6 Underground Railroad homes that are still standing in modern-day NYC

… Although New York City was a frequent stoppingoff point on the … movement are still standing in 2017 There are many reasons for their disappearanceincluding this citys voracious … in the womens abolitionist movement who was married to Sydney Howard Gay editor of the AntiSlavery Standard who …

By Marjorie Cohen |June 14, 2017 - 8:59AM
Inside Sunset Park, the city's largest (and growing) Chinatown

… the world This time were exploring Chinatown in Sunset Park Brooklyn When Renee Giardino executive director of the … Chinatown in all of the five boroughs It really has transformed our community she says Not everyone agrees on what … median asking rent in Sunset Park is $1900 while the median sales price is $453000  By comparison Park Slope the …

By Marjorie Cohen |May 17, 2017 - 8:59AM
Mapping NYC through its LGBT history

Theres no quicker way to communicate the breadth and depth of the citys LGBT history than through a new interactive map that helps users discover the historic and …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 25, 2017 - 3:59PM