Today in NYC History
Today in NYC History: Google Doodle Celebrates Arrival of Statue of Liberty to New York Harbor
Though wildly beloved today, the Statue of Liberty faced an uphill climb in regards to its financing, here in America,
Today in NYC History: The Police Riots of 1857
Police riot, they want a riot, police riot, a riot of their own! Why should civilians have all the fun?
Today in NYC History: The Failed Sewer Strike of 1971
Across the United States, the power of organized labor has been largely diminished, but in New York City, unions remain
Today in NYC History: In 1647, Peter Stuyvesant Takes the Reins in New Netherland
Stuyvesant at the invasion of New Amsterdam by English forces in 1664. Image via Wikimedia Commons New Amsterdam in the
Today in NYC History: The New York Knicks Brought Home Their First Championship
Madison Square Garden Fans of the woeful New York Knickerbockers haven’t had a lot to cheer for in recent
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
Today in NYC History: Historic Treaty Oak Re-Planted at Bartow-Pell Mansion, Bronx
On May 1, 1915, the Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx’s Pelham Bay Park was the site of a tree
Today in NYC History: Students Occupy Columbia University (1968)
Plans for the Morningside Gym. Image via WikiCU, user Tao tan One of the first great student protests, the Columbia
Today in NYC History: New York City Had Its Own Version of the Boston Tea Party (1774)
Before the term was hijacked by the far right-wing, the Boston Tea Party was beloved as one of the iconic
Today in NYC History: The Grisly Doctors’ Riot of 1788 Prompted by Severed Libs and Gravedigging
Waving severed limbs at children. Graverobbing. Fleeing angry rioters. The medical profession has definitely come a long way since April
Today in NYC History: Williamsburgh Becomes a Village (1827)
Before Williamsburg was a hipster paradise, before it was a Puerto-Rican/Italian enclave, before it was a Jewish refuge from
Today in NYC History: George Washington’s Kicks Off the Revolution In New York (1776)
Revolution was coming. The American Continental Congress, sensing the inevitability of a break from the British Empire and the ensuing