Section:The Five Boroughs of NYC-Manhattan 3
 

Directory: New York City History
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MANHATTAN-NEW YORK COUNTY
The History Box Presents The New York World Of Society: Some families had made great fortunes and they had the money and leisure to indulge in conspicuous consumption and indulgence in Society manners. Some families who were once nobodies and upstarts managed to become accepted in society." Costly, rare perfumes,  lavish costumes from France, blinding jewels that dazzled even the most distinguished guests, were part of the existence of the Society World.

The Young Ladies were sent to the finest boarding and finishing schools, taught etiquette, music and dance lessons, to be properly trained in widening their acquaintance with the New York Society.  Witness the social triumph of these young ladies as they are introduced to Society. From the moment she is born, the mother prepares her daughter to be a true gentlewoman and to marry well. "Bank accounts were studied and ancestral lineages inspected, if both were met with approval, then the engagement was formalized."
 
Sub-Section: Occupations
Article Name: The Patterers
Article Name: Musicians of the Street-1868
Article Name: Rabbi's of New York
Article Name: 1930 List of New York City's Bankers
Article Name: List of New York City's Architects-1930 A-G
Article Name: List of New York City's Architects-1930 H-O
Article Name: List of New York City's Architects-1930 P-Z
Article Name: 1930 List of New York City's Accountants
Article Name: List of New York City's Booksellers-1930
Article Name: Business List of Clothing Manufacturers-1930
Article Name: Divorce Lawyers
Article Name: List of New York City's Auctioneers-1930
Article Name: List of NYC's Licensed Second-Hand Dealers 1865 
Article Name: The Vice of Prostitution Pre-1885
Article Name: The Everyday Pick-Pockets
Article Name: Fortune Tellers and Clairvoyants
Article Name: Quack Doctors
Article Name: The Police Force of New York City Pre-1885
Article Name: Bankers and Wall Street Operators
Article Name: Street Venders
Article Name: Notaries Public of the City of New York 1869
Web Link: The Working Girls of New York
Sub-Section: Old Prisons
Article Name: Old Prisons and Punishments by Elizabeth Dike Lewis Part I       Posted 10/08/09
Article Name: Old Prisons and Punishments by Elizabeth Dike Lewis Part II      Posted 10/08/09
Article Name: Old Prisons and Punishments by Elizabeth Dike Lewis Part III     Posted 10/14/09
Article Name: Old Prisons and Punishments by Elizabeth Dike Lewis Part IV    Posted 10/14/09
Article Name: Old Prisons and Punishments by Elizabeth Dike Lewis Part V     Posted 10/14/09
Article Name: Old Prisons and Punishments by Elizabeth Dike Lewis Part VI    Posted 10/17/09
Sub-Section: Parks/Playgrounds/Squares In Manhattan
Article Name: Manhattan's Parks and Squares Pre 1885
Article Name: Historic Parks of the City of New York            Posted 10/14/06
Article Name: Parks and Public Squares in New York City 1876                  Posted 6/23/08
Web Link: Skating in Old New York 1920's
Web Link: Gorman Park
Web Link: Highbridge Park
Web Link: J. Hood Wright Park
Web Link: Inwood Hill Park
Web Link: Fort George Amusement Park- 190th Street at Amsterdam Avenue
Web Link:
Web Link: A Park, A Park, Anywhere A Park
Web Link: 24 Sycamores Playground
Web Link: Abe Lebewohl Park
Web Link: Abingdon Square Park
Web Link: DeSalvio Playground
Web Link: Sara Delano Roosevelt Park
Web Link: Ward's Island Park
Web Link: New York City's Oldest Parks 1686-1811
Web Link: Parks For The New Metropolis 1811-1870
Sub-Section: People In General
Article Name: Irish Pioneers of New York City
Article Name: Edgar Allen Poe in New York
Article Name: A Directory of the Citizens of New York of Dutch Descent, A-G in 1687                Posted 2/1/08
Article Name: A Directory of the Citizens of New York of Dutch Descent, H-N in 1687                 Posted 2/1/08
Article Name: A Directory of the Citizens of New York of Dutch Descent, O-T in 1687                 Posted 2/1/08
Article Name: A Directory of the Citizens of New York of Dutch Descent, V-W in 1687                Posted 2/1/08
Article Name: When Washington Was In New York
Article Name: Recollections of the Old Neighborhood-1940's by Miriam Medina
Article Name: A Girl's Life in New York, Ninety Years Ago, Reminiscences of Catalina Adams
Article Name: Dr. Haswell's Diary Reflecting Incidents on the Life of His Day 1810-1824
Article Name: Old Schoolgirls Young For A Day: 1908
Article Name: The Old New Yorker Tells of Changes 1901
Article Name: Prominent Hollanders and Americans of Netherlands Descent of Manhattan
Article Name: Brief Sketches on Important Men of New York City
Article Name: Sketches of the Mayors of New York: From 1665-1834 Part I                       Posted 6/22/07
Article Name: Sketches of the Mayors of New York: From 1665-1834 Part II                      Posted 6/22/07
Article Name: Sketches of the Mayors of New York: From 1665-1834 Part III                     Posted 6/22/07
Article Name: Sketches of the Mayors of New York From 1665 to 1834 Part IV                 Posted 8/1/07
Article Name: The Mayors of New York City                                                                        Posted 12/21/07
Article Name: Mayors of the City of New York: Appointed by the Colonial                          Posted 2/1/08
