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Someone Lived Here: Lewis Latimer House in Queens

July 17, 2019 by Kendra Gaylord Leave a Comment

Lewis Latimer House MuseumIn this episode of Someone Lived Here, Kendra Gaylord visits to the Lewis Latimer House in Queens, NY. Lewis Latimer was an inventor and electrical pioneer who shaped the history of objects we still use every day. He was African American, the son of escaped slaves, and also an artist and poet. [Read more…] about Someone Lived Here: Lewis Latimer House in Queens

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Architecture, Black History, Podcasts, Queens

Lindsay’s Snowstorm: A Rising Star Falls to Earth in Queens

January 27, 2019 by Randall Whitestone 2 Comments

daily news lindsay stormFifty years ago this month, John Vliet Lindsay, 103rd mayor of New York and national paragon of urban progressivism, faced ruin in Rego Park.

The worst winter storm in in almost two decades hit on Sunday, February 9, 1969, dumping 15 inches in Central Park and 20 inches out at Kennedy Airport in Queens and resulting in the deaths of 42 people. Seventy-two hours later, much of the city was dug out and businesses and schools were slowly getting back to normal.

Except in Queens. [Read more…] about Lindsay’s Snowstorm: A Rising Star Falls to Earth in Queens

Filed Under: History, Nature, New York City Tagged With: John Lindsay, New York City, Political History, Queens

Historic Buildings: Far Rockaway Fire House, Police Station

June 7, 2018 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Firehouse, Engine Companies 264 & 328

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has recently designated two historic buildings in Far Rockaway, Queens as individual landmarks: the Firehouse, Engine Companies 264 & 328/Hook and Ladder 134 at 16-15 Central Avenue, and the 53rd (now 101st) Precinct Police Station at 16-12 Mott Avenue.

These buildings are outstanding examples of early-20th century civic buildings and represent a period of significant growth in Far Rockaway. [Read more…] about Historic Buildings: Far Rockaway Fire House, Police Station

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Historic Preservation, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City, Queens

Queens: Lecture, Tour of Vander-Ende – Onderdonk House

April 3, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

new amsterdam history centerA tour of the Vander-Ende – Onderdonk House and a lecture by archeologist and historic preservation specialist Alyssa Loorya, President of Chrysalis Archeology, has been set for Thursday, May 10, 2018 from 5 to 7 pm. [Read more…] about Queens: Lecture, Tour of Vander-Ende – Onderdonk House

Filed Under: Events, History, New York City Tagged With: Long Island, New Amsterdam, Queens

NYC Triboro Hospital: Photographs and Impressions

May 2, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

triboro hospitalThe Roosevelt Island Historical Society will host a free lecture by Charles Giraudet, entitled Triboro Hospital: Photographs and Impressions on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 6:30 pm at the New York Public Library Branch on Roosevelt Island.

Triboro Hospital, located in Jamaica, Queens, was built to specialize in the treatment of tuberculosis. The facility, which was designed in 1937 and opened in 1941, was constructed during the same era as Welfare (now Roosevelt) Island’s Goldwater Hospital. [Read more…] about NYC Triboro Hospital: Photographs and Impressions

Filed Under: Events, History, New York City Tagged With: New York Public Library, Queens, Roosevelt Island Historical Society

History and Commerce in the Old and New Netherlands

January 24, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

sheldt-riverThe Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce (GFCC) and the Queens Historical Society (QHS) are co-hosting a presentation at the Queens Historical Society in Flushing, on Wednesday, January 25th, at 7 pm, “History and Commerce in the Old and the New Netherlands” by Dr. Jack Eichenbaum. [Read more…] about History and Commerce in the Old and New Netherlands

Filed Under: Events, History, New York City Tagged With: Flushing, New Netherland, Queens

Paul Simon Biographer Peter Ames Carlin

December 23, 2016 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Peter Ames Carlin, author of Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon. (Henry Holt, 2016) Born in New Jersey, Simon grew up in Queens, New York. Carlin sees Simon’s upbringing in the context of the Jewish immigrant experience in America. You can listen to the podcast here. [Read more…] about Paul Simon Biographer Peter Ames Carlin

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Books, Performing Arts, Podcasts, Public History, Queens

‘No One Helped’: The Myth of Urban Apathy

March 6, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

no one helpedMarcia M. Gallo takes a look at one of America’s most infamous crime stories, in No One Helped (2015 Cornell University).  This new book examines  the 1964 rape and murder of Catherine “Kitty” Genovese, in a middle-class neighborhood of Queens.

Front-page reports in the New York Times incorrectly identified thirty-eight indifferent witnesses to the crime, fueling fears of apathy and urban decay. Genovese’s life, including her lesbian relationship, was also obscured in media accounts of the crime.

Fifty years later, the story of Kitty Genovese continues to circulate in popular culture. Although it is now known that there were far fewer witnesses to the crime than was reported in 1964, the moral of the story continues to be urban apathy. No One Helped traces the Genovese story’s development and resilience while challenging the myth it created. [Read more…] about ‘No One Helped’: The Myth of Urban Apathy

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Media, New York City, NYC, Queens, Urban History

Modern Ruin: A World’s Fair Pavilion

May 21, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

modern ruinA film screening of “Modern Ruin: A World’s Fair Pavilion,” Matthew Silva’s documentary about an abandoned structure designed by modernist icon Philip Johnson for the 1964 World’s Fair.The film tells the story of the Pavilion from the glory days of the fair, through the years of neglect, up to present day advocacy.

The filmmakers hope this project will be the first step in engaging and informing people about the building in new and exciting ways. This whimsical, futuristic, and soaring structure, constructed for the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, has been left abandoned for the greater part of 50 years. [Read more…] about Modern Ruin: A World’s Fair Pavilion

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: 1964 World's Fair, Advocacy, Documentary, Historic Preservation, New York City, NYC, Queens

New York City 1964: A Cultural History

April 6, 2014 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

NYC 1964 Cultural HistoryLawrence R. Samuel’s New York City 1964: A Cultural History (McFarland, 2014), connects the events of a single year in the city to the cultural threads of American life in the 1960s and beyond.

Five seminal events occurred in New York City in the pivotal year 1964: the “British Invasion” arrival of the Beatles in February; the murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens in March; the World’s Fair in Queens between April and October; the “race riots” in Brooklyn and Harlem in July; and the World Series in the Bronx between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. [Read more…] about New York City 1964: A Cultural History

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: 1964 World's Fair, Brooklyn, Crime and Justice, Cultural History, Harlem, New York City, NYC, Performing Arts, Pop Culture History, Queens, Sports History

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