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‘The Gods of New York’ draws a line from the late 1980s to now

The never-ending battle for the soul of New York City is a dependable subject for nonfiction writers. In his walloping new book, “The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth ...
The New York Times

Charting the History of New York’s Middle Eastern Community

A New York Public Library exhibition features nearly two centuries of cultural, social and political artifacts on Middle Easterners and North Africans in the city. A New York Public Library exhibition ...
insider.si.edu

Buried beneath the city an archaeological history of New York Nan A. Rothschild, Amanda Sutphin, H. Arthur Bankoff, and Jessica Striebel Maclean

"Bits and pieces of the lives led long before the age of skyscrapers are scattered throughout New York City, found in backyards, construction sites, street beds, and parks. Pottery shards dating to ...

The hidden dark history behind New York City's most iconic nicknames and slogans

Many of New York's proudest nicknames began as insults or responses to something negative.
Gotham Gazette

A Brief History of N.Y. Republicans

The choice of New York City as the site for the Republican National Convention this year is both politically and historically correct. After all, the modern Republican Party in America owes much of ...