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Top Secrets of Sugar Hill, Manhattan
Sugar Hill raised historical figures including Babe Ruth and Duke Ellington, with some of the best-preserved architecture in Manhattan.
Top 10 Secrets of Sugar Hill, Manhattan
The “sweet life” of Black cultural thought leaders living in this West Harlem neighborhood during the 1920s gave Sugar Hill
10 Famous People Buried in Cemeteries Around NYC
Lin Manuel Miranda penned the famous refrain “You have no control: / Who lives / Who dies / Who tells your story?” for
Uncover the History of Black Baseball in NYC
Ken Burns dubbed New York City the “capital of baseball” in the 1940s and ‘50s, but the fact is, the
Discover Jackie Robinson’s House in Flatbush, Brooklyn
At 5224 Tilden Avenue in East Flatbush sits one of the Brooklyn homes of baseball great Jackie Robinson. The house
Dexter Park, the Lost Baseball Stadium that Became a Supermarket Parking Lot
You know the names: Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Hank Greenberg. But have you heard of Dexter
Join a Curator Led Walkthrough of MCNY’s Jackie Robinson Exhibit
Get an in-depth look at the Museum of the City of New York‘s latest exhibit, In the Dugout with
New Exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York Honors the Legacy of Baseball Legend Jackie Robinson
To mark the 100th anniversary of baseball legend Jackie Robinson’s birthday, the Museum of the City of New York
The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Riverside Church
Looming in the skyline of Morningside Heights near Columbia University is a massive church that dominates the skyline of Hudson
Jackie Robinson’s Brooklyn from Ken Burns’ New Documentary on PBS
Ebbets Field, opening day, 1913. Image from Wikimedia Commons. The new two-part PBS documentary from Ken Burns, “Jackie Robinson,” focuses
Dodger Remnants in Brooklyn: Jackie, Pee Wee, Rickey, and Gil Hodges
Statue of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese, outside of MCU Park Ask any Brooklynite, and they will be glad
The Day Baseball Died in Brooklyn – Ebbets Field
Run through Prospect Park on a summer afternoon (and I mean the whole park) and you will see Brooklyn. It’
