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Brooklyn Bends
by Tom Clavin
In January 1869, construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge. Obviously, work got underway…
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A Woman of Intelligence: Featured Excerpt
by Karin Tanabe
Karin Tanabe's A Woman of Intelligence is an exhilarating novel of post-war New York City,…
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A Tour of the Belasco Theatre
by Mariah Fredericks
It’s always wonderful when a novel becomes a cheap excuse to do a…
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Exploring the LGBT History of Brooklyn
by Hugh Ryan
Hugh Ryan’s When Brooklyn Was Queer is a groundbreaking exploration of the LGBT history of…
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Henry James, the Bowery, and New York Jews
by Alice Sparberg Alexiou
by Alice Sparberg Alexiou In 1904, at the apex of his career, Henry James came home from…
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The 18th-Century Politics of Santa Claus in America
by Judith Flanders Instead of deriving from folklore, or quaint colonial customs, or religion, the American…
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Pop Warner and the World’s First Indoor Professional Football Tournament
by Steve Sheinkin After four seasons at the Carlisle Indian School, Pop Warner was already considered…
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Five Technological Breakthroughs of the Erie Canal
by Jack Kelly Five Technological Breakthroughs of the Erie Canal A canal is just a ditch,…
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Charles Ponzi: What Makes a Con Artist?
by T.D. Thornton When you think of the history of con artists, what images come to…
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New York’s First Black Firefighters
By Ginger Adams Otis Black Firefighters It’s no secret that FDNY firefighters are among the best…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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The Cave Man
by Tom Clavin
Did you know that there was a series of events known as the…
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Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz
Cold Crematorium is the first English language edition of a lost memoir by Holocaust survivor József…
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Edith Wharton’s Guide to New York
by Mariah Fredericks
Mariah Fredericks's new novel, The Wharton Plot, follows renowned novelist Edith Wharton through…
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