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The Bureau of Municipal Besmirch: A Tale of Accountability and Resentment

The Bureau of Municipal Besmirch: A Tale of Accountability and Resentment

The Bureau of Municipal Besmirch: A Tale of Accountability and Resentment

By Daniel Williams

Gilded Age, PoliticsGuest UserNovember 17, 2015Comment

Pope’s Day in Early New York City

Pope’s Day in Early New York City

Pope’s Day in Early New York City

By Luke J. Feder

British Era, PoliticsGuest UserNovember 10, 2015Comment

A Den of Know Nothings, Papists, and Radicals: NYC in the 1850s

A Den of Know Nothings, Papists, and Radicals: NYC in the 1850s

A Den of Know Nothings, Papists, and Radicals: NYC in the 1850s

By Glen Olson

PoliticsGuest UserNovember 5, 2015Comment

Hamilton’s Constitution and the Acquisition of Legacy

Hamilton’s Constitution and the Acquisition of Legacy

Hamilton’s Constitution and the Acquisition of Legacy

By Nora Slonimsky

Politics, Early RepublicGuest UserNovember 3, 2015Comment

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 2 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 2 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 2 of 2)

By Martin Lund

Politics, Arts & CultureGuest UserOctober 29, 2015Comment

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 1 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 1 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 1 of 2)

By Martin Lund

Arts & Culture, PoliticsGuest UserOctober 27, 2015Comment

From Port to Court: Developing Marine Insurance Law in Alexander Hamilton’s New York

From Port to Court: Developing Marine Insurance Law in Alexander Hamilton’s New York

From Port to Court: Developing Marine Insurance Law in Alexander Hamilton’s New York

By Kate Elizabeth Brown

Early Republic, PoliticsGuest UserOctober 13, 2015Comment

“To Help People Learn to Fight”: New York City’s Mobilization for Youth and the Origins of the Community Action Programs of the War on Poverty

“To Help People Learn to Fight”: New York City’s Mobilization for Youth and the Origins of the Community Action Programs of the War on Poverty

“To Help People Learn to Fight”: New York City’s Mobilization for Youth and the Origins of the Community Action Programs of the War on Poverty

By Tamar W. Carroll

Poverty & Inequality, PoliticsGuest UserOctober 8, 2015Comment

Finding New York’s Prince

Finding New York’s Prince

Finding New York’s Prince

By Christopher F. Minty

Early Republic, Politics, British EraGuest UserSeptember 29, 2015Comment

Violence and the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution in New York City

Violence and the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution in New York City

Violence and the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution in New York City

By Mark Boonshoft

Early Republic, PoliticsGuest UserSeptember 17, 2015Comment