On September 14, 1814, as dawn broke over Baltimore’s Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key looked across the harbor and saw an American flag still flying after a night of bombardment by British forces. Inspired by the sight, Key wrote the poem “Defence of Fort M’Henry,” which would eventually become “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the national anthem […]
The New York City Landmarks Law was signed on April 19, 1965 by Mayor Robert Wagner. Since then, about 38,000 NYC properties have been protected under the law. To mark that occasion, we created a StoryMap showing a timeline of all landmark designations in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, from 1965 to 2025. […]
Greenwich Village has long been a hub of creativity, activism, and cultural exchange, and its Black history is deeply woven into the neighborhood’s identity. From the early days of New York City’s African American communities to the Civil Rights Movement and beyond, Black residents have shaped the social, artistic, and political fabric of the Village. […]
