The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells
Online via ZoomA decade before Agatha Christie entered the scene, another female writer was already queen of the country house murder. Churning out multiple thrillers a year from her Upper West Side […]
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Great Blizzard of 1888
Online via ZoomThe Great Blizzard of 1888 was among the first photographed natural disasters in the city’s history. Weather historian Rob Frydlewicz of the NYC Weather Archive blog uses some of the […]
What are Special Districts? A Conversation with George Janes
Online via ZoomIn examining the proposed City of Yes zoning text amendments, the question has been raised about how City of Yes will impact the many Special Purpose Districts across the city. […]
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All the Rage: The Hidden History of the Cycling City
Online via ZoomOver the course of history, countless vehicles have moved across our city. But it is the bicycle that has had the longest running claim to New York’s streets: 200 years […]
The New York Game
Online via ZoomHistorian Kevin Baker (a real major leaguer) returns to LW! with a look at America’s national pastime in the country’s largest city. Visionaries and fixers, heroes and gangsters—both the game and the city had them all. Baker introduces us to the motley/larger-than-life crew of New York hustlers, scalawags, and dreamers who made baseball such a popular and compelling game.
The Office for Metropolitan History and the Legacy of Christopher Gray
Online via Zoomn 1975, architectural educator, researcher, and writer Christopher Gray founded the Office of Metropolitan History as a repository and resource on the architectural history of New York City buildings. Today, that legacy is […]
Have You “Herd”: The Nivola Horses Are Back
Online via ZoomItalian sculptor Costantino Nivola's 18 cast-concrete horse sculptures for Stephen Wise Towers are back! Uber conservators Mary Jablonski and Ed FitzGerald will tell the incredible story of how they recreated […]
170 Central Park West: A History Before the Historical Society
Online via ZoomSara Cedar Miller, historian emerita of the Central Park Conservancy, and author of Before Central Park shares her always-fascinating, uber deep-dive research--this time with a focus on what came before the grand Museum and Library that are […]
A House Restored
Online via ZoomOld houses share their secrets only if they survive. Lee McColgan committed to preserving a ramshackle 1702 house using period materials and methods. But his enchantment withered as he discovered the massive […]
Divine Transformation: The Journey from 1793 Church to Forever Home
Online via ZoomHGTV meets LW! in this historic property behind-the-scenes program! From post-grad days advocating for preserving historic houses of worship on the Upper West Side to actually rescuing a beleaguered upstate […]