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Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon – History

In a February 1994 Volume 7 Issue # 6 ”Premiere” magazine interview for the film ”The River Wild”, while talking about his fame and career, Kevin Bacon commented that he had worked with everybody in Hollywood or someone who’s worked with them. Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon first surfaced at about the same time. On [...]

Sheep Meadow, Central Park – Design competition

The Sheep Meadow, Central Park, was the largest open meadow feature in the original plan for Central Park, New York City, as it was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. The open space had been a requirement of the design competition for Central Park, which specified a parade ground for the civic function [...]

Cast-iron architecture – Introduction

Cast-iron architecture is a form of architecture where cast iron plays a central role. It was a prominent style in the Industrial Revolution era when cast iron was relatively cheap and modern steel had not yet been developed. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Cast-iron architecture, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also [...]

Hudson Valley – Pollution and urban sprawl

Due to the decrease in industry within New York State over the past 40 to 50 years, parts of the Hudson Valley have seen economic decline and unemployment to a greater degree than other areas in the state. Still seen in the Valley today are abandoned factories and old buildings that are remnants of a [...]

Grand Street Settlement – Introduction

Grand Street Settlement is an historic social service institution on the Lower East Side in New York City and was founded in 1916 in response to the needs of waves of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe who were settling in the area. Today, over 10,000 children, youth, families and older adults residing on the [...]

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – Introduction

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (often referred to as “The Guggenheim”) is a well-known museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is the permanent home to a renowned collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions throughout the year. Designed by [...]

Mickey Walker (boxer) – Retirement

Walker opened a restaurant after retirement and his restaurant became a popular dining place in New York City. He became an accomplished painting artist, many of his works being exhibited at New York and London art galleries. During his boxing career, he found golf to be a suitable distraction to his training regimen, and he [...]

Historic Richmond Town – Introduction

Historic Richmond Town is an open-air live museum located in the Richmond, neighborhood in Staten Island, New York City, in the United States. It is located near the geographical center of the island, at the junction of Richmond Road and Arthur Kill Road. It was formerly the county seat and commercial center which included the [...]

2006 New York City plane crash – Introduction

2006 New York City plane crash occurred on October 11, 2006, when a Cirrus SR20 general aviation, fixed-wing, single-engine light aircraft crashed into the Belaire Apartments in New York City at about 2:42 p.m. local time (18:42 UTC). The aircraft struck the north side of building, located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, causing [...]

Staten Island Mall – Introduction

Staten Island Mall is a shopping mall in the Staten Island borough of New York City, United States. It is the only indoor shopping mall in the borough. It is the largest retail center on the island and is the site of the island’s second largest public transit hub after the St. George ferry terminal, [...]

Victorian Gardens – Introduction

Victorian Gardens is a seasonal traditional style amusement park, which opened in the spring of 2003 and is located in Central Park at Wollman Rink in New York City. The facility can accommodate up to 3,000 guest and features about a dozen rides which are geared mostly to ages 2-12. Adapted from the Wikipedia article [...]

History of Albany, New York – American city

1784-1800 In 1823 the Federal Dam at Troy is finished with a lock allowing for river navigation above Troy to Lansingburgh and Waterford. Throughout 1824 from January 1 to March 7 the Common Council meets trying to vote out the mayor in favor of Ambrose Spencer, but several times deadlocks 11-11, finally on March 8 [...]

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