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Artifacts Unearthed In Archaeological Excavations Show the Contributions of NYC Women

Delve underground to discover archaeological artifacts showing the contributions fabulous women have made to New York City over the years, from tea sets to shells.
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kim dramer August 23, 2017
Arts & CultureNew York

Audrey Munson: The Most Visible New York Woman You Don’t Know

Audrey Munson may not sound like a familiar name, but she is present all across NYC as the model for many statues on famous monuments and institutions.
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kim dramer April 15, 2016
Arts & CultureNew York

The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel: An Early New York Success Story – Sort of

Morris Jumel Mansion She’s the woman who dueled with Aaron Burr and won.  Move over Alexander Hamilton. The life of

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kim dramer March 22, 2016
Arts & CultureNew York

The Best Bathrooms at NYC’s Met Museum Are Next to an Ancient Chinese Urinal

An ancient Chinese male urinal gives only a sly hint to perhaps the cleanest, most underused bathroom in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, for those in the know.
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kim dramer December 15, 2015
Arts & CultureNew York

Celebrating 30 Years of the Thornwillow Press at The Grolier Club NYC

Thornwillow Press, based in Newburgh, is turning 30 and the publishing world is celebrating. An exhibition is currently on display at the Grolier Club in NYC
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kim dramer October 7, 2015
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Fun Maps: Reconstructing New York City as Welikia, My Good Home

Dr. Eric Sanderson's new Fun Map "Welikia" (Lenape for "my good home") allows you to visualize what New York City's five boroughs looked like in 1609.
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kim dramer September 29, 2015
Arts & CultureNew York

New Amsterdam’s Gay Scene: The Queer Case of Harmen van den Bogaert in Early NYC

Harmen van den Bogaert was the first death due to sexual preference in Dutch New Amsterdam and his harrowing escape and capture was recorded in a journal.
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kim dramer September 15, 2015
Arts & CultureFood & DrinkNew York

The Strange Dining Companions at the Met Museum's Petrie Court Café

If you have the chance to have lunch or grab a drink in the Petrie Court Café at the Metropolitan Museum of

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kim dramer July 29, 2015
Arts & CultureNew York

A Mix of Patriot and Tory Influences in NYC's Washington Heights

The Battle of Fort Washington, 1776, was a military defeat for the Patriots. But the battlefield site named after the last English Civil Governor of New York?
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kim dramer July 17, 2015
Arts & CultureNew York

Celebrating July 4th in NYC: Remembering the Stockbridge Indian Massacre in Van Cortlandt Park

Inn Indian Field Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx was the Battle of Van Cortlandt Wood during the Revolutionary War where Stockbridge Mohicans lost their lives.
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kim dramer July 2, 2015

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