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NYC Weekend Trip: 10 Must Visit Places in Haverstraw, a Historic Town in the Hudson Valley
Located at the widest point of the Hudson River, the town of Haverstraw is readying for its spotlight. It has
The Top 10 Secrets of Bowling Green, the Oldest Public Park in NYC
Throughout the course of New York’s nearly 400-year history, Bowling Green has seen its fair share of historic
NYC Day Trip: 10 Historical Sites to Check Out in Princeton, NJ
“Princeton often changes people’s perceptions of New Jersey,” says Roger Williams, Secretary of the Princeton Battlefield Society as he
A History of NYC’s Hanover Square and East Financial District from “The Bowery Boys: Adventures in Old New York”
Bowery Boys Greg and Tom. Image courtesy of Benjamin Stone Photography Grey Young and Tom Meyers are “The Bowery Boys,
Plaque Honoring Mary Lindley Murray, an American Revolution Patriot Revealed Again
In a traffic island at the intersection of Park Avenue and 37th Street, recent gardening work has a revealed a
History of the Revolutionary War Submarine The Turtle, First Used in Combat in NYC
In our Secrets of Governors Island compilation, we covered The Turtle, the world’s first submarine used in military combat.
The Top 10 Secrets of Green-Wood Cemetery In NYC
The Green-Wood Cemetery was the second most popular tourist site in the state with over 500,000 visitors each
The Lost Bergen Homestead, Once the Oldest Home in Flatbush, Brooklyn
The old Bergen homestead at 972 Flatbush Avenue was originally the home of Dominie Bernadus Freeman, who served as pastor
Explore The History of NYC Through Portraiture With The Museum Of The City Of New York
Alexander Hamilton by John Turnbull. Image via Museum of the City of New York This past Friday, February 5th, the
Five New York Avenues, Five Wars from 1776 to 1965
The United Nations was created to replace war and bloodshed with dialogue and compromise. But the five avenues west of
When Manhattan’s Oldest House Was Razed for Public Housing on the Lower East Side
Photo from the Library of Congress. In 1936, the oldest known house in Manhattan, on the southern end of Cherry
Top 10 Secrets of Trinity Church in NYC
Churches all around the world bear the name ‘Trinity Church.’ The most unusual by far happens to be a small