Angelica Schuyler Church 1756-1814 Sister-in-law to Alexander Hamilton Wife of British member of Parliament and businessman John Barker Church. Intelligent and socially active, Angelica...
"The only video store that makes sense for New Yorkers" - Original Kim's Video slogan From 1986 to 2012, film lovers from around the world would flock to the East Village to browse the legendarily...
William Bradford 1663-1752 Printer and publisher In 1693 Bradford was appointed the Royal Printer for the New York Colony. He printed the first American Book of Common Prayer in 1710 and...
Robert Fulton 1765-1815 Artist, engineer, and inventor Fulton is best known for developing the first commercially successful steamboat. New York's Fulton Street is named in his honor. Fulton is...
The New York Public Library Grand Central PARTNERSHIP LIBRARY WALK A CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD'S GREAT LITERATURE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE GRAND CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY....
Francis Lewis 1713-1802 Signer of the Declaration of Independence Lewis, a merchant, came to New York in 1735. In retirement, he became involved in political life. He was a founding member of...
The Honorable John Watts 1749-1836 Politician and jurist Watts was a member of the Third United States Congress (1793-1795). He later served as a judge in Westchester County and co-founded...
LAURA OWENS (b. 1970, Euclid, OH) I 🍕 NY 2020 Handmade glazed ceramic tiles and grout Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners for Terminal B in partnership with Public Art Fund. More...
NOW, ON MY HEART'S PAGE THERE IS NO GRID TO GUIDE MY HAND, NO CHARACTER TO TRACE, ONLY THE MOISTURE, THE INK BLUE DEW THAT HAS DRIPPED FROM THE LEAVES. TO SPREAD IT I CAN'T USE A PEN, I CAN'T USE...
THE MIND IS AN ENCHANTING THING is an enchanted thing- like the glaze on a katydid-wing subdivided by sun till the nettings are legion. Marianne Moore (1887-1972), "THE MIND IS AN...
Enid's est. 1999 (outside Bar Bruno)Submitted by @lampbane
...there are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before... ...there are only two or three human stories, and they go...
Not for the proud man apart From the raging moon I write On these spindrift pages Nor for the towering dead With their nightingales and psalms But for the lovers, their arms Round the griefs...
Dr.Rieux resolved to compile this chronicle, so that he should not be one of those who hold their peace but should bear witness in favor of those plague-stricken people; so that some memorial...
The universe is made of stories, not of atoms. Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980). "The Speed of Darkness"Submitted by @lampbane