This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn. It is also known as the Battle of Long Island, but over the years many people have started referring to it as the former, since the battle took place within what is now Kings County, or Brooklyn. At the […]
Native Paths in Manhattan: Lower Manhattan, Part 1
A fascinating map showing the native paths in lower Manhattan as they appeared before European settlement. From Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis, by Reginald Pelham Bolton. The original people have lived for thousands of years in the area that is now Greater New York. Several shared the island of […]
How to Topple a King: July 9th, 1776
A group of angry New Yorkers tearing down the statue of King George III in Bowling Green on July 9th, 1776. This view is looking west towards Broadway, with the Archibald Kennedy House on the right, and Fort George on the left. From A Landmark History of New York by […]