Happy Birthday to Fiorello La Guardia
“Let’s drive the bums out of town.” — Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947) urging a crackdown on organized crime bosses Today we celebrate the birth of Fiorello Enrico La Guardia. The […]
Tag Archives: Greenwich Village
Say ‘Cheese’ for the “Paparazzi Dogs”
“We’re so excited that our ‘Paparazzi Dogs’ are in New York. They’ve traveled the globe taking photos, and now they’ve arrived at this fun, trendy place that has been photographed […]
World War I Memorials, Part Three
“Erected by the People of Washington Heights and Inwood in Commemoration of the Men who gave Their Lives in the World War” —Inscription on the Washington Heights and Inwood World […]
Halloween in Greenwich Village, 2016
“Witch and ghost make merry On this last of dear October’s days.” —Anonymous Greenwich Village gets decked-out for All Hallows Eve. Our Greenwich Village Walking Tour will show you the […]
The Stonewall National Monument
“NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, hereby proclaim the […]
The First Presbyterian Church turns 300
“The interior of the edifice presents a novel and yet a very agreeable and impressive aspect. It is of the perpendicular Gothic Style, without columns to sustain the long extending […]
Julius’, Where Gay Civil Rights Began
“The whole thing ended up in court, and the court decided well, yes, the Constitution says that people have the right to peacefully assemble and the state can’t take that […]
Flocking Together
“Look at a pigeon the same way that you would look at a rose, or a bed of wild flowers. They are beautiful and unique, with each one being different […]
Big Gay Success Story
“If I weren’t gay, I wouldn’t call it the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck. And if I weren’t happy, I wouldn’t have the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck. It would […]
Chalk It Up to a Good Cause
“Rape is one of the most terrible crimes on earth and it happens every few minutes. The problem with groups who deal with rape is that they try to educate […]
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