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Christmas in New York City
New York has been the setting for many Christmas stories, fables, and traditions. In 1897, eight-year-old Virginia Hanson of 115 West 95th Street wrote to the editor of The Sun, asking if Santa Claus...
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WAY Back to School
It’s that time of the year again. As Labor Day rolls around, students of all ages and in all phases of their education start anticipating – and in some cases dreading – the first day of school. In...
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It’s a Hard Knock Life: The City as Playground
Jacob August Riis, “Shooting Craps: The Game of the Street,” Bootblacks and Newsboys, 1894, Museum of the City of New York, 90.13.1.181. The image of a group of kids shooting craps in the street has...
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The World’s Richest Boy – the Life of William B. Leeds
Let’s face it: we all have baby albums, those pictures documenting our progression from newborns into children that we pray our parents don’t show anyone. When I came across a photo album entitled The...
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The plague of New York City summers
For modern New Yorkers, summer presents a variety of opportunities. Some choose to flee its oppressive heat, inadequately air conditioned offices, and swarms of tourists; while others stay to take …...
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Clement Clarke Moore and Santa in the City
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade has marched down Central Park West and Sixth Avenue, which means it is time to turn our attention to another popular season for New York City, … Continue reading →
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