In 1998 the historian Mike Wallace published “Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898.” It won the Pulitzer Prize. In 2017 he published the second book in his history of New York City, “Greater ...

How Fiorello La Guardia and a popular front of radicals and reformers transformed New York City How the popular mayor and a popular front of radicals and reformers transformed New York City Mike ...

Even though the Dutch were only in charge here for some 50 years back in the 1600s, they had a profound influence on the city. It’s said that the unique character of New York is a result of the ...

Most folks recognize that things do change, bit by bit, but it can be hard to actually pinpoint the major differences without seeing a direct comparison. The “NYC Before and After” Instagram page ...

Ms. Phillips-Fein has written extensively about the politics and history of New York and is the author of “Fear City: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics.” As Zohran Mamdani ...