The tugboat strike in the Winter of 1946 brought NYC to a standstill. The workers were unhappy with their wages, and felt that since WWII was over they deserved an increase. The tugboat owners did not agree. 3500 workers went on strike on February...

In 1922, New York City Mayor John F. Hylan, a strong advocate for expanding the subways, held public hearings on the topic. George T. McQuade of Coastwise Lumber & Supply Co. supported a line that would run down Hicks and Lorraine Streets in Red...

Henry R Stiles in his 1867 history of Brooklyn references a 1755 census of slaves in Brooklyn: “ from which we learn that there were then in Brooklyn 133 slaves (53 of whom were females), owned by sixty-two persons, among whom John Bargay and...