Civil Rights
Stop the Wrecking Ball
Activist Theater
Alexander Hamilton’s “Sweet Project”
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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.
Augustus Hepp’s Central Park in Blue
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 by
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Alexander Hamilton’s “Sweet Project”
Towards the end of his career, Alexander Hamilton wrote to his wife, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, about a “sweet project” he was planning, with which she would be pleased.
Vanderbilt Ball
In the spring of 1883, the solemnity of Lent didn’t stand a chance against the social event on the mind of all of New York’s elite society: Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt’s fancy dress ball.
From Expressway to Contemplative Oasis: The Elevated West Side Highway
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![Leland Bobbé, Subway [Voice of the Ghetto], 1974. Archival pigment print. Gift of the photographer. 2016.10.7.](https://www.mcny.org/sites/default/files/styles/mcny_col_3_thumbnail/public/mn185974_0.jpg?itok=8q3-MZ35)
From the Fulton Market to the Forty-Deuce: Leland Bobbé’s New York in the 1970s
An exploration of the work of Leland Bobbé, who throughout the 1970s photographed the darker side of New York City.
The Broadway-Lafayette Transfer and the Evolution of the City’s Subway
In celebration of the subway transfer at Broadway-Lafayette station, we put together a collection of images that show the construction and evolution of the New York City subways.
Riding the Subway with Stanley Kubrick
As most New Yorkers know, the subway system is the lifeline of New York City. In 1946, Stanley Kubrick set out to capture the story of New York City’s subway commuters.