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Newspapers and NewsiesFebruary 15, 2013
In 1922, the New York Tribune envisioned what it would be like if a meteor hit downtown Manhattan. The article is a real scare piece on the potential of meteors destroying life on Earth. It references the American Museum of Natural History's own meteor,…
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In old New York, there was a curious Valentine's Day custom involving young women running around town whipping men with rope.Yes, you read that correctly. This…
In 1888, the New York Herald ran this poem by the great Walt Whitman: …
How did New Yorkers know to panic over the weather in the 19th century? How could they know to run through the streets in terror at…
A passenger steamer passes along the Hudson, early 1900s. (Courtesy LOC)As a kick-off to the Bowery Boys Book of the Month section, I thought I'd ask…
We're trying out a new feature here on the blog by debuting our very first ever Bowery Boys Book of the Month selection! Each month I'll…
Koch in 2004 at the Republican National Convention which was held in New York City. Photo by Joe Cavaretta, courtesy the Associated PressDid you know Koch…
Grand Central Terminal has seen millions of people rush across its Main Concourse over the past one hundred years, and more than a few movies have…
Any of you who ride the 4-5-6 train in rush hour will especially relate to this story. It takes place, in fact, on that very line,…
Continuing the celebration of Grand Central Terminal's 100th anniversary, here's a look at the proposed street plan which was run in the New York Tribune on…
As many others today are ruminating on the symbolic and historic implications of yesterday's presidential inaugural ceremony, allow me to dwell a little on a curious…
Many of the early 20th century's most renown gangsters were born in late January! Today is Al Capone's birthday. (He's pictured above in his infamous mugshot.)…
Mona mania: New Yorkers line up outside the Met for the hottest ticket in town in 1963While many artistic institutions will be celebrating the 100th anniversary…
