This week in September was a big one for New York back in 1664, since on September 8, 1664 New
The street names of Lower Manhattan's grid reveal the history of New York City from its time under Dutch and British colonial rule through the Revolutionary War.
New Amsterdam is a new medical drama on NBC that focuses on a public hospital in Manhattan, based on the real Bellevue Hospital, located in Manhattan.
On September 12, 1654 the first Rosh Hashanah services in the North America were held in New Amsterdam. That's right, we’re headed to the Stuyvesant administration.
NYC's Times Square has become one of the most famous theater districts in the world. Take a look at 17 of the area's historic theaters, some of still standing, while others were lost to development.
10 things the Dutch introduced into American culture through its tiny island outpost in NYC from cookies, Santa Claus, democracy, bowling, doughnuts and more
Harmen van den Bogaert was the first death due to sexual preference in Dutch New Amsterdam and his harrowing escape and capture was recorded in a journal.
Stuyvesant at the invasion of New Amsterdam by English forces in 1664. Image via Wikimedia Commons New Amsterdam in the
1916 Redrawing of The Castello Plan, map of 1660 New Amsterdam via Wikimedia Commons. On May 4, 1626, Peter Minuit arrived
During the late 1630s, New Netherland was being encroached on all sides. The Dutch-led Pavonia Massacre in turn sparked revenge by the Algonquin tribes.