by Cyrus | Mar 11, 2013 | Cultural History, This Day in New York History
Today is the 365th anniversary of the famous “goats and hogs ordinance” passed in New Netherland under the governorship of Peter Stuyvesant. Here’s the text of the ordinance: Whereas the Honble Director General and Council of New Netherland have...
by Cyrus | Sep 3, 2012 | This Day in New York History
Happy Labor Day! As you know, Labor Day is a federal holiday in the USA, which is traditionally regarded as the final day of summer and (in some circles) the last day on which you can tastefully wear either white or seersucker. The day is meant to celebrate the...
by Cyrus | Sep 11, 2011 | History, This Day in New York History
Halfway around the world from New York City, my 9/11/11 began in the most uncanny of ways. You can read about it over at patell.org. And you can read an alternative account of the same event over at mannahattamamma.com. How did you mark the day?...
by Bryan | Sep 11, 2011 | Events, This Day in New York History
The other night I took a group of students to NYU’s Skirball Center to see a star-studded reading of Sarah Tuft’s play 110 Stories. A good chunk of the cast came from the HBO series The Wire. When I first saw it performed — I think it was in...
by Bryan | Sep 3, 2010 | History, This Day in New York History
THIS DAY IN NEW YORK CITY HISTORY Thanks to our friends at the New-York Historical Society for reminding us, via Twitter, that today marks the anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s arrival in New York City after his escape from slavery. He was followed shortly by...
by Cyrus | Jul 8, 2010 | Sports, This Day in New York History
THIS DAY IN NEW YORK HISTORY So today will not go down in New York history as the day that LeBron James came to the Big Apple and brought the New York Knicks not only back to respectability but also back to championship calibre. As a once and (I hope) future Knicks...
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