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Irving's fictional History of New York published. [7] [37] 1810 – Scudder's American Museum in business. 1811 May 19: Close to 100 buildings burn down on Chatham Street. Commissioners' Plan of 1811 lays out the Manhattan grid between 14th Street and Washington Heights. [7] 1812 – New York City Hall built. [19] 1816 – American Bible ...
The Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History (2005) online; Hood. Clifton. In Pursuit of Privilege: A History of New York City's Upper Class and the Making of a Metropolis (2016). Cover 1760–1970. Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (1995). The Encyclopedia of New York City.
By 1917, New York was funding the world war efforts of Britain, France and for other Allies. By the 1920s, New York had surpassed London as a world banking center. The New York Stock Exchange was the national focus of wealth making and speculation until its shares suddenly collapsed late in 1929, setting off the worldwide Great Depression. [90]
The decline of aristocracy in the politics of New York (1918) online. Ingalls, Robert P. Herbert H. Lehman and New York's Little New Deal (1975) on 1930s online; Kammen, Michael (1996) [1975]. Colonial New York: a History. New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-510779-9. Klein, Milton M. (ed.) and the New York State Historical ...
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-195-11634-8., The standard scholarly history, 1390pp onlibe review; Pulitzer Prize; excerpt. Wallace, Mike. Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919 (2017) excerpt; Burns, Ric, and James Sanders.
On the night he was elected the 110th mayor of New York City, former police Capt. Eric Adams vowed to fight for those "this city has betrayed." For the past year, federal authorities have been ...
Pages in category "Timelines of New York City" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Timeline of LGBTQ history in New York City; Q.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to appear Friday afternoon in court for the first time since his indictment on five federal charges related to bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud and ...