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Discount: Speakeasy Soiree at The Urbane Arts Club
Enjoy live music, dance lessons, and craft cocktails in a former speakeasy!
Today in NYC History
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Arts & Culture
How Labor Day Was Created in New York City
Labor Day is a New York City-born and bred holiday first celebrated this week on September 5, 1882. Of all
Arts & Culture
100 Years Ago: Clason Point Freak Ferris Wheel Accident Kills Eight, Injures 27
Today, Clason Point is a quiet residential neighborhood in the southeastern Bronx that is home to about 25,000 residents.
Arts & Culture
How Labor Day Was Created in New York City
Labor Day is a New York City-born and bred holiday first celebrated this week on September 5, 1882. Of all
Architecture
Today in 1897 the Consolidation of New York City Was Approved
Today, New York City’s five boroughs contain about 8.4 million people, making it the most populous city in
Arts & Culture
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911
The Today in NYC series often covers obscure corners of New York City political history, but one of the most
Architecture
On This Day in NYC History, February 26, 1993: The World Trade Center Is Bombed
It’s been 25 years since the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, when a rental van carrying a 1,200-pound
Architecture
NYC Throw Back Thursday 1966: The Deadly 23rd Street Fire Destroys a Building Next to Flatiron
This image of 23rd Street and Broadway is viewable in Times Square on the Membit app. Membit is a new
Arts & Culture
Throw Back Thursday 1935: Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess Premieres in NYC
This image of the Neil Simon Theatre (formally the Alvin Theatre) is viewable in Times Square on the Membit app.
Arts & Culture
Throw Back Thursday 1927: The First Full-Length Motion Picture with Sound Premieres in NYC
This image of the Warner Strand Theatre is viewable in Times Square on the Membit app. The Warner Strand Theatre
New York
Throw Back Thursday 1654: The First Rosh Hashanah in North America
A plaque sitting at the entrance of the first Shearith Israel Cemetery on St. Jame’s Place in Lower Manhattan.
Arts & Culture
The Origins of Labor Day in New York City
Labor Day is a New York City-born and bred holiday first celebrated this week on September 5, 1882. Of all
Arts & Culture
This Week in NYC History: The First Edition of Scientific American is Published in 1845
Top half of the front page of Scientific American’s first edition published on Thursday, August 28, 1845. Image source