Article Name: Biographical Sketches of All The Magistrates of New Amsterdam 1653-1678 Part I
Article Name: Biographical Sketches of All The Magistrates of New Amsterdam 1653-1678 Part II
Article Name: Biographical Sketches of All The Magistrates of New Amsterdam 1653-1678 Part III
Article Name: Biographical Sketches of All The Magistrates of New Amsterdam 1653-1678 Part IV
Article Name: Biographical Sketches of All The Magistrates of New Amsterdam 1653-1678 Part V
Article Name: Biographical Sketches of All The Magistrates of New Amsterdam 1653-1678 Part VI
Article Name: Biographical Sketches of All The Magistrates of New Amsterdam 1653-1678 Part VII  Last Part
Article Name: 1930 List of New York City's Bankers
Article Name: List of New York City's Architects-1930 A-G
Article Name: List of New York City's Architects-1930 H-O
Article Name: List of New York City's Architects-1930 P-Z
Article Name: 1930 List of New York City's Bankers
Article Name: 1930 List of New York City's Accountants
Article Name: List of New York City's Auctioneers-1930
Article Name: Jacob Little, The Great Bear of Wall Street                                                      Posted 12/23/07
Article Name: Wealthy New York City Businessmen Tid-Bits
Article Name: Success Of Great Men                                                                                    Posted 3/16/08
Article Name: List of Citizens of New York Admitted as Freemen : 1683-1740 A-C             Posted 2/15/09
Article Name: List of Citizens of New York Admitted as Freemen : 1683-1740 D-G             Posted 2/15/09
Article Name: List of Citizens of New York Admitted as Freemen:  1683-1740 H-L              Posted 2/15/09
Article Name: List of Citizens of New York Admitted as Freemen : 1683-1740 M-Q             Posted 2/15/09
Article Name: List of Citizens of New York Admitted as Freemen: 1683-1740 R-Z               Posted 2/15/09
Web Link: Lillian Wald, Founder of the Henry Street Settlement in 1893
Web Link: An Englishwoman in New York, 1831
Sub-Section: Points Of Interest In Manhattan
Article Name: New York City's Historical Tid-Bits-Theatres
Article Name: New York City Historical Tid-Bits-Clubs, Societies Part I
Article Name: New York City Historical Tid-Bits-Clubs, Societies Part II
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits:Hotels Part I
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Hotels Part II
Article Name: New York City Miscellaneous Tid-Bits 1868
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Places, Part I
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Places, Part II
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Places, Part III
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Places, Part IV
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Places, Part V
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Places, Part VI
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Places, Part VII
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Places, Part VIII
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Taverns, Restaurants, Inns
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Worship
Article Name: Old Doorways in Greenwich Village
Article Name: The New York City Morgue
Article Name: New York City's Points of Interest 1891 Part I                                          Posted  2/17/09
Article Name: New York City's Points of Interest 1891 Part II                                         Posted  2/17/09
Article Name: New York City's Points of Interest 1891 Part III   (final part)                     Posted 2/17/09
Web Link: Movie Palaces of Washington Heights and Inwood
Web Link: Haunted Houses on Long Island and New York City
Web Link: Tales on Haunted New York City
Web Link: Splendors Of The Battery in 1835
Web Link: The Story of Ward's Island
Web Link: Macy's Holds Its First Parade-1924
Web Link: Catherine Lorillard Art Club.
Web Link: 1904: First New Year's Eve Celebration Held At Times Square
Web Link: Studio 54 Opens In Manhattan-1977
Web Link: First Labor Day Celebration Held At Union Square Park-1882
Web Link: Crowds Celebrate V-E Day In Times Square-1945
Web Link:
Web Link: Manhattan's Ancient Firehouses
Web Link: The Great Bridge (Brooklyn Bridge)
Web Link: Washington Arch
Sub-Section: Public Institutions Of Manhattan
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Institutions Pre: 1915 Part I
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Institutions Pre: 1915 Part II
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Institutions Pre: 1915 Part III
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Institutions Pre: 1915 Part IV
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Institutions Pre: 1915 Part V
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Institutions Pre: 1915 Part VI
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Colleges, Universities, Academies-1869 Part I
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Colleges, Universities, Academies-1869 Part II
Web Link: Hospitals & Institutions Of Washington Heights & Inwood
Sub-Section: Transportation in Manhattan
Special Mention "Yikes! What A Way To Go....NYC's Travel Experience" .An essay on modern day traffic and its fuel situation, with a chronology of NYC's Travel Experience dating from 1642 to 2000.
