Historic NYC

Exploring the city that never sleeps, one historic landmark at a time.

[Historic NYC @HistoricNYC]

Eerie Staten Island marshes, abandoned power plants in Yonkers and more in this week's links! http://t.co/0sY86xZH6K

[Museum of the City of NY @MuseumofCityNY]

Less than 4% of NYC's buildings are landmarked. #SavingPlace

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The law that saved Grand Central Terminal (and other #NYC landmarks) http://t.co/rztRGtvGED @NYCLandmarks50

[Statue of Liberty NM @StatueEllisNPS]

#TriviaTuesday: April 17th 1907 was Ellis Island's busiest day. 11,747 immigrants were processed. An average day processed about 5,000.

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Seek out the lost spirits of the Titanic on a ghost walk with @MacabreNYC: http://t.co/ubAy2ovMjA #NYCevents #TodayinNYC

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From candlelight ghost tours to panels on preservation, here are 11 things to do this week in #NYC: http://t.co/ubAy2ovMjA

[NY Adventure Club @NYAdventureClub]

Unlock New York’s Past! April 11, 1890. Ellis Island, #NewYork, designated as an immigration station #History #NYC http://t.co/5zm6PYrwXx

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Throwback to when the subway fare was only 15 cents: http://t.co/QH5IWMJywu #tbt (via @6sqft)

[Untapped New York @UntappedNY]

#NYC Today in 1904, @TimesSquareNYC got renamed to what it is now. Find out its history: http://t.co/Ag6OYSpoTb

[John Petkovic @johnpetkovic]

"Virtually every subway car in #NewYork was covered in graffiti" #NYC #1970s @clevelanddotcom http://t.co/0oh3SXi35j

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Meet the Scots who built New York City's landmarks. Talk hosted by @NYCLandmarks50: http://t.co/5l9xHz7v5V #todayinNYC

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The real Peggy Olsons: Three ladies who paved the way for women in advertising: http://t.co/khXuaGJ4s6

[The Bowery Boys Podcast @BoweryBoys]

115 yrs ago today: Ground broken at City Hall for construction of the New York City subway. Two front pages that day:

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

New York institution Caffe Dante is out of business after 100 years: http://t.co/TXu4tZ82st

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Opulent 100-year-old sewage pumping station in Brooklyn restored to glory after $8 million renovation http://t.co/MjREW6FuVn (via @nytimes)

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On this day in 1889, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini left her native Italy to begin charity work in NYC: http://t.co/VDtkG2qASc (via @LESHP)

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Beware of zombies: More than 20,000 corpses lie beneath Washington Square Park http://t.co/XVMC9pArUZ (via @nypl)

[The New York Historical @NYHistory]

March 19, 1831: In the first such robbery in U.S.history, thief Edward Smith makes off with over $200,000 from City Bank on Wall Street.

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How Brooklyn Heights became New York City's first historic district http://t.co/uuonQ6aNdB (via @CurbedNY)