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uws Mentioned a discount on membership to the newly renovated New-York Historical Society (170 Central Park West, at 77th) over the holiday break.
If you missed out on that, you now have another opportunity to see the museum/library with a discount: N-YHS has been named the January 2012 “Culture Spot” by NYCGo (the official marketing, tourism and [...]
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uws A recent newsletter from Landmark West gives the history of a few of Central Park’s many playgrounds, as well as a fascinating old-timey map of the Park, circa 1875.
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vintage postcards DNAinfo reports that an insane asylum used to stand on the current Columbia University campus. Hobbyist historian Michael Susi will shed light on the prestigious school’s unusual history at a free talk this evening at 6:00 pm entitled “The Remnants of the Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane.” Per DNAinfo:
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uws Two weeks ago I had a post about Landmark West’s free Upper West Side walking tour app for the iPhone. As I’m an Android guy, I haven’t been able to test it out. Fortunately, MyUpperWest reader Susan was kind enough to send in a brief review:
I moved to NYC and the UWS about 8 months [...]
