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Gilsey House in the Tenderloin A lone streetcar slowly wound up 8th Avenue in the early hours of Monday, August
Though wildly beloved today, the Statue of Liberty faced an uphill climb in regards to its financing, here in America,
Police riot, they want a riot, police riot, a riot of their own! Why should civilians have all the fun?
Across the United States, the power of organized labor has been largely diminished, but in New York City, unions remain
Stuyvesant at the invasion of New Amsterdam by English forces in 1664. Image via Wikimedia Commons New Amsterdam in the
Madison Square Garden Fans of the woeful New York Knickerbockers haven’t had a lot to cheer for in recent
1916 Redrawing of The Castello Plan, map of 1660 New Amsterdam via Wikimedia Commons. On May 4, 1626, Peter Minuit
On May 1, 1915, the Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx’s Pelham Bay Park was the site of a tree
Plans for the Morningside Gym. Image via WikiCU, user Tao tan One of the first great student protests, the Columbia
Before the term was hijacked by the far right-wing, the Boston Tea Party was beloved as one of the iconic
Waving severed limbs at children. Graverobbing. Fleeing angry rioters. The medical profession has definitely come a long way since April
Before Williamsburg was a hipster paradise, before it was a Puerto-Rican/Italian enclave, before it was a Jewish refuge from
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