10 locations in NYC where Martin Luther King Jr. visited and made his mark, including Carnegie Hall, Riverside Church, and City College.
On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire killed 146 workers and ignited a renewed fight for women's and workers' rights.
Today in NYC history, November 19, 1871, William "Boss" Magear Tweed was arrested. Here are some fun facts you may not have known about the corrupt Boss Tweed.
10 interesting facts about Williamsburg, Brooklyn before it was cool, from its early history under the Dutch, the English and Americans after Revolutionary War.
On June 16, 1857, two rival police squads clashed at City Hall NYC the Municipals, under the command of Mayor Fernando Wood, and the Metropolitans
Until September 11th, the sinking of the General Slocum was responsible for the largest loss of life in NYC and changed the composition of the Lower East Side.
Across the United States, the power of organized labor has been largely diminished, but in New York City, unions remain relevant, throwing their
Stuyvesant at the invasion of New Amsterdam by English forces in 1664. Image via Wikimedia Commons New Amsterdam in the
Madison Square Garden Fans of the woeful New York Knickerbockers haven’t had a lot to cheer for in recent years,
1916 Redrawing of The Castello Plan, map of 1660 New Amsterdam via Wikimedia Commons. On May 4, 1626, Peter Minuit arrived