Communities across the nation celebrated the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Many participated in a day of service by volunteering and helping to improve communities ...
On this edition of Here and Now, we discuss efforts to preserve Black history in New York City. After a four-year campaign, a 19th century building in Greenwich Village connected to the abolitionist ...
The Catskill project, especially the Ashokan Reservoir, also destroyed communities and displaced about 5,600 people, said Diane Galusha, author of “Liquid Assets, A History of the New York City ...
He unveiled his vision to make New York City the best place to raise a family through new initiatives that he says will ...
Today, LGBTQ cultural life in New York City is more visible than ever, and researchers are reconstructing its hidden history. To create a map of nightlife, Jeff Ferzoco of the project OUTgoing NYC ...
Appointed chairman of the New York City Parks Commission, he worked tirelessly on city planning projects ... and sponsored the creation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Natural ...