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Bicycles: The Cure to "Newyorkitis"

Bicycles: The Cure to "Newyorkitis"

Bicycles: The Cure to "Newyorkitis"

By Evan Friss

Excerpts, TransportationGuest UserMay 25, 2016Comment

Re-Founding the New York Society Library: Cultural Institutions and the Contest for the National Capital

Re-Founding the New York Society Library: Cultural Institutions and the Contest for the National Capital

Re-Founding the New York Society Library: Cultural Institutions and the Contest for the National Capital

By Rob Koehler

Arts & Culture, Early Republic, ExcerptsGuest UserMay 3, 2016Comment

Moving Art Downtown: Paula Cooper Blazes a New Trail for SoHo

Moving Art Downtown: Paula Cooper Blazes a New Trail for SoHo

Moving Art Downtown: Paula Cooper Blazes a New Trail for SoHo

By Aaron Shkuda

Excerpts, Arts & CultureGuest UserApril 14, 2016Comment

“To be the first woman, and the first Negro, to serve in the Mayor’s Cabinet..."

“To be the first woman, and the first Negro, to serve in the Mayor’s Cabinet..."

“To be the first woman, and the first Negro, to serve in the Mayor’s Cabinet..."

By Jennifer Scanlon

Gender & Sexuality, Race & Ethnicity, Politics, ExcerptsGuest UserMarch 3, 2016Comment

A Park is Born

A Park is Born

A Park is Born

By Justin Martin

Excerpts, Built Environment, Urban PlanningGuest UserFebruary 25, 2016Comment

"The majority of people dying of AIDS were people of color": AIDS Activism & Rising Inequality

"The majority of people dying of AIDS were people of color": AIDS Activism & Rising Inequality

"The majority of people dying of AIDS were people of color": AIDS Activism & Rising Inequality

By Tamar W. Carroll

Excerpts, Gender & Sexuality, Medicine & Public HealthGuest UserFebruary 16, 2016Comment

City on a Grid: How New York Became New York

City on a Grid: How New York Became New York

City on a Grid: How New York Became New York

By Gerard Koeppel

Excerpts, Urban PlanningGuest UserFebruary 2, 2016Comment

The End of the African American Welcome in Harlem, 1904

The End of the African American Welcome in Harlem, 1904

The End of the African American Welcome in Harlem, 1904

By Kevin McGruder

Excerpts, Housing & RealtyGuest UserSeptember 22, 2015Comment

Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean

Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean

Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean

By James Davis

Excerpts, Race & Ethnicity, Arts & CultureGuest UserJuly 14, 2015Comment

The Slow Burn

The Slow Burn

The Slow Burn

By Ginger Adams Otis

Excerpts, Race & EthnicityGuest UserJune 11, 2015Comment