Underground Waterways: NYC
The ultimate rabbit hole brings Hallie beneath Manhattan to study the underground waterways and the possibility of fishing in basements!
British Colony
Jews in Colonial New York — Part 2
As British laws took over New York, Jews sought the same rights their Christian neighbors enjoyed.
Jews in Colonial New York — Part 1
More than land changed hands from the Lenape to the Dutch to the British. Religious tolerance and rights also shifted.
Bowery Lane
Before Chinatown and Five Points, before the street became known as “The Bowery,” it was Bowery Lane, a prior footpath shaped by the Lenape.