New York Lost the US Capital and Won Wall Street
Here is the story of the Jefferson - Hamilton bargain trading New York City’s status as the US capital for something else.
The Knicks Got Their Name From an 1809 Hoax
The origin story for the term, ‘Knickerbocker’ is complicated. There are facts, assumptions, satire and a trail that leads to a famous author. This is the story of the New York Knickerbocker.
The Murder of Wall Street's Jim Fisk – An 1872 NYC Love Triangle
NY, January 1872. Boss Tweed's machine had fallen, and Fisk's former mistress and her lover were threatening to publish his love letters.
The City That Couldn’t Drink Its Own Water
In 1832 cholera killed one New Yorker in 63. The city’s answer was a river forty miles away. The story of Croton Water.
New York Was Going Broke. It Rebuilt Yankee Stadium Anyway.
George Steinbrenner, the team's eventual majority owner, put up $168,000, less than 2 percent of the $10 million price.
Liberty’s Arm Spent Six Years in Madison Square Park
A French sculptor sent New York one piece of his statue to prove she was real. Then he waited for the city to fund a place for her to stand.