Wall Street is named after an actual wall. No, really. When the Dutch first colonized the island of Manhattan, they built a wall to separate their colonies from…
After the devastating attacks on September 11th destroyed all seven World Trade Center buildings, a plan to rebuild was quickly put in place. This plan, necessarily, included a…
Today, Ellis Island is a symbol — like the Statue of Liberty — of American immigration, and a site for many citizens to trace and celebrate their family’s…
From Coney Island and Bushwick to Park Slope, Flatbush, and Crown Heights, there’s so much more to Brooklyn than a bridge. “Breukelen” was a Dutch farming village established…