BRUTAL NYC is a comprehensive survey of brutalist architecture in New York City. The forty buildings included in the survey vary in function, appearance, and material, but all share a time period and ideology that is examined in the survey.
Read MoreSlavery was introduced to New York City when the Dutch settled the colony, bringing with them 11 African men in 1626 and three women in 1628. When the English captured the city in 1664 nearly 9% of the 8000 settlers were Africans (slaves and freed) and their ownership was transferred to the British who institutionalized slavery, classifying them as chattel who worked involuntarily.
Read MoreSelection of sixty film clips spanning seven decades of New York City History. From the British Pathé archives.
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Read MoreLife at Bowling Green was simple. It was a simple park that’s original cling to fame was the site of an equestrian statue of King George III that got torn down for bullets during the American Revolution. It sat as a simple place to eat lunch in a busy city. Then a big bull came.
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Read MoreOne Broadway at the bottom of Bowling Green was the site of George Washington’s headquarters in 1776. After the war, the building was converted to the Washington Hotel and then torn down in 1882 and replaced with the 10-story Washington Building. In 1919 the International Mercantile Marine Company chose the building to be its new headquarters, covering the entire (previously brick and brownstone) facade with limestone.
Read MoreA friend once called this a standard-bearer for all city planners. Published in 2007, this book has it all: rare and historic maps, intriguing back-stories to some of the world's most famous metros, and enough graphics to keep you busy for weeks.
Read MoreThe Skyscraper Museum is tucked away at the southern tip of Battery City. It's intimate gallery space provides hours of detailed research and houses original architectural models of Burj Khalifa, the World Trade Center, and others.
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