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A short distance from Corbett's , on 33rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, in an inconspicuous townhouse, was one of the city...

This post also appears on Fashion Herald. James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett was the heavyweight boxing champion in 1892. He won the ...

Luisa Tetrazzini, also known as the Queen of Staccato, was a Coloratura soprano, famous for her vocal range and flexibility. She achieved th...

The Broadway Tabernacle Church was formed as a pulpit for the reformist preacher Charles Grandison Finney in the mid-1830s. Finney was an a...

The town of Flushing was founded in 1645. The area -- located in Queens between Long Island and New York City -- was a tidal basin and estua...

This post also appears on the Bryant Park blog .  Go get your stamps! You only have two weeks left to make sure everyone you know has a Ha...

On March 17, 1930 construction began on the Empire State Building. It was built by the newly formed Empire State, Inc., who took their name ...