants in Early 20th Century
Augustus Frederick Sherman worked as the Chief Registry Clerk on Ellis Island from the years 1892 to 1925. Thousands of
NYC’s Micro Neighborhoods: Little Senegal in Harlem, New York City
Little Senegal, or “Le Petit Senegal” to many of the Francophone locals, is home to African immigrants from Senegal, the
LA Suburb Rancho Cucamonga's Chinatown House Becomes an Endangered Historic Site
Terminal Island’s Southwest Marine complex still holds reminders of the island’s shipbuilding and Japanese immigrant histories. One of
