r/nycHistory 16h ago

Jean-Michel Basquiat's Digs in The East Village

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If you had come to 57 Great Jones Street in Manhattan's East Village prior to March of 2026, you might have seen a commemorative plaque about Jean-Michel Basquiat, the legendary artist who lived in this location, which was owned by Andy Warhol, another absolute icon of the modern art world.


r/nycHistory 21h ago

Architecture The Broadway Arcade - New York, New York - 1990

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r/nycHistory 17h ago

USS Olympia firing guns at the 1899 victory parade in New York City

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USS Olympia returns from the Philippines via the Suez Canal to NYC in 1899 after leading the first major and most significant campaign of the Spanish-American War. The cruiser firing guns at the 1899 victory parade in New York City.


r/nycHistory 16h ago

Event Rare Colonial-Era Blackwell Door Exhibit in Astoria This Summer

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The Historic Blackwell Door will be on display at Advance Masonic Temple on select dates only:
July 4, July 5, July 18, July 26, August 2, August 9, August 16, August 23, and August 30
11:00 AM–6:00 PM

Believed to date to 1765, the door once belonged to the Blackwell family stone house in Ravenswood and still bears a British confiscation mark carved during the occupation of Queens in 1776.

There’s also Hallet’s Cove in the American Revolution: A Walking Tour, but the walking tour is optional and available by separate Eventbrite reservation only.

More info and reservations:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/33165268075


r/nycHistory 13h ago

Did my great great grandfather live on a houseboat?

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