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More than one of my New York friends have built or bought houses solely to avoid this annual inconvenience. [23] [15] John Pintard, a co-founder of the New-York Historical Society described moving day in a letter to his daughter Eliza in 1832 or 1833: The chaos of Moving Day in New York City in 1856. Tuesday 1st May. Hazy, raw.
The New York City Bar Association had advocated the construction of a new Hall of Records as early as 1889. [60] A grand jury reported in March 1896 that the old Hall of Records was "unsafe and susceptible to destruction by fire". [61] [64] The New York City Department of Health reportedly "repeatedly condemned" conditions in the old building. [25]
The New York City Department of Records and Information Services (DoRIS) is the department of the government of New York City [4] that organizes and stores records and information from the City Hall Library and Municipal Archives. [5] It is headquartered in the Surrogate's Courthouse in Civic Center, Manhattan.
On one particularly virulent October day, 851 people died in New York City alone. November 1: The actions of a substitute motorman filling in during a strike lead to a subway crash in Flatbush. The Malbone Street Wreck kills 97 people heading home from work and injures a hundred more. [95] Okeh Records in business. Selwyn Theatre opens. 1919
The French rape trial that shocked the world and sparked widespread calls for justice for women rape victims ended on Thursday with the conviction of 51 men for raping and attempting to rape ...
The Trinity Building, designed by Francis H. Kimball and built in 1905, with an addition of 1907, [1]: 1 and Kimball's United States Realty Building of 1907, [2]: 1 located respectively at 111 and 115 Broadway in Manhattan's Financial District, are among the first Gothic-inspired skyscrapers in New York, and both are New York City designated landmarks.
Talk about a tale of two cities. A new report calls New York one of the best cities in the country for an active lifestyle — while a spot right across the Hudson River ranks as one of the worst ...
The math behind your NYC move matters. Keep reading for financial advice and data from the current rental market to estimate what you would have to pay — and earn — to live in one of the most ...