Transit
Take Home a Piece of the NYC Subway from the MTA Pop-Up Shop
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Peter Stuyvesant
10 articles
New York
The Top 10 Secrets of Stuyvesant Town
Sprawling grassy spaces dotted with trees, winding footpaths, and spaces reserved specifically for sports play are not what one thinks
Arts & Culture
How Slavers Of New York Uses Stickers to Unveil NYC’s Hidden History of Slavery
Though New York is known today for its diversity, having been the birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance and the first
New York
New York City’s Role in Defining Christmas Traditions
While many New Yorkers know about the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and the Radio City Rockettes, fewer know about New
Architecture
How New York’s Slavery History is Still Present in NYC
Dyckman. Stuyvesant. John Jay. They are some of the most recognizable names in New York City, gracing streets, parks, schools
Arts & Culture
When New Amsterdam Became New York: September 8, 1664
This week in September was a big one for New York back in 1664, since on September 8, 1664 New
Arts & Culture
This Week In NYC History: Peter Stuyvesant Creates NYC’S First Zoning Law
On July 25, 1647, New York City’s first zoning law was put into place. The law came from the
Arts & Culture
10 Things the Dutch Introduced to America
In 1609 when Henry Hudson sailed up the river that would eventually bear his name, he did so under the
Arts & Culture
New Amsterdam’s Gay Scene: The Queer Case of Harmen van den Bogaert in Early NYC
A redrawn version of the 1664 Castello map of New Amsterdam. Image via Wikimedia Commons In his book, The Island
Arts & Culture
Today in NYC History: In 1647, Peter Stuyvesant Takes the Reins in New Netherland
Stuyvesant at the invasion of New Amsterdam by English forces in 1664. Image via Wikimedia Commons New Amsterdam in the
Arts & Culture
Today in NYC History: Residents of New Amsterdam Win Recognition from the Dutch Government in 1653
New Yorkers have been agitators and disrupters from the start, even back when New Amsterdam was just a small settlement