Over the weekend New York City and cities around the country have been witness to clashes between demonstrators and the
Flushing Town Hall is a picturesque landmark on Northern Boulevard with a rich history, notable architecture and vibrant use as a multi-cultural arts center.
Although plenty of New York City history has been lost to time, remnants of major war battles can still be found today. Here are 5 war cannons to visit:
The abandoned Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island is one of the oldest military installations in the country, with a history dating back to the Revolutionary War.
The USS Vermont, which spent decades at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, had a series of bizarre face lifts in its life as a military boat and afterwards.
Looking through the history of Memorial Day in NYC in vintage photos, remembering lives lost in the Civil War to celebrating the ends of World Wars I and II.
The New-York Historical Society's "The Civil War in 50 Objects" exhibit illuminates a war that changed the course of American history--using only 50 objects.
A Survey of New York City's forts. Did you know that the base of the Statue of Liberty was once a fort?
From a Civil War Fort to a park for leisure and sport, the abandoned buildings of Fort Totten caught the eye of our photographer Matt Lambros
Political activist and lawyer Janos Marton documents his movements through his upliftingly-named website, LivingtheDream.org. As a long-standing friend of Untapped, Janos has kindly shared with us his experience inside Gracie Mansion, the home of New York's mayors.