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Henry Hudson

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Happy 75th Birthday, Henry Hudson Bridge!

    ​The double-decker Henry Hudson Bridge, which links Manhattan to the Bronx, is 75 today! Originally designed for a casual jaunt in and out of the suburbs, the bridge became a thoroughfare once commuters started moving north. The Riverdale Public Library is celebrating the bridge's dodrascenten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    4 Great Places to Watch the Fireworks on the Fourth

    ​Since 1958, the Macy's Fourth of July fireworks display has been a New York City tradition. The fireworks were originally set off on the Hudson, but in 1976 they moved to the East River. Last year, they returned to the Hudson to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's exploration of ... More >>

  • News

    April 27, 2010

    A Few Private New York Clubs Still Bar Women

    And no one seems very upset about it

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2009

    Staten Island man is the first hit by new State DWI law

    ​Leandra's Law, which passed in the Senate Friday, is best known for making it a felony to drive drunk with a child in the car, but Bernardo Gonzalez of Staten Island, the first person sentenced under it, was driving alone.

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2009

    Weekend Special: Report from the New New Amsterdam

    ​ A fake windmall with vanes that really rotate has sprung up a mere hundred yards from where the original stood 400 years ago. In an event that was part trade show, part Epcot Center exhibit, a Dutch village sprang up for a ten-day run right in front of the Old Customs House at Bowling Green ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Russ & Daughters in the Financial District, This Week Only

    ​In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage to the New World, the city's been doing all sorts of Dutch-themed things this week, including building New Amsterdam Village, a replica of a Dutch village, in Bowling Green Park. Among all of the windmills and stroopwafels, ther ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson Invasion Kicks Off Week of Dutch Treats

    ​Mayor Bloomberg and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met the Dutch royal couple at the Intrepid to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson's historic sail down the Hudson. A replica of Hudson's ship, the Half-Moon, and other antique vessels sailed past and received a 21-gun salute; ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    The New Amsterdam Market Is Back

    artichokeheart.wordpress.com​The New Amsterdam Market will return to South Street Seaport on Sunday, September 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The open-air market, which was last held in June 2008 (its first appearance was in October 2005), will be open one Sunday a month through the end of the yea ... More >>

  • Music

    May 29, 2007

    The Low Down: Grimness and Misery

    Just in case you thought we were getting too happy up here: featuring the music of Mahogany, the Rustavi Choir, Cabaret Voltaire and Nico

  • Dining

    December 21, 2004

    Hatchet Job

    Searching in vain for signs of hardwood in Manhattanville

  • NYC Life

    July 27, 2004

    Close-Up on Weehawken

    Searching in vain for signs of hardwood in Manhattanville

  • Books

    February 8, 2000

    The Sludge Report

    Searching in vain for signs of hardwood in Manhattanville

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    Passion Fish

    In New York's Turbulent Harbors, the Striped Bass Are Biting Again

  • Specials

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    Letters

    In New York's Turbulent Harbors, the Striped Bass Are Biting Again

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