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.
New Yorkers have been agitators and disrupters from the start, even back when New Amsterdam was just a small settlement
On this Day in NYC History: December 2nd, 1657, the Nieuw Amsterdam City Council enacted legislation banning household goods as mean of payment for alcohol.