#hiddenhistoriesofjazzagenewyork
Pre-order with 30% off discount code "SNWS26" at checkout. The publisher tells me to tell my friends that "pre-orders are love." #NYChistory #Newyorkhistory
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@sunypress.bsky.social @jonnysemicolon.bsky.social @nyitlibrary.bsky.social
Here's a strange fact about New York City in the year 1637: beyondosaurus.com/taverns-in-n... ( #NewYork, #NewYorkCity, #Broadway, #Manhattan, #USHistory, #NewYorkHistory, #taverns, #bars)
Discover an unexpected fact about The Empire State Building in New York City at beyondosaurus.com/empire-state.... Beyondosaurus.com goes beyond what any thesaurus can do. ( #EmpireStateBuilding, #NewYorkCity, #Manhattan, #NewYorkHistory, #architecture, #AmericanArchitecture)
Larry Dagstine AGE 3. 1977, year of Star Wars, Son of Sam, and the NYC Blackout. My mother mailed me this. This Santa pic could've been Alexander's Department Store, Gimbels, or Queens Center Mall (Rego Park). Not sure. But yeah, that's me. #NewYorkHistory #Photography #OldPictures #History #1970s
Wealth in New Netherland was built on more than trade—it was built on slavery. ⚖️💰
Nicole Maskiell explores how Dutch families in early New York used enslaved labor to secure status and power.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/351
#SlaveryInAmerica #VastEarlyAmerica #History #NewYorkHistory
Listen to WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Bruce W. Dearstyne, editor and author, about the new book Revolutionary New York: 250 Years of Social Change: tinyurl.com/557mf2k2
#newyorkhistory #ReadUP
Michelle Young of Untapped New York explains why ice on the Hudson flows both ways — and it comes down to the river being an estuary. A fascinating look at the science behind a familiar winter sight.
#HudsonRiver #NewYorkHistory #NYC
The New York State Senate has officially recognized March 10 as Harriet Tubman Day while also commemorating the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, highlighting the ongoing fight for voting rights.
Read the full story
#NY #NewYorkHistory #CivilRights #CitizenPortal #WomensHistory #VotingRights
🏛️ THE MUSEUM OPENS ITS DOORS
February 20, 1872 — New York City awakens to a new cultural landmark. On this day, the Metropolitan Museum of Art welcomes its first visitors to a grand brick building on Fifth Avenue, housing a modest collection of 174 […]
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This is on 56th and York Avenue in Manhattan. I did this 35 years ago when I was a graffiti artist. I think I was 17.
It's still there. They never cleaned it.
#DirtyNewYork #NewYorkCity #NewYorkHistory #Graffiti #GraffitiArt
Meet my 4× gt-grandfather Henry Brevoort (1747–1841):
pipe-smoker, bear-keeper, dispenser of Indian hemp remedies - and the man whose stubborn refusal to move his home bent Broadway itself🗽🌳
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #NewYorkHistory #Broadway #Manhattan
funnywherelifetakesyou.org/2026/02/08/b...
Wealth in New Netherland was built on more than trade—it was built on slavery. ⚖️💰
Nicole Maskiell explores how Dutch families in early New York used enslaved labor to secure status and power.
🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/351
#SlaveryInAmerica #VastEarlyAmerica #History #NewYorkHistory
Discover 10 surprising facts about New York State in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/new-york-state ( #NewYork, #NewYorkState, #NewYorkHistory, #NewYorkPolitics, #NewYorkGeography, #USHistory, #FingerLakes, #NYC, #RochesterNY, #BuffaloNY)
"Luciani's volume gives a new life to Heredia's texts, this time in a hemispheric canon." — NEW YORK HISTORY
#SundayReview #ReadUP tinyurl.com/tw3w9eb7
#History #LatinAmericanStudies #Literature #C19 #NewYorkHistory #Poetry
New York Makes History as Jackie Salvatore Is Sworn In as State’s First Black Woman Sheriff: New York has marked a historic milestone with the swearing-in of Jackie Salvatore, a Democrat who has become… #JackieSalvatore #BlackWomenLeadership #FirstBlackWomanSheriff #NewYorkHistory #WomenInPolitics
🍽️ NYC's oldest eatery, founded 1892, holds rich history & is 12th oldest globally. Read more: https://bit.ly/3mMqkOI #NewYorkHistory https://fefd.link/eBSWw
@pbs.org / PBS: "The Battle of Long Island: The Largest Clash of The Revolutionary War | The American Revolution" / #AmericanRevolutionPBS #History #USHistory #WarHistory #CheapAndCompleteVictory #GeorgeWashington #GeneralWilliamHowe #NewYorkHistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxuQ...
