Marie Tharp pioneered mapping the bottom of the ocean 6 decades ago – scientists are still learning about Earth’s last frontier
Born on July 30, 1920, geologist and cartographer Tharp changed scientific thinking about what lay at the bottom of the ocean – not a featureless flat, but rugged and varied terrain.
It's the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby and New York is ready to party, old sport
A hundred years after The Great Gatsby shone a light on extravagant Long Island mansions and secret speakeasies, the spirit ...
100 years after Gatsby, New York is reliving the Roaring Twenties
A hundred years after The Great Gatsby shone a light on extravagant Long Island mansions and secret speakeasies, the spirit ...
How NYC’s Zoning Reform is Subtly Changing The City’s Landscape
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Meet the Radical Designer Who Transformed the 1980s East Village Art Scene—And Left Too Soon
His peers like Keith Haring became icons. But now, 30 years after his passing, the legacy of Dan Friedman is more powerful ...
An oral history of crimefighting that works
The book is an oral history, in which Moskos briefly introduces each chapter and then lets his sources, ranging from former ...
NYC aims to reclaim Washington Square Park from drug pushers, vagrants in latest quality-of-life push
Mayor Eric Adams said city agencies and community leaders will team up to tackle ongoing concerns at Washington Square Park, including open drug use and violence.
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He Gave a Name to What Many Christians Feel
In the two years since Aaron Renn moved to Carmel, Indiana, he has become a kind of unofficial booster for the unusual suburb of Indianapolis.
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Early New Orleans hot-air balloonists braved dangerous conditions to make bird's-eye city maps
As Madame Renards' balloon was being inflated, it suddenly burst into flames. While one unfortunate bystander had his ...
Follow in Malcolm X's footsteps on a civil rights history tour in Boston
It’s 100 years since the civil rights activist was born. Follow in his footsteps on a tour of Boston’s suburbs, where his ...
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Racism Isn’t the Only Cause of the Racial Wealth Gap
This land loss points to a much larger national problem: the racial wealth gap. The average Black household today has 15 ...
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Video: Here's What Partying at Club Space Looked Like in 2001
Club Space opened its door, giving clubgoers who didn't want to stop partying after Miami Beach's 5 a.m. last call a 24-hour haven just across the causeway downtown. The vision of nightlife veteran ...