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Iron in the Sky
28 July 2011 3:06 PM | 3 CommentsOne facet of the streetscapes that we encounter each day but may not give much...
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More Evidence of Historic Cemetery Under Endangered Church: Just prior to yesterday's rally and press conference to save historic Mary Help of Christians Church from demolition (see press release -
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The Backstory on Backhouses: One of the many wonderful things about our neighborhoods is the seemingly limitless possibility for surprises. Though small in scale a From the ‘Off the Grid’ Archives
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Mad Men’s Village People
05 April 2013 4:41 PM | No CommentsThis Sunday, the Season 6 premiere of Mad Men will transport us back to late...
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A Big Week in History for South Village Landmarking
Posted on May 14, 2013 | 1 CommentWhile we received some incredibly good news last week about possible future landmarking in the... -
A Half Century Since the Passing of ee cummings
Posted on August 31, 2012 | No CommentsOff the Grid will be going, well, off the grid for the holiday weekend. While... -
On This Day: Gansevoort Market Opens
Posted on June 14, 2012 | 1 CommentOn June 14, 1884 – or 128 years ago today – a municipally-sanctioned public market... -
A Preservation Pioneer at 100
Posted on August 10, 2011 | 1 CommentMarking the 100th anniversary of his birth, today Tablet printed a thoughtful piece on pioneering... -
On This Day: New York City Draft Riots
Posted on July 13, 2011 | No CommentsExactly 148 years ago today began five days of violence in New York City known... -
A Look Back at the General Slocum Disaster
Posted on June 15, 2011 | 3 CommentsExactly 107 years ago today, on the morning of June 15, 1904, the General Slocum... -
Seinfeld’s Off the Grid Anniversary
Posted on April 29, 2011 | 7 CommentsJerry Seinfeld’s birthday is today, Friday, April 29; the Brooklyn-born, Long Island-raised, Queens College-educated comedian... -
A Look Back at the Beatnik Riot
Posted on April 25, 2011 | 3 CommentsThis month marks the 50th Anniversary of what has come to be known as the... -
The Past and Future NYU
Posted on April 21, 2011 | 3 CommentsThis week marks the 180th anniversary of the incorporation of New York University, which was... -
A Successful Centennial
Posted on March 28, 2011 | No CommentsFriday, March 25, 2011, marked the 100 year anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. The...
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