Party like it's 1865 at A Night at Niblo's Garden, with a Victorian circus and a vaudeville show including fire eaters and contortionists, in Brooklyn. The popular old-fashioned extravaganza returns for two nights at Green-Wood Cemetery, celebrating "permanent resident" William Niblo (1789–1878). The outdoor performances will have the 19th-century flair of Niblo’s historic theater. It … [Read more...]
George Washington’s New York City
The inauguration of New Yorker Donald Trump as 45th US President is a good time to visit the places in NYC where the first US President, George Washington, was inaugurated, ate and drank, slept and prayed, and made famous in other ways. That would include, of course, commanding the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, which also ended here in NYC in 1783, with a triumphal march … [Read more...]
NYC Historic Homes Turned into Museums
Some of the best NYC museums are in historic homes and mansions, several dating to the Revolutionary War or Civil War. Here are five historic homes in the Bronx well worth a visit. If only the walls could talk, and tell us even more than the wonderful exhibits. SEE ALSO The NYCOTC list of FREE museum days. Hamilton Grange National Monument Alexander Hamilton built this Federal-style … [Read more...]
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