The Secret Plot to Kidnap Benedict Arnold in NYC
It was October, 1780, and George Washington had a problem. General Benedict Arnold, decorated officer, the hero of Saratoga, had just defected to the British.
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Bowling Green Park Has the Oldest Fence in NYC, A Cast Iron Witness to the American Revolution
While Bowling Green has changed a lot since the Revolution, there is one witness that bears the scars of those events: Bowling Green’s cast-iron fence.
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Hidden in Plain Sight, the Battery Park Cannon Mount is the Oldest European Artifact in Manhattan, NYC
Discover an ancient cannon in Battery Park, which Untapped Cities tour guide, Justin Rivers, believes to be THE oldest European artifact in Manhattan.
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The Top 10 Secrets of Bowling Green, the Oldest Public Park in NYC
Throughout the course of New York’s 400-year history, Bowling Green has seen its fair share of historic events. It’s not surprising that it’s full of secrets.
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NYC Film Locations for Billions on Showtime
Billions, the financial crime drama on Showtime films all over NYC and suburbs telling the cat and mouse game of a U.S. District Attorney and hedge fund manager.
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Why is Manhattan’s Oldest Public Park Named Bowling Green?
Up until now, we’ve mostly focused on the park’s history, but a simpler question still persists for many New Yorkers: Why is Bowling Green called Bowling Green?
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20 of NYC’s Equestrian Monuments and the History They Tell
Of the grand monuments in NYC, the equestrian statues reveal not only the history of NYC and the United States but also the history of other countries around the world.
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This Week In NYC History: On July 9, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Is Read in NYC for the First Time
This week in NYC history, an angry mob dethrones a statue of King George III after the Declaration of Independence is read in NYC for the first time.
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The Top 10 Secrets of The Battery (Formerly Battery Park) in NYC
Historic Battery Park was where the early immigrants landed in NYC and today, the 23-acre The Battery is the largest public open space in Downtown NYC
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Bowling Green in Manhattan’s South Ferry, The Oldest Public Park in NYC
Bowling Green, the oldest public park in New York City, also contains the city’s oldest fence, dating back to pre-revolutionary days in the 1730s.
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Daily What?! Jawdropping Rooftopping Photos at Bowling Green Subway Station by Navid Baraty
Bowling Green subway station has an amazing series of “rooftopping” photographs of New York City by Navid Baraty, who took these photos high above the streets
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Vintage Photos: Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian is on the Site of Fort Amsterdam in NYC
In a fitting twist of fate, the site currently occupied by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian was where Fort Amsterdam was located in NYC
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