History, Natural History & the Arts
The New York City Landmarks Law was signed into law on April 19, 1965, by Mayor Robert Wagner. Since then, about 38,000 properties in all five boroughs have been protected under the law.
Many of these buildings and sites are contained within the city’s 157 historic districts and historic district extensions, 16 of which are located in the neighborhoods of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. [Read more…] about Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo: Historic Districts History
Seventy-five years ago on April 4, 1949, foreign ministers from the United States and 11 countries (Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United Kingdom) gathered in Washington, DC to sign the Washington Treaty.
Also known as the North Atlantic Treaty, the treaty derives its authority from Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, which affirms the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense. [Read more…] about NATO History: A 75-Year Alliance
Andrea Stewart-Cousins is positioned to become the first woman and first African-American state senate majority leader in New York state history after the New Year. Ms. Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers resident, is currently the Democratic leader in the senate, a chamber her party will now control, with 39 seats out of 63, following the November elections.
It’s the first time Democrats will control the body in almost a decade, and their largest majority ever. (In fact, Democrats have only controlled the upper chamber for three years since World War II).
A few of Ms. Stewart-Cousins’ predecessors have also achieved prominence: [Read more…] about Stewart-Cousins to be Latest Historic State Senate Leader
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