On This Day: British evacuate Boston amid American Revolution
On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston.
St. Patrick’s Day brings boisterous parades and celebrations to New York and other cities
Across the pond, the Irish capital of Dublin culminates its three-day festival with a parade Monday. Cities such as Liverpool ...
Glimpsing a Ferry Terminal’s Faded Grandeur Before Beauty Is Restored
Hoboken’s busy transit hub, which dates to a time when railroad companies built lavish structures to serve passengers, is ...
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 ...
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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.
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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 ...