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The Bronx

Preservation League of New York State Names Excellence Award Winners

November 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Preservation league of nys logoSince 1984, the Preservation League of New York State’s annual Excellence Awards program has shone a light on the people who are using historic preservation to make all our lives better — through exemplary restoration projects, indispensable publications, individual action, and organizational distinction. [Read more…] about Preservation League of New York State Names Excellence Award Winners

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Architecture, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Cattaraugus County, Erie County, Historic Preservation, Kingston, Manhattan, Medina, New York City, Olean, Orleans County, Owego, Preservation League of New York State, The Bronx, Tioga County, Ulster County

Preservationists Reviewing Siting for Thousands of 5G Towers

October 30, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

5G Tower illustration provided by Historic Districts CouncilThe Historic Districts Council of New York City is a consulting party to the Section 106 Historic Review Process for proposed Link5G Towers.

This summer, CityBridge, the private contractor installing 32-foot tall 5G towers, sought to begin the review process. [Read more…] about Preservationists Reviewing Siting for Thousands of 5G Towers

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: 5G Towers, Advocacy, Brooklyn, Cell Towers, development, Harlem, Historic Districts Council, Historic Preservation, Landmarks Preservation Commission, Manhattan, New York City, Queens, Staten Island, The Bronx

Roberto Clemente State Park Celebrates Golden Anniversary 

October 19, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Roberto Clemente State Park 50th Anniversary CelebrationThe Bronx United Drumline set the party atmosphere for a celebration of 50 years of Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx.

Roberto Clemente State Park is a 25-acre waterfront park located along the Harlem River. The park offers a variety of recreational and cultural activities year-round for youth, adults, senior citizens and the physically challenged. [Read more…] about Roberto Clemente State Park Celebrates Golden Anniversary 

Filed Under: History, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: Baseball, Harlem River, Hispanic History, Immigration, Latino History, Major League Baseball, New York City, Puerto Rico, Roberto Clemente State Park, Sports History, State Parks, The Bronx

Bambino Boa: Big Snake Recovered Near Yankee Stadium

October 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Photo of Boa constrictor recovered near Yankee Stadium by ECOs in September 2023 provided by DEC.On Sept. 26, while on patrol, ECOs Ableson and Goonan received reports of a large snake in Macombs Dam Park next to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. [Read more…] about Bambino Boa: Big Snake Recovered Near Yankee Stadium

Filed Under: Nature, New York City Tagged With: ECOs, Macombs Dam Park, NY Yankees, reptiles, snakes, The Bronx, Wildlife, Wildlife Rescues

The Odd Couple: Yussel the Muscle & Maximilian Schmeling

October 5, 2023 by Jaap Harskamp Leave a Comment

Joe Louis (left) and Max Schmeling at a photo session prior to their heavyweight world championship bout in 1938Joe Jacobs was born in 1896 to Hungarian Jewish immigrants. He grew up in the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, Midtown Manhattan, then a bastion of poor Irish Americans, where his father ran a tailor shop.

For many young males living in that tough setting, boxing was both a badge of identity and a means of survival. Every immigrant neighborhood had its own champions and heroes. Boxing was a flag of ethnic pride, attracting a large and loyal local following. [Read more…] about The Odd Couple: Yussel the Muscle & Maximilian Schmeling

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Black History, boxing, German-American History, Jewish History, New York City, Olympic History, Queens, Sports History, The Bronx, World War Two

Marty Glickman: American Jewish Sports Legend

October 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Marty Glickman The Life of an American Jewish Sports LegendThe book Marty Glickman: The Life of an American Jewish Sports Legend (NYU Press, 2023) by Jeffrey S. Gurock takes a look at Marty Glickman, who for close to half a century after World War II, was the voice of New York sports. [Read more…] about Marty Glickman: American Jewish Sports Legend

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Baseball, Basketball, Books, Brooklyn, Buffalo, football, Jewish History, Manhattan, New York City, NY Giants, NY Knicks, NY Mets, NYU Press, Olympic History, Pop Culture History, Radio History, sports, Sports History, Syracuse University, Television History, The Bronx, Yeshiva University

The Story of Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream

July 27, 2023 by Rebecca Rector 2 Comments

Rueben and Rose Mattus (courtesy Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream company)Many people have heard of and enjoyed Haagen-Dazs ice cream, but the story of its beginning is equally cool. A headline in JGirls+ Magazine from 2022 says it all: “Haagen-Dazs: A Jewish Story of Immigration, Entrepreneurship, and Ice Cream.”  The story began with Reuben Mattus (originally Nifka Matus), born in Grodna, Poland in 1913 who arrived in New York City in 1921 with his widowed mother and older sister. [Read more…] about The Story of Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream

Filed Under: Food, History, New York City Tagged With: Brooklyn, Culinary History, Diary Industry, Immigration, Jewish History, New York City, The Bronx

175th Anniversary of the High Bridge Celebration

June 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Water Tower, High Bridge courtesy Appletons journal 1872Opened in 1848 as part of the 41-mile Old Croton Aqueduct, High Bridge was deemed an engineering marvel, enabling the delivery of clean water to the city of New York, catalyzing its development and expansion.

Use of the structure to deliver water to Manhattan ceased on December 15, 1949 and was closed to pedestrians in the 1960s. Now a National Historic Landmark, High Bridge is the oldest bridge in New York City and a pedestrian bridge that connects the neighborhoods of Washington Heights in Manhattan and Highbridge in the Bronx. [Read more…] about 175th Anniversary of the High Bridge Celebration

Filed Under: Events, History, Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: Architecture, Environmental History, Harlem River, High Bridge, Manhattan, New York City, Old Croton Aqueduct, Public Health, The Bronx, Transportation, Urban History, Water

New York City Historic Districts Council Names ‘Six to Celebrate’

March 17, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Addisleigh ParkThe Historic Districts Council (HDC) has announced its Six to Celebrate, an annual listing of historic New York City neighborhoods that merit preservation attention. Six to Celebrate is New York’s only citywide list of preservation priorities. [Read more…] about New York City Historic Districts Council Names ‘Six to Celebrate’

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Architecture, Brooklyn, Historic Districts Council, Historic Preservation, New York City, Queens, The Bronx

The Two Alexander Macombs: A Slaveholder & A Duplicitous Negotiator

February 7, 2023 by Alan J. Singer 1 Comment

The Alexander Macomb House in New York City served as the executive mansion for President George Washington, February–August 1790Alexander Macomb, the elder, (1748–1831) was a fur trader, land and currency speculator, and slaveholder who supported the British during the American Revolution and provided the occupying British army with trade goods. [Read more…] about The Two Alexander Macombs: A Slaveholder & A Duplicitous Negotiator

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, New York City Tagged With: Adirondacks, Alexander Macomb, American Revolution, Andrew Jackson, Battle of Plattsburgh, Florida, Harlem River, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Lake Ontario, Macomb’s Purchase, Manhattan, Military History, New York City, Slavery, St Lawrence County, St. Lawrence River, The Bronx, War of 1812

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