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The history of 2 White and its connection to the Underground Railroad
The Black abolitionist Rev. Theodore S. Wright lived there for several years in the 1840s while also the minister at the First Colored Presbyterian Church on Frankfort. / 3 comments
Landmarks now has a treasure trove of digital images
The commission has digitized the images from the designation reports for both buildings and historic districts. / 5 comments
In the News: 55 Broad will convert to residential
Plus the history of the first subway; dolphins lunch in New York Harbor; residents sue the city over Local Law 97. / 8 comments
Seen & Heard: Flipping the historic stone sidewalks
Plus the Messiah leaves his mark, unfortunately; a new Thai restaurant in Nolita; ornithologist alert: name that bird. / 11 comments
The punk history of 84 Thomas
A music obsessive was determined to find the Tribeca connection to the punk rock band the Plasmatics. And he found it. / 12 comments
If These Walls Could Talk…
An urban legend trumped revolutionary history when it comes to the origin story for what's left of the Rhinelander Sugar House behind 1 Centre.
Municipal Archives is collecting neighborhood oral histories
The city will add oral histories to its collections of images and maps to create multi-media stories for each neighborhood. / 2 comments
Loft Peeping: The restoration of 51-53 White
A restoration reveals the Tuckahoe marble and cast iron details of an 1858 Tribeca classic that was shrouded in 20th-Century missteps. / 1 comment
Two ways to get inside 31 Chambers – virtually
The Hall of Records is usually only open to TV show crews and archive staff, so this is a rare chance to see the Tammany Hall marvel. / 6 comments
Spotlight: Hal Bromm Gallery
The gallerist opened the first commercial gallery in the neighborhood and would go on to preserve much of what made Tribeca special then and now. / 6 comments
An effort to expand Duane Park is underway
A proposed restoration, should the city give the green light, would restore a sidewalk to the southern perimeter and add a tree and some more public space -- as it was 200 years ago. / 16 comments
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