Nuclear Disarmament
Environmentalism
Protesting Prohibition
Civil Rights
Stop the Wrecking Ball
Activist Theater
Alexander Hamilton’s “Sweet Project”
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 by
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A View of Melrose
On a hot August afternoon last summer, I left the office early and caught the 5 train north. My objective was to locate the site of the Ursuline Convent in what had once been the rural village of Melrose, and was now the heart of the South Bronx.
The Apple Peeler and Corer
High on a shelf of the legendary Russ & Daughters Appetizing store was an object that perfectly encapsulated the story of New York at Its Core, and a tool that helped launch a 100-year old business.
Civil Rights in Brooklyn
A behind the scenes peek into the making of New York at its Core and some of the Civil Rights Era artifacts that will be on view in the exhibition.
A View of Melrose
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 by
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The Apple Peeler and Corer
High on a shelf of the legendary Russ & Daughters Appetizing store was an object that perfectly encapsulated the story of New York at Its Core, and a tool that helped launch a 100-year old business.
Conserving the Rufus King Traveling Medicine Chest
Jamaica, Queens was home to Rufus King, one of our first senators. Inside his former farmhouse–still standing today–was a medicine chest, and inside the chest….well, you’ll have to read on to find out.
Civil Rights in Brooklyn
A behind the scenes peek into the making of New York at its Core and some of the Civil Rights Era artifacts that will be on view in the exhibition.
Up on the Roof: The Revered, Reviled City Pigeon
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 by
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The Tale of the Shoe Shine Boy
Stanley Kubrick's 1947 pictorial of Mickey, a 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn who shines shoes for 10 cents a pop.