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Beside the Evening Sea: Staten Island as Haven for Writers and Reformers

Beside the Evening Sea: Staten Island as Haven for Writers and Reformers

Beside the Evening Sea: Staten Island as Haven for Writers and Reformers

By Marguerite María Rivas

Arts & Culture, Staten IslandGuest UserFebruary 14, 2017Comment

“The Heroism of Modern Life”: Marshall Berman and His City

“The Heroism of Modern Life”: Marshall Berman and His City

“The Heroism of Modern Life”: Marshall Berman and His City

By Benjamin Serby

Arts & Culture, Reviews, BronxGuest UserJanuary 18, 2017Comment

Even the Brooklyn Boy Needs a Break: Walt Whitman’s Summer Fling in Greenport

Even the Brooklyn Boy Needs a Break: Walt Whitman’s Summer Fling in Greenport

Even the Brooklyn Boy Needs a Break: Walt Whitman’s Summer Fling in Greenport

By Karen Karbiener

Arts & Culture, Brooklyn, ManhattanGuest UserOctober 25, 2016Comment

Beyond “Ghetto Arts”: Vinnette Carroll’s Urban Arts Corps

Beyond “Ghetto Arts”: Vinnette Carroll’s Urban Arts Corps

Beyond “Ghetto Arts”: Vinnette Carroll’s Urban Arts Corps

By Hillary Miller

Arts & Culture, ExcerptsGuest UserOctober 11, 2016Comment

Stephen Petrus and Ronald D. Cohen's Folk City

Stephen Petrus and Ronald D. Cohen's Folk City

Stephen Petrus and Ronald D. Cohen's Folk City

Reviewed by Christine Kelly

Arts & Culture, ReviewsGuest UserOctober 6, 2016Comment

David Gilbert's The Product of our Souls

David Gilbert's The Product of our Souls

David Gilbert's The Product of our Souls

Reviewed by Peter C. Muir

Arts & Culture, ReviewsGuest UserSeptember 22, 2016Comment

Bring Back the Music: Carol Shansky's The Hebrew Orphan Asylum Band

Bring Back the Music: Carol Shansky's The Hebrew Orphan Asylum Band

Bring Back the Music: Carol Shansky's The Hebrew Orphan Asylum Band

Reviewed by Geraldine Gudefin

Reviews, Arts & CultureGuest UserSeptember 20, 2016Comment

The New York Philharmonic Strike of 1973: Part II

The New York Philharmonic Strike of 1973: Part II

The New York Philharmonic Strike of 1973: Part II

By Kuan Cheng Lu

Arts & Culture, Business & LaborGuest UserAugust 24, 2016Comment

The New York Philharmonic Strike of 1973: Part I

The New York Philharmonic Strike of 1973: Part I

The New York Philharmonic Strike of 1973: Part I

By Kuan Cheng Lu

Arts & Culture, Business & LaborGuest UserAugust 23, 2016Comment

What Did New Yorkers Read in the Gilded Age? Looking at the Armstrong Records

What Did New Yorkers Read in the Gilded Age? Looking at the Armstrong Records

What Did New Yorkers Read in the Gilded Age? Looking at the Armstrong Records

By Erin Schreiner

Arts & Culture, Gilded Age, EducationGuest UserJuly 19, 2016Comment