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Nearly $1M Awarded in Community Forest Conservation Grants

August 12, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Cunningham Community Forest in Chestertown, NY (courtesy Town of Chester)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced more than $956,000 in awards to four towns in western and central New York and Long Island to establish community forests.

Protecting forests from potential development and establishing new forested areas helps preserve biodiversity and safeguard the ecosystem benefits forests provide, such as storm water mitigation, temperature regulation, carbon sequestration, and climate resiliency. In addition, community forests bring community benefits by creating new opportunities for public access and recreation. [Read more…] about Nearly $1M Awarded in Community Forest Conservation Grants

Filed Under: Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Brookhaven, conservation, DEC, Grants, Lewiston, Monroe County, nature, Niagara County, Oneida County, Suffolk County, Webster, Whitestown, Wildlife

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Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New Exhibits, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: New York Almanack

‘This Man’s A Spy!’ Free Concert at Knapp House, in Rye, NY

August 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

1874 painting “Treason of Arnold” by Charles Blauvelt depicting Benedict Arnold directing Major Andre to hide papers in his bootThe Rye Historical Society will present “This Man’s A Spy!,” a family friendly concert inspired by the fateful encounter between American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John André, set for Wednesday, August 17th at the Timothy Knapp House, the oldest house in Westchester County. [Read more…] about ‘This Man’s A Spy!’ Free Concert at Knapp House, in Rye, NY

Filed Under: Arts, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Rye Historical Society, Timothy Knapp House

Orange County Man Ticketed After Killing Rattlesnake

August 10, 2022 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Seized rattlesnake head and rattleAccording to a press release issued by DEC, in July, Environmental Conservation Officers in Orange County, NY received a tip from the Woodbury Police Department about a rattlesnake found dead in a driveway with its head cut off and rattle missing. [Read more…] about Orange County Man Ticketed After Killing Rattlesnake

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City Tagged With: Crime and Justice, DEC, ECOs, nature, Orange County, snakes, Wildlife

The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton

August 10, 2022 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben franklins world podcastIn this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, Andrew Porwancher, the Wick Cary Associate Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma and the Ernest May Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center, joins Liz Covart to investigate the Jewish world and upbringing of Alexander Hamilton using details from his book, The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton (Princeton, 2021). [Read more…] about The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: Alexander Hamilton, American Revolution, diversity, Economic History, Financial History, Immigration, Jewish History, New York City, Podcasts, Political History, Religious History

Islands of Punishment and Exclusion

August 9, 2022 by Jaap Harskamp Leave a Comment

View of a PoW Camp, Isle of ManThe exclusion of “undesirables” to remote lands has a long history. The shameful attempts by contemporary governments to “solve” the refugee problem in that manner has had precedents.

During the mid-1930s Mussolini dumped socialists and anti-fascists in the inaccessible and malaria-ridden southern areas of the country.

The use of islands as off-shore detention centers has a parallel history. The government of Charles I locked up its opponents at Jersey, Guernsey, or the Isles of Scilly. Having lost the English Civil War, Charles I himself was incarcerated in Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight. Faced with continuing sedition and agitation, Charles II sent several former leaders of the Interregnum into island isolation. [Read more…] about Islands of Punishment and Exclusion

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Asian-American, Crime and Justice, Ellis Island, Immigration, Italian History, Legal History, Medical History, New York City, Political History, prisons, Public Health, Rikers Island

Slavery, Abolition and the Jay Family

August 8, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

libertys chainThe Fraunces Tavern Museum will host “Liberty’s Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York,” a free virtual lecture based on the book of the same name by David Gellman, set for Thursday, August 11th. [Read more…] about Slavery, Abolition and the Jay Family

Filed Under: Events, History, New York City Tagged With: Fraunces Tavern Museum

11th Annual Great Hudson River Fish Count Set for Saturday

August 5, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count courtesty DECNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced that the 11th annual Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count will take place at multiple sites along the banks and piers of the Hudson River on Saturday, August 6th. [Read more…] about 11th Annual Great Hudson River Fish Count Set for Saturday

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City Tagged With: DEC, Fisheries

Kayaker Alan Jay Paddles From Buffalo to Manhattan in 31 Days

August 5, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Alan JayIn June, the Hudson River Valley Greenway fielded a call from Alan Jay, who just completed paddling the Erie Canal from Buffalo to Waterford with his brother-in-law Michael.

The next day Jay would start his solo adventure paddling the Hudson River toward New York City – he needed a Hudson River Water Trail Guide. [Read more…] about Kayaker Alan Jay Paddles From Buffalo to Manhattan in 31 Days

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Albany, Buffalo, Erie Canal, Hudson River, Hudson River Greenway, Liberty Island State Park, New York City, paddling, Statue of Liberty, Waterford

New York: A Metropolis of Murals

August 2, 2022 by Jaap Harskamp Leave a Comment

Harry Siddons Mowbray’s Renaissance murals at J.P. Morgan’s Library on Madison AvenuePlastered on walls in public spaces and civic buildings, scattered in hotels and restaurants, hidden in private mansions, a plenitude of murals form part of New York City’s infrastructure.

Although American interest in the medium originated in the 1893 World Fair which presented visitors with numerous large-scale murals, the vogue for this form of artistic expression dates back to the Great Depression. With the introduction of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal in 1933, federal funds were made available to support and promote public art. Muralism became fashionable. [Read more…] about New York: A Metropolis of Murals

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: Architecture, Art History, Black History, Cultural History, Harlem, Immigration, Manhattan, New York City, painting, Political History, womens history

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