New York CityfromCity & State NY1 month agoHow Dutch settlers got their start in the New York HarborThe Dutch settlers' foundational role and multicultural approach in early New York laid vital groundwork for the city's future dynamics.
New York CityfromHistoryExtra3 months agoHow the English took ManhattanThe English took Manhattan without violence due to negotiations, rivalries, and ideological divides among the Dutch.
fromwww.theguardian.com4 months agoNew York plows ahead': how the English invaded and changed a cityWhen they were excavating to put in that skyscraper, the archeologists identified and marked out those little bits. New York plows ahead. But there are those tantalizing remnants.NYC politics