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The NYC Roots of America’s Free Press

In the courtrooms of New York City’s Federal Hall, more than fifty years before the Bill of Rights was

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Nicole Saraniero Feb 1, 2021

Arts & Culture

Plaque Marks Site of NYC’s First Printing Press

A small printing press on Pearl Street is the birthplace of one of America’s most sacred and highly debated

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Nicole Saraniero Jan 29, 2021

Arts & Culture

The History of Arab American Newspapers in NYC’s Little Syria

By Abdessamad Kharmaj Community Organizer at the NYC Department of Records Arabic newspapers in the United States played a significant

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Untapped New York Jul 14, 2016

Arts & Culture

On this Day in NYC History: “The American Minerva” Becomes NYC’s First Daily Newspaper

On December 9, 1793, a Connecticut Federalist by the name of Noah Webster founded New York City’s first daily

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phillipe martin chatelain Dec 9, 2013