This weekend, in 2017, much of the country was quite chilly with many areas experiencing significant snowfalls. The winter of 1887 brought cold winds off the Hudson to New York and severe cold and hardship to much of the Great Plains as well. January of 1887 saw record temperatures of 60 below zero across the … More A Cold January 1887
New York City has lost one of our grand churches on May 1, the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava. The magnificent church on West 25th Street came upon pedestrians unexpectedly amongst the tall, ever increasing luxury rental buildings going up on the West Side. The cathedral was originally built by the Episcopal church of … More St. Sava
President’s Day was created in 1885 to celebrate the birthday of George Washington. Since 1971, it has been on a Monday so that Americans would have a three day weekend in the gloom of February. For New Yorkers, it is a special day since many of our nation’s presidents have hailed from the Empire State … More President’s Day
The road to the Kentucky Derby begins today at Aqueduct. It is the 145th running of the Jerome Stakes. The race is the second oldest stake race in the United States for three year old thoroughbreds. The winner may go on to win the Derby in May. Although many New Yorkers will drink mint juleps … More The Jerome Stakes
Bowery & Canal 