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The Petersfield

THE PETERSFIELD   THIS BUILDING IS NAMED AFTER AND LOCATED ON THE SITE OF THE PETERSFIELD FARM, THE ORIGINAL HOMESTEAD OF PETER STUYVESANT, THE LAST DUTCH GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK.   THE ORIGINAL...

THE PETERSFIELD   THIS BUILDING IS NAMED AFTER AND LOCATED ON THE SITE OF THE PETERSFIELD FARM, THE ORIGINAL HOMESTEAD OF PETER STUYVESANT, THE LAST DUTCH GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK.   THE...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • east village
  • union square
  • peter stuyvesant
  • 1906
  • 1987
  • 2014

International Tailoring Company Building

INTERNATIONAL TAILORING COMPANY BUILDING   CONSTRUCTED IN 1920, THIS WAS THE NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TAILORING COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARY, J.L. TAYLOR & COMPANY. IT WAS ONE OF...

INTERNATIONAL TAILORING COMPANY BUILDING   CONSTRUCTED IN 1920, THIS WAS THE NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TAILORING COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARY, J.L. TAYLOR & COMPANY. IT WAS ONE OF...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • east village
  • union square
  • herman melville
  • 1847
  • 1850
  • 1920
  • 1980

Birthplace Danny Barker

BIRTHPLACE DANNY BARKER January 13, 1909 African-American Creole guitar and banjo player, songwriter, composer, singer, author, historian, teacher, storyteller, humorist, actor and painter. Jazz...

BIRTHPLACE DANNY BARKER January 13, 1909 African- American Creole guitar and banjo player, songwriter, composer, singer, author, historian, teacher, storyteller, humorist, actor and painter. Jazz...

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • danny barker
  • 1909

Fiona Connor

Fiona Connor   Each spring all the windows of the third floor apartment will be cleaned.   Commissioned by SculptureCenter in 2019. With the support of Valeria Napoleone (VNXXSC). Thanks to...

Fiona Connor   Each spring all the windows of the third floor apartment will be cleaned.   Commissioned by SculptureCenter in 2019. With the support of Valeria Napoleone (VNXXSC). Thanks...

  • new york
  • queens
  • long island city
  • 2019

Frank J. McManus

A COMMUNITY REMEMBERS   FRANK J. MCMANUS PFC US ARMY   DIED IN ACTION DAU TIENG VIETNAM   MAY 7, 1948 SEPTEMBER 17, 1968Submitted by @lampbane

A COMMUNITY REMEMBERS   FRANK J. MCMANUS PFC US ARMY   DIED IN ACTION DAU TIENG VIETNAM   MAY 7, 1948 SEPTEMBER 17, 1968Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • queens
  • elmhurst
  • frank mcmanus
  • vietnam
  • 1948
  • 1968

Buhre Avenue Station

MTA New York City Transit Buhre Avenue Station   OPENED 1920   REHABILITATED 2014   ANDREW M. CUOMO GOVERNOR, STATE OF NEW YORK   BILL DE BLASIO MAYOR, CITY OF NEW YORK   THOMAS F. PRENDERGAST...

MTA New York City Transit Buhre Avenue Station   OPENED 1920   REHABILITATED 2014   ANDREW M. CUOMO GOVERNOR, STATE OF NEW YORK   BILL DE BLASIO MAYOR, CITY OF NEW YORK   THOMAS F....

  • new york
  • the bronx
  • buhre avenue
  • mta
  • subway
  • 1920
  • 2014
  • andrew cuomo
  • bill de blasio
  • thomas prendergast

William Low, A Day in Parkchester

William Low   A Day in Parkchester   2011   Faceted Glass   Fabricated by Erskin Mitchell Stained Glass   Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and MTA New York City TransitSubmitted by @lampbane

William Low   A Day in Parkchester   2011   Faceted Glass   Fabricated by Erskin Mitchell Stained Glass   Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and MTA New York City TransitSubmitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • bronx
  • the bronx
  • william low
  • 2011
  • art
  • parkchester
  • mta
  • subway

These Bells Are Dedicated to St. Joseph

THESE BELLS ARE DEDICATED TO ST. JOSEPH   PATRON OF OUR CHURCH AND GUARDIAN OF THE HOLY FAMILYRT. REV. OTTAVIO SILVESTRI PASTOR   FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH MARCH 19, 1949Submitted by @lampbane

THESE BELLS ARE DEDICATED TO ST. JOSEPH   PATRON OF OUR CHURCH AND GUARDIAN OF THE HOLY FAMILYRT. REV. OTTAVIO SILVESTRI PASTOR   FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH MARCH 19, 1949Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • bushwick
  • church
  • st. joseph
  • 1949

John Ambrose Statue

JOHN AMBROSE STATUE THE BATTERY   This monument honors engineer John Wolfe Ambrose (1838-1899) whose vision and persistence resulted in the deep sea channel to New York Harbor, which improved the...

JOHN AMBROSE STATUE THE BATTERY   This monument honors engineer John Wolfe Ambrose (1838-1899) whose vision and persistence resulted in the deep sea channel to New York Harbor, which improved...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • battery park
  • battery
  • john ambrose
  • 1838
  • 1899
  • harbor
  • andrew o'connor jr.
  • aymar embury ii
  • fiorello laguardia
  • 1936
  • 1990
  • 2017
  • 2018

FDNY Engine 323

JAMES J. WALKER MAYOR   JOHN J. DORMAN FIRE COMMISSIONER   JOSEPH M. HANNON EDWARD J. KENNY DEPUTY FIRE COMMISSIONERS   JOHN J. McELLIGOTT CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT   JOHN DAVIN DEPUTY CHIEF, BROOKLYN &...

JAMES J. WALKER MAYOR   JOHN J. DORMAN FIRE COMMISSIONER   JOSEPH M. HANNON EDWARD J. KENNY DEPUTY FIRE COMMISSIONERS   JOHN J. McELLIGOTT CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT   JOHN DAVIN DEPUTY CHIEF, BROOKLYN &...

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • bergen beach
  • fdny
  • 1932