Madison Square Garden Fans of the woeful New York Knickerbockers haven’t had a lot to cheer for in recent years,
1916 Redrawing of The Castello Plan, map of 1660 New Amsterdam via Wikimedia Commons. On May 4, 1626, Peter Minuit arrived
On May 1, 1915, a tree planting ceremony at the Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx's Pelham Bay Park celebrated a new tree that replaced the historic Treaty Oak.
One of the first great student protests, the Columbia University occupation began on April 23, 1968. Students took over five buildings and shut down campus
The Boston Tea Party–there are sadly no illustrations of the New York version. Image via Wikimedia Commons Before the term
Waving severed limbs at children. Graverobbing. The medical profession has definitely come a long way since April 16, 1788, the Doctor's Riot of NYC.
On April 14, 1827, the New York State legislature passed “An act to incorporate the village of Williamsburg in the county of Kings" now Brooklyn.
On April 13, 1776, George Washington and his revolutionary army rolled into town but the Battle of Long Island was an absolute disaster for the young Americans.
Times Square has become so synonymous with NYC that many don’t stop to think about where the name came from: The New York Times newspaper in 1904.
On April 7, 1712, nearly two dozen slaves in the colony of New York rose up in defiance, torching houses and taking to the streets to foment a larger rebellion.