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How Labor Day Was Created in New York City
Labor Day is a New York City-born and bred holiday first celebrated this week on September 5, 1882. Of all

How Labor Day Was Created in New York City
Labor Day is a New York City-born and bred holiday first celebrated this week on September 5, 1882. Of all

Take a Tour of Olde Good Things, Which Salvages Artifacts From NYC Landmarks
Olde Good Things is one of the nation’s leading companies collecting architectural antiques and architectural salvage items, many from

The Filming Locations for “In the Heights”
In the Heights from Lin Manuel-Miranda of Hamilton fame and Jon M. Chu, director of Crazy Rich Asians has just

10 Riots in NYC’s History
Over the weekend New York City and cities around the country have been witness to clashes between demonstrators and the

10 New Public Art Installations Not To Miss in NYC March 2020
Happy March! Several of the new public art installations this month in New York City focus on current events, like

Discover the Work of an Unsung Yet Prolific NYC Public Artist, Costantino Nivola
You may not know the name of Italian-born sculptor Costantino Nivola off the top of your head, but New York

10 New Public Art Installations Not To Miss in NYC February 2020
Welcome to February! There is much to see this month in the public art world, with numerous new public art

13 New Public Art Installations Not To Miss in NYC January 2020
Jordan Casteel, The Baayfalls, 2017 (rendering). A High Line Commission. On view until December 2020. Rendering courtesy the High Line

New York City’s Presidential Haunts from Washington to Trump
A look at NYC sites associated with presidents from the first to the current!

Fun Maps: Interactive Story Map Highlights 40+ NYC Landmarks Associated With Women’s Suffrage Movement
Interactive story map on the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission page. Image via NYCLPC November 6, 2017 marks a century since

12 Art Installations and Exhibits in NYC Not to Miss in April 2017
Jan Palach Memorial: House of the Suicide/House of the Mother of the Suicide, 2016 currently adjacent to Cooper Square