The Waldorf Astoria didn't just serve red velvet cake. It helped define what this iconic dessert became. This piece explores the culinary history behind the legend.
#CulinaryHistory #NewYorkHistory #WaldorfAstoria
Discover 10 surprising facts about New York State in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/new-york-state ( #NewYork, #NewYorkState, #NewYorkHistory, #NewYorkPolitics, #NewYorkGeography, #USHistory, #FingerLakes, #NYC, #RochesterNY, #BuffaloNY)
Excited to announce my
2026 OLD NEW YORK CALENDAR
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#zazzle #Photography #vintagephotos #calendar #2026Calendar #newyork #newyorkcity #oldnewyork #newyorkhistory #centralpark #coneyisland #timessquare #lowereastsidenyc #lizadeyphoto #flyingpiggallery
NYC City Hall's marble staircase was one of the first cantilevered designs in America. George Washington's desk sits in the Governor's Room. That French green color is based on the Statue of Liberty's patina.
#NYC #CityHall #Architecture #NewYorkHistory
Did you know Alexander Hamilton died in front of a fireplace that's now in Gracie Mansion? Or that secret tunnels lead to the East River?
#NYC #GracieMansion #NewYorkHistory #UpperEastSide #NYCHistory
In the latest edition of #TamaraTries, I took on the challenge of paddling one of the state’s most scenic and historic waterways and discovered that the canal offers more than just a trip through history. #ErieCanal #NewYork #NewYorkHistory @wnyt.bsky.social wnyt.com/top-stories/...
Top Row: pictures of 59 Drive, 59 Pl, 59 Rd, 59 St in Queens, NY Bottom Row: pictures of 60 Drive, 60 Ave, 60 Lane, 60 St in Queens, NY
I need to read up on why the hell Queens is set up like this.
My whole life I just accepted Queens had Drives, Streets, Roads, Lanes, Plazas all with the same number for reasons
#urbanplanning #cityplanning #urbanhistory #urbandesign #newyorkhistory #nyc
Discover 10 surprising facts about New York State in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/new-york-state ( #NewYork, #NewYorkState, #NewYorkHistory, #NewYorkPolitics, #NewYorkGeography, #USHistory, #FingerLakes, #NYC, #RochesterNY, #BuffaloNY)
Schenectady will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the #ErieCanal with a special stop by the 'Seneca Chief,' a full-scale replica of the first canal boat to travel the historic route. Click on the link for more info! #ErieCanalCelebration #NewYorkHistory wnyt.com/top-stories/...
Discover 10 surprising facts about New York State in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/new-york-state ( #NewYork, #NewYorkState, #NewYorkHistory, #NewYorkPolitics, #NewYorkGeography, #USHistory, #FingerLakes, #NYC, #RochesterNY, #BuffaloNY)
Two exciting recent acquisitions: As a lover of pierogi, social histories + outstanding book titles, ‘The Pierogi Problem’ beckons. So does ‘We Started a Nightclub.’ Which reconnects me with my earlier writing on the NY art world of the 80s.
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#booksky #culinaryhistory #newyorkhistory #clubscene
The Doctors’ Riot of 1788: Body Snatching, Bloodletting, and Anatomy in America now available for pre-order!
bit.ly/doctorsriot
#HistoricalFiction #NewYorkHistory #DoctorsRiot #MedicalHistory #AmericanHistory #BookLaunch #HistoricalBooks #NonfictionBooks #MustRead2025 #PreOrderNow
Discover 10 surprising facts about New York State in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/new-york-state ( #NewYork, #NewYorkState, #NewYorkHistory, #NewYorkPolitics, #NewYorkGeography, #USHistory, #FingerLakes, #NYC, #RochesterNY, #BuffaloNY)
