Mamdani has a place in NYC history. But which place in a centuries-long list of mayors?

Zohran Mamdani can claim multiple firsts when he becomes New York's mayor Jan. 1.Besides being the first Muslim and first ...
Devdiscourse

Zohran Mamdani: Making History as New York's 112th Mayor

Zohran Mamdani, set to be New York's first Muslim and South Asian heritage mayor, will also be the city's 112th mayor due to ...
The New York Times

Charting the History of New York’s Middle Eastern Community

A New York Public Library exhibition features nearly two centuries of cultural, social and political artifacts on Middle Easterners and North Africans in the city. A New York Public Library exhibition ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Remarkable Documents Lay Bare New York’s History of Slavery

In 1796, when slavery remained both legal and common in New York, a white man named Aquila Giles set out to free Hannah, a 30-year-old woman he enslaved, and her daughter, Abigail, who was about 5.

Of Brooklyn and Beyond: The History of the Kings County Supreme Court Library

In 2026, the Supreme Court Library in Kings County will begin its 177th year of service to the bench and the bar, and its ...
Untapped Cities

The Mysterious History of New York City’s Inwood Mastodon

Some people might say New York City has a hard time holding on to its past, and it’s not just classic architecture and cool dive bars that disappear without a trace. Fossils, too, are easily lost ...
Architectural Record

‘New York 2020’ Concludes Robert A.M. Stern’s Six-Volume Series Documenting the City’s Built Environment

The colossal new book is 'sweeping in its detail, insightful in its selections, and astonishing in its research' writes ...