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A Token of Appreciation for the Metrocard
With sales of the Metrocard ending today, I can’t help but reminisce and reflect upon its history, which spans three decades. First introduced in 1994, the Metrocard gradually replaced the tokens that had been used since 1953, finally superseding them in 2003. Since then, the Metrocard has become an integral […]
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The Fantasticals and Ragamuffin Parades: How New Yorkers used to celebrate Thanksgiving
For many years, one of the major civic celebrations in New York City was Evacuation Day, which was celebrated each November 25th to mark the day the Americans secured the city following the end of hostilities with the British. Several years later, President George Washington issued a proclamation decreeing that […]
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Gratitude and Joy, Peace and Triumph: New York City’s Evacuation Day
In the wake of the Battle of Fort Washington in November 1776, the British firmly held onto York Island (Manhattan), and would continue to control the island for nearly seven years, well after the Battle of Yorktown and cessation of military operations. Many Loyalist refugees from the colonies had fled […]