Underground Waterways: NYC
The ultimate rabbit hole brings Hallie beneath Manhattan to study the underground waterways and the possibility of fishing in basements!
Manhattan
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.
Pleasure Gardens
The pleasure gardens of early New York were escapes from the bustle of the growing town.
Maiden Lane
Over three hundred years ago, a rippling brook wended down the lane. It’s now Chinatown.
Collect Pond
Once upon a time, a forested countryside expanded into a lush valley that emptied into a sizable and deep freshwater pond fed by underground springs, emptying into salt marshes that would one day become meadows, reaching all the way to the Hudson River.
Think You Know Bagels?
There is some debate over the genesis of the bagel. It mostly depends on how one defines a bagel. By ingredients? Shape? Country of origin?