Happy Grant Day!

Happy Grant Day!

On April 27, 1897, the 75th Anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant’s birth, Grant’s Tomb was dedicated. The occasion was a full public holiday, Grant Day, and attracted a throng of spectators to rival Grant’s funeral twelve years earlier. The dedication day...
Rats on W. 74th Street!

Rats on W. 74th Street!

An enthusiastic crowd was treated yesterday to a remarkable crash course in terra cotta by expert Susan Tunick.  After sharing the history, manufacture, and artistry of architectural terra cotta, Susan showed our LW! group an eye-popping collection of UWS terra...