Black abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet, who lived on Long Island, helped shape the country's views on slavery
A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...
New high-tech walking tour shows how York's Black history was paved over for parking lots
The Paved Over Prominence Project led by Samantha Dorm tells the story of York's now gone Black historic sites, businesses ...
What is Cold Harbor on Severance? It could be tied to this major Civil War battle
The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...
N.Y.C. Officials Give City Workers Leeway to Yield to ICE Agents
City workers at migrant shelters, schools and hospitals can allow federal immigration personnel to enter city property if ...
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'Coming to New York' stories are alive and well in these two new books
Kay Sohini's graphic memoir, This Beautiful, Ridiculous City, tells a story of migration and redefinition. Gay Talese gathers ...
Read the Memo Sent By City Hall Lawyers to New York City Agencies
The one-page memo tells city employees how to respond if federal law enforcement officers show up on city premises, including schools, shelters and hospitals.
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Work underway to digitize Civil War markings at Brandy Station's Graffiti House
Crew on site in January collecting images for National Endowment for the Humanities project creating historic graffiti ...
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Philadelphia, the most American city in America: cradle of the revolution... and donuts
Artistic, gourmet, wanderlust, and cinephile, in Philly it all began: here the declaration of independence from Great Britain was signed and the first national flag was sewn. The United States was ...
Stay true to CNY’s history. Stand up for immigrants (Guest Opinion by RC Concepcion)
In the home of Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Rev. Jermain Loguen, resistance is in our DNA. "History should ...