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Thomas Jefferson’s handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence is on free public display at the New York Public Library...
An Ice Age boulder known as Arbitration Rock settled the colonial border between Bushwick and Newtown in 1769, was paved...
NYC Department of Records researchers uncovered the story of George Rex, officially designated 'The Last Slave,' who froze to death...
Dating to 1709, this NYC Landmark and National Historic Place is tucked away in Ridgewood.
Time travel to a bygone era with your fingertips.
How haunted is New York compared to the rest of the country? We dig into a ghost sightings database to...
The history of death in the borough, just in time for Halloween.
His victim was 17-years-old.
This local haunt has been in the area for decades.
Ridgewood and Bushwick were not always in separate boroughs like they are now.
Wallace Field may not exist anymore, but its memory lives on.
The Forbidden Ones suffered quite the blow in 2012 during a huge police raid.
"Bushwick" was the answer to the clue "Big Apple Neighborhood bordering Williamsburg" in a vowelless crossword that appeared in the...
A brief history of some of the many inventors and innovators who have called Bushwick home.
Here are some nearby locations that hosted some haunting events a century ago.
The next installment of this semi-regular tour will showcase a Bushwick over a century old but not forgotten.
It may be hard to believe St
We have a love-hate relationship with Craigslist, the home of the Missed Connection, the Second Hand Ikea Coffee Table, and...
At 101 years old, Ruth Gruber greeted us at The Living Gallery with perfectly placed hair, an outfit that looked...
Do you ever get that feeling that you're a little Bushwick-ed out? The reggaeton you hear from your bed blasting...