Slavery in New York? For many New Yorkers, accustomed to associating slavery with Southern plantations, the fact that slavery existed in our city is a shocking surprise. Yet for much of the 17th and 18th centuries, New York boasted the largest urban slave population in mainland North America. Enslaved people made up one-fifth the population. […]
New map to detail history of slavery in our neighborhoods Read More »
“If this hospital closes, people will die.” So declared attorney Arthur Schwartz to New York State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman during a nearly all-day Halloween hearing on the fate of Mount Sinai Beth Israel—the embattled hospital on East 16th Street and First Avenue. Schwartz, representing community advocates, urged Judge Pearlman to maintain the temporary
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The Landmarks Preservation Committee has approved the design proposal for the vacant lot at 327 Bleecker Street following a public hearing on October 29, 2024. The site, located at the intersection of Christopher and Bleecker Streets in the West Village, has been empty since the previous four-story residential structure was demolished for safety reasons. The
Bleecker and Christopher rebuild approved, by Jack Tateronis Read More »
