I'm an Irish American who visited the oldest Irish tavern in New York City for the first time. Here are 9 things that surprised me.
McSorley's Old Ale House in New York City is the oldest Irish tavern in the state and is famous for its cheap two-for-one ...
The Frick Glows With a Poetic, $220 Million Renovation
The museum, based in Henry Clay Frick’s 1914 Fifth Avenue mansion, reopens with a deft expansion worthy of a New York ...
Resurrecting the forgotten history of the first enslaved Africans in America
Before 1619, enslaved landed in Florida. In 1738, their descendants founded the country’s first free Black settlement, Fort ...
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This lucky Upstate NY city turns its river green for St. Patrick’s Day
Jamestown dyes part of the Chadakoin River green each year to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The Pearl City of Western New York ...
Who is the grand marshal of this year's NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade?
The 264th edition of the popular and beloved New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade is set for Monday, March 17. The parade is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Eastern Time and run until 3 p.m. The ...
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Over the Last 200 Years, a Small Library Became One of New York City’s Biggest Museums. A New Showcase Tells the Story of Its Unique Legacy
To mark its bicentennial, the Brooklyn Museum highlights the pieces that have shaped its collection—and the foundational art ...
‘Exiles of Erin.’ Xenophobia, Nativism and Syracuse’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Like elsewhere in America, the Irish of Syracuse faced widespread prejudice and discrimination in the 19th century.
De Blasio: ‘Unclear’ message hurt Democrats in 2024
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said Thursday that Democrats lacked a clear message during the 2024 campaign cycle, leading in part to their defeat in the race for the White House.
After Pandemic Exodus, New York City’s Population Is Growing Again
Fewer people leaving the city and more foreign newcomers have helped erase pandemic losses, new census data shows.
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New York City Built 33,974 Homes in 2024, Setting a Record
The Spring Creek-Starrett City area in Brooklyn — part of the East New York neighborhood — accounted for the highest number of units in permitted projects among New York City neighborhoods in 2024, ...
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THE US REVOLUTION REVISITED: Washington took fateful gamble atop Dorchester Heights in 1776
On Jan. 24, 1776, Henry Knox, a bold, portly bookseller and former Bostonian, solved the first problem. Having seized Fort Ticonderoga, in upstate New York, he and his men dragged the garrison’s ...