Chinatown’s One-Block Mosco Street is the Last Remnant of Street in Five Points
Nestled within NYC’s Chinatown is a little, one block street named Mosco. It’s the last remnant of Cross Street which ran through the notorious Five Points slum.
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10 Must See Artifacts at New York At Its Core at the Museum of the City of New York
New York At its Core at the Museum of the City of New York is a landmark exhibit covering 400 years of NYC history. Here are 10 items not to miss in the exhibit
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10 Traces of the Erie Canal in NYC
It’s no exaggeration to say that the Erie Canal made the Big Apple. Today, signs of that great project are scattered around NYC like the Red Hook Grain Terminal
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NYC Unearthed: 5 Notable Archaeological Sites in Manhattan
Construction around NYC at Washington Square Park, World Trade Centera and more has exposed old sites allowing archaeologists to explore the city’s history.
MoreToday in NYC History: The 1903 Rivington Street Fight Between Five Points Gang and the Eastmans
Revisiting the bloody Lower East Side Eastman/Kelly gang war over control of the Bowery in NYC at the turn of the 20th century, on September 16, 1903.
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Today in NYC History: 8 Urban Battlefields from the 1863 NYC Draft Riots
The New York City Draft Riots of 1863 was a battle fought on the streets and in buildings, many of which remain today more than 150 years after the first attack
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5 Alleys and Small Streets in Chinatown Tell the Neighborhood’s Vibrant History
From gang violence to gentrification, NYC’s Chinatown has a storied and diverse history, most evident from the alleyways that have been there from the beginning
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5 Lost Neighborhoods in NYC: Radio Row, Little Syria, San Juan Hill, Five Points
Sometimes, whole neighborhoods get lost in NYC for the sake of urban renewal and redevelopment. A look what came before World Trade Center, Lincoln Center
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Join Us at Pulqueria, a Hidden Mexican Restaurant in One of the Most Infamous Slums of 19th Century NYC
On our upcoming walking tour Murder, Scandal & Vice: Crime & Corruption in 19th century NYC, we’ll have a drink at Pulqueria, Chinatown’s hidden Mexican lounge.
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Untapped Cities Tour Murder, Scandal & Vice: Crime & Corruption in 19th Century NYC
The Untapped Cities tour, Murder, Scandal & Vice: Crime & Corruption in 19th Century New York will take place on June 14th at 7pm, led by Boroughs of the Dead.
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History of NYC Streets: Paradise Square
Explore the history behind New York’s now-vanished Paradise Square; from the slums and the gangs, to the tap dancing and the sacred burial grounds, we unveil it all.
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10 Stops on the Underground Railroad in NYC
New York City was a hotbed of social activism in the 19th century; it hosted a major segment of the Underground Railroad and was a major rallying point for prominent abolitionists of the day.
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