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NYC Neighborhood Name Origins: The Colorful Tale of Spuyten Duyvil

Where does the name Spuyten Duyvil in NYC come from? A river between Manhattan and the Bronx? A spring in Inwood or a trumpeter from a Washington Irving story?
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tess stahl August 24, 2015
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Today in NYC History: The Story of NYC’s Tenderloin Race Riot in 1900

The incredible true story of NYC's Tenderloin Race Riot, which ravaged the city in August 1900 in the area that is now Penn Station as seen in The Knick
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tess stahl August 13, 2015
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On This Day in NYC History: The Bronx Borough President Attempted to Invade Manhattan in 1939

Just before noon on a cool, blustery Saturday in March, 1939, a limousine pulled up to the corner of 225th

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