Article Name: Early Transportation in The City of New York Pre-1911
Article Name: Omnibuses 1853
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Transportation
Article Name: Modes Of Travel 1868
Article Name: Evolution of the Ferry-Boat 1692-1890 By Fletcher Dubois
Article Name: Hackney Coaches, Carriages, and Cabs.1869 
Article Name: Reminiscences of The North River Traveling, Steamboats, &c. 1852
Article Name: New York City Tid-Bits: Transportation
Article Name: City Railroads 1865                                                                       Posted 9/25/06
Article Name: Famous Hudson River Steamboats                                               Posted 10/2/06
Web Link: An Early History of New York City's First Elevated Railway
Web Link: Trolleys of Washington Heights and Inwood
Web Link: The IRT Arrives At 137th Street
Web Link: The IND arrives at 145th Street
Sub Section: Manhattan Election Districts and Other Related Voting Information
Article Name: Election Districts of Wards 1-6 1869
Article Name: Election Districts of Wards 7-9 1869
Article Name: Election Districts of Wards 10-11 1869
Article Name: Election Districts of Wards 12-14 1869
Article Name: Election Districts of Wards 15-17 1869
Article Name: Election Districts of Wards 18-19 1869
Article Name: Election Districts of Wards 20-22 1869
Article Name: Boundaries of Assembly Districts in the County of New York* 1869
Article Name: Election Districts Contained In Each Assembly District 1869
Article Name: Boundaries of Wards in the City of New York 1869
Article Name: Formation of Wards-1869
Sub Section: Worship In Manhattan
Article Name: The Churches of New York 1869
Article Name: A History of Episcopal Churches in the City of New York Part I
Article Name: A History of Episcopal Churches in the City of New York Part II
Article Name: A History of Episcopal Churches in the City of New York Part III
Article Name: A History of Episcopal Churches in the City of New York Part IV
Article Name: A History of Episcopal Churches in the City of New York Part V
Article Name: A History of Episcopal Churches in the City of New York Part VI
Article Name: Biographies Of Priests Of The Roman Catholic Church in Long Island-Pre 1949 ( A copy of this article from my book was transcribed and contributed to the Brooklyn Information Page.
Article Name: The Roman Catholic Church In New York City 1783               Posted 10/1/06
Article Name: The Lutheran Church: A Brief History 1663                   Posted 9/29/06
Article Name: The History of the Presbytery: The Beginnings
Article Name: Brief History of the Brick Church: Presbyterian Church In Manhattan
Article Name: Central Church: Presbyterian
Article Name: Chelsea Church: Presbyterian
Article Name: First Church: Presbyterian
Article Name: Fifth Avenue Church: Presbyterian
Article Name: Brief Histories of the Churches connected with the Presbytery of New York. Pre: 1949 Part I
Article Name: Brief Histories of the Churches connected with the Presbytery of New York. Pre: 1949 Part II
Article Name: Brief Histories of the Churches connected with the Presbytery of New York. Pre: 1949 Part III
Article Name: Brief Histories Of The Churches Connected With The Presbytery of New York. Pre: 1949 Part IV
Article Name: Brief Histories of The Churches Connected With The Presbytery of New York. Pre: 1949 Part V  Posted 10/11/06.
Article Name: Index of Ministers Of the Presbyterian Church in NYC Pre-1949 A-D
Article Name: Index of Ministers Of the Presbyterian Church in NYC Pre-1949 E-J
Article Name: Index of Ministers Of The Presbyterian Church in NYC Pre-1949 K-O   Posted 10/11/06.
Article Name: The Churches and The Clergy
Web Link: Church Of Our Lady Of Esperanza
Web Link: Fort Washington Collegiate Church
Web Link: New York City Tid-Bits: Worship
Web Link: Memories of Congregation Ahi Ezer on 71st Street
Web Link: St. Patrick's Cathedral (RC)
Web Link: Grace Church
Web Link: St. Mark's in the Bowery Church
Web Link: Mount Washington Presbyterian Church
Web Link: Memories of Congregation Ahi Ezer on 71st Street
Web Link: Bialystoker Synagogue (pictures and description)
Web Link: Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Synagogue
Web Link: Congregation Shaarai Shomoyim (First Roumanian American Congregation)
Web Link: Congregation Shearith Israel (Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
Web Link: Church of the Transfiguration (RC)
Web Link: St. George's Ukrainian Catholic Church
Web Link: St. Francis Xavier Cabrini
Web Link: Church of the Holy Apostles
Web Link: Church of the Incarnation
Web Link: St. Mark's in the Bowery Church
Web Link: Cathedral Church of St. John The Divine
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