The Food Riots of February, 1917
In February of 1917, thousands of local women organized to combat sharply rising food prices. Spurred on by well-known anarchist...
D.D. Badger Iron Works, 14th Street, 1850s
For over a century, the East Side hosted at times the largest concentration of factories, stables, warehouses, coal, lumber and...
Looking at the Lower East Side’s Presidential Connections
From the ambitious political architects of our fledgling nation to the most powerful heads-of-state of the 21st century, the Lower...
On this day in 1981, The “Bowery Slasher” begins targeting homeless men
Charles Sears during arrest (NYS Digital Library) On the night of June 27, 1981, a 32-year old man named Charles...
“Little Hungary” restaurant
Here is some memorabilia from the Little Hungary restaurant, formerly at 255-263 East Houston Street. A century ago it was...