Category: New York City

June 16, 2015

Why Henry George Matters in This Second Gilded Age — Edward T. O'Donnell

The following post is by Edward T. O’Donnell, author of Henry George and the Crisis of Inequality: Progress and Poverty in the Gilded Age: What value does the story of Henry George, a self-taught economist from the late nineteenth century,...

March 13, 2015

The Legacy of Eric Walrond: The Caribbean, Harlem, and Europe

James Davis, author of “Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean,” explores some of the ways in which Walrond, and, specifically, his Transatlantic existence reflect questions of blackness and identity in today’s world.

January 30, 2015

The Fate of Black and Latino Politicians in New York City — Frederick Douglass Opie

Frederick Douglass Opie on the history and future of Black and Latino politicians in New York City.

January 29, 2015

The Role of Black and Latino Students in the 1968 Takeover of Columbia University — Frederick Douglass Opie

Frederick Douglass Opie on how Black and Latino students and student organizations worked with the Harlem community during the 1968 protests at Columbia.

January 28, 2015

Interview with Frederick Douglass Opie, author of "Upsetting the Apple Cart"

Read an interview with Frederick Douglass Opie about the history of Black-Latino relations in New York City.

January 27, 2015

Food, Unions, and Black-Latino Coalitions in New York City — Frederick Douglass Opie

One of the earliest coalitions among Blacks and Latinos in New York City was among hospital workers at Montefiore hospital in the Bronx. In the following excerpt from Upsetting the Apple Cart: Black-Latino Coalitions in New York City from Protest...

December 11, 2014

Coney Island in Winter — Louis Parascandola

Louis Parascandola, co-editor of “A Coney Island Reader: Through Dizzy Gates of Illusion,” on how a summer resort changes but retains its power in the winter.

December 10, 2014

Coney Island in Song

A Coney Island Reader: Through Dizzy Gates of Illusion edited by Louis and John Parascandola includes some of the best work of fiction and poetry on Coney Island from Walt Whitman and Federico García Lorca to Djuna Barnes and Colson...

December 9, 2014

A Coney Island Reader — The Warriors

A Coney Island Reader: Through Dizzy Gates of Illusion, edited by Louis and John Parascandola, includes numerous portraits of the area that celebrate its beach, sense of fun, and as a respite from the hectic city. The flip side, of...

November 26, 2014

Doughnuts as Thanksgiving Food and the Early History of the Holiday in NYC

The surprising history of doughnuts and Thanksgiving as explained by Andrew Smith, a contributor to “Gastropolis”

November 18, 2014

New Book Tuesday: Best Business Writing, Coney Island, and More!

Our weekly listing of new titles now available: The Best Business Writing 2014 Edited by Dean Starkman, Martha M. Hamilton, and Ryan Chittum A Coney Island Reader: Through Dizzy Gates of Illusion Edited by Louis J. Parascandola and John Parascandola...

June 6, 2014

Will New York City Remain the Capital of Capital?

“Ultimately, the question asked today is the same one raised in the 1790s, the 1830s, the 1890s, the 1910s, and the 1930s: how can the city and the nation balance their own needs with those of a banking system that...