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The company specialized in commercial stoves, which were sold to passenger ships, hospitals and prisons, but it also sold paraphernalia such as knives, pans, sieves and all kinds of kitchen utensils. [2] In 1905, following a workers' strike at its New York factory, the company lowered the workweek to 50 hours. [3]
The images and a dramatic statement on national television by sportscaster Howard Cosell is widely seen as the symbolic nadir of a dark period in city history. The story of 1977 in New York City is later featured in such works as the film Summer of Sam by Spike Lee, the best-selling book Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning, and the ...
The J. L. Mott Iron Works was established by Jordan L. Mott in New York City in the area now called Mott Haven in 1828. [2] Mott was previously a grocer but he transitioned to iron works when he invented the first cast iron stoves that could burn anthracite coal. [1]
55 Water Street is a 687-foot-tall (209 m) skyscraper on the East River in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States.The 53-story, 3.5-million-square-foot (325,000 m 2) structure was completed in 1972.
He subsequently ordered an oil stove for his third Antarctic expedition. Both stoves were used in all of his following expeditions. Additional product lines were developed and produced including refrigerators, gas and electric water heaters. New porcelain, enamel, and chrome departments were added as the company grew.
New York City: A Short History (2002) McCully, Betsy. City At The Water's Edge: A Natural History of New York (2005), environmental history excerpt and text search; McNickle, Chris. To be mayor of New York: Ethnic politics in the city (Columbia University Press, 1993) online; covers 1881–1989. McNickle, Chris.
The Wall Street Historic District in New York City includes part of Wall Street and parts of nearby streets in the Financial District in Lower Manhattan.It includes 65 contributing buildings and one contributing structure over a 63-acre (25 ha) listed area.
A 1973 photo of New York City skyscrapers in smog. From November 23 to 26, 1966, New York City was covered by a major smog episode, filling the city's air with damaging levels of several toxic pollutants. The smog was caused by a combination of factors, including the use of coal-burning power plants, the heavy traffic on the city's roads, and ...