A dresser in the Merchant's House Museum, built in 1832, has been discovered as a secret link to the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years.
NY1 received an exclusive first look at the concealed passage, which runs from the second floor down to a pantry hideaway in the basement.
The passageway had been known about for decades, but its purpose was unknown to historians. Museum researchers recently discovered that the builder of the Merchant’s House, Joseph Brewster, was a passionate abolitionist who built false floors in integrated abolitionist churches and created this route in his own home to aid freedom seekers.
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Catherine O’Hara on Donald Trump trying to make Canada the 51st state: “I will not even dignify that. God bless Canada. The only good thing out of this is it’s unifying Canadians. It makes my skin crawl anytime I hear anything about it”
This photo captures the moment that ICE became murderous, unlawful killers who answers to no one but Donald Trump. Don't let the importance of this image fade from your conscience! A line was drawn that cannot be erased. Silence is acceptance. I will not be silent! Will you? 🤔
Many of us are old enough to remember this. Back then, like today, the government labeled these people Commies or professional agitators. But also like today, they were simply people who believed in basic humanity.
Watch this tribute to Alex Pretti. He spent his life caring for our nation’s heroes, and in his final moment on earth he stepped up to protect a woman in need. Remember him not as a statistic, but as humanity in action. Damn you ICE. Damn you Trump. https://t.co/MmKGy0peRY
Carl Reiner gave Rob Reiner a copy of The Princess Bride, and Rob Reiner loved it and its father/son love story so much he turned it into a movie (with a grandfather and grandson). Three days before Carl’s death in 2020, he and Rob reenacted the final scene and “As you wish”
The Definitive 2024 New York Mets NLCS hype video.
When “it ain’t over motherfuckers” hits right after the Lindor closed door meeting and right before the music drops…🥶🥶🥶🥶