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, US.

Prior to 1700s

* 1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European to see

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arrives and names it Nouvelle-

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. * 1613 – Juan (Jan) Rodriguez became the first documented non-Native American to live on

Manhattan Island Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

. He is considered the first

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, the first person of African heritage, the first person of European heritage, the first merchant, the first Latino, and the first Dominican to settle in Manhattan.Roberts, Sam. "Honoring a Very Early New Yorker", ''New York Times'', October 2, 2012
/ref> * 1614 – Dutch settle on Manhattan Island. * 1623 – Dutch fort built. * 1624 –

New Amsterdam New Amsterdam ( nl, Nieuw Amsterdam, or ) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''factory'' gave rise ...

is founded by the

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. * 1626 – Lenape sell Manhattan Island to Dutch. * 1626 – Chattel slavery introduced to North America with the unloading of 11 Africans. * 1639 -

Jonas Bronck Jonas Bronck (alternatively Jonas Jonsson Brunk, Jonas Jonasson Bronk, or Jonas Jonassen Bronck) was born around year 1600 and died in 1643. Bronck was an immigrant to the Dutch colony of New Netherland after whom the Bronx River, and by extension ...

, a Swedish settler bought 500 acres of land from the

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tribe, creating a settlement called "Bronck's Land", soon after this settlement would be known as The Bronx. * 1643 – Kieft's War between

or Wappinger and Dutch colonists. Events partially took place within what would become the five boroughs. * 1648 – First fire wardens (Martin Krieger, Thomas Hall, Adrian Wyser, and George Woolsey) appointed by

Peter Stuyvesant Peter Stuyvesant (; in Dutch also ''Pieter'' and ''Petrus'' Stuyvesant, ; 1610 – August 1672)Mooney, James E. "Stuyvesant, Peter" in p.1256 was a Dutch colonial officer who served as the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Net ...

* 1650 – Population: approximately 1,000 * 1652 – City of New Amsterdam incorporated. * 1653 – "Burgher government" established. * 1654 – Sephardi Jews arrive from the Iberian peninsula form Congregation Shearith Israel, the oldest Jewish congregation in the U.S. * 1656 – Streets laid out. * 1657 – Flushing Remonstrance signed laying foundation of religious freedom in America. * 1659 – Labor strike by bakers. * 1664 – September 24 –

is ceded by Peter Stuyvesant to England who renamed it New York after

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. * 1665 ** June 12: Thomas Willett was appointed as the city's first mayor. ** Wallabout Bay in Brooklyn location of first recorded murder trial - Albert Wantanaer accused of killing Barent Jansen Blom. * 1666 – Thomas Delavall was appointed as the city's second mayor. * 1667 ** Town becomes part of England per Treaty of Breda (1667). ** Thomas Willett became mayor for the second time, and only the third overall mayor of the city. * 1668 ** First yellow fever epidemic in the city. ** Cornelius Van Steenwyk was appointed as the fourth mayor of the city. * 1672 –

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constructed. * 1673 – The Dutch regain New York, renaming it "New Orange" (from February 1673 to November 1674). * 1674 – The Dutch cede New York permanently to England after the Third Anglo-Dutch War, per Treaty of Westminster (1674). * 1678 – Thomas Delavall was reappointed as mayor for the third and last time, and 11th overall. * 1691 – Fish market established. * 1696 – King's Arms coffee house in business. * 1697 - First Trinity Church erected.

1700s

* 1702 – Yellow fever epidemic kills more than 500 people.Duffy, John. ''Epidemics in Colonial America'', Baton Rouge, 1971. p. 142, 145 * 1703 – Federal Hall facing

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, New York's city hall, built. * 1703 – 42% of households own slaves, second in the colonies only to

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. * 1704 – The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel sends

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to minister to black slaves in North America. He establishes the first school that was open to African-Americans in New York City. * 1709 – Founding of Trinity School (New York City), oldest continuously operated school in New York City. * 1711 – Formal slave market established at Wall Street and the East River. * 1712 – April: New York Slave Revolt of 1712. * 1723 – Population: 7,248. * 1733 – ''New York Weekly Journal''

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publication. * 1741 – Fear around slavery results in the New York Conspiracy of 1741 when 100 people were hanged, exiled or burned at the stake. * 1752 –

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built. * 1754 **

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(later

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) established. **

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, oldest cultural institution in New York, later serving as the first Library of Congress. * 1756 – Population: 13,046. * 1762 –

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(later named Fraunces Tavern) in business. * 1765 – Stamp Act Congress meets in city. * 1766 –

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built. * 1767 – John Street Theatre opens. * 1771 –

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founded. * 1774 – Population: 22,861. * 1775 – Bowne & Co. printers, founded by descendants of John Bowne of the Flushing Remonstrance, established at 39 Pearl Street. Until 2010 it was the oldest publicly traded company in the United States. * 1776 ** David Mathews becomes the city's 43rd mayor, getting arrested in June 22 for a plot to kill

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. ** July 9: Statue of George III demolished and melted down for shot / bullets at Bowling Green square. ** August 27:

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routed by British Army troops in the Battle of Long Island, also known as the

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. ** September 15: British troops capture lower Manhattan following the Landing at Kip's Bay on the East River. ** September 15: American troops stand off British troops in Battle of Harlem Heights in northern Manhattan. ** September 21: Approximately 1000 houses, a quarter of the city, are destroyed in the Great Fire of 1776 a week after British troops captured the city during the American Revolution. Arson is speculated (with Gen.

and the British being among those blamed) and, during a round-up of suspicious persons by British forces,

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is arrested. ** September 22: Execution of

by the British as a spy. ** November 16: Battle of Fort Washington, as Royal Navy warships sail north up the Hudson River and attack Forts Washington and Lee; British now controlling the river and in power in the area. * 1778 – August 3: Fire near Cruger's Wharf destroys 64 homes. * 1780 – Black population reaches 10,000; New York becomes the center of free black life in North America. Evacuation Day and Washington's Triumphal Entry

Evacuation Day and Washington's Triumphal Entry

* 1783 – November 25: British troops

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; New Yorkers celebrate Evacuation Day, the day Gen. George Washington returned to the city with his

and the last British forces left the newly recognized independent United States. War veteran John Van Arsdale climbs up a greased pole to remove the Union Jack left in defiance by the British, replacing it with the Stars and Stripes. * 1785 – New York Manumission Society founded. * 1786 – First Mass held in St. Peter's Church on Barclay Street, the city's first Catholic Church. * 1787 ** October 27: '' The Federalist Papers'' begin publication. ** New-York African Free-School founded. * 1789 ** March:

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begins. ** April 30:

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of Washington as U.S. president. * 1790 ** January 8: U.S. president Washington delivers country's first State of the Union Address. ** February:

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convenes. ** Population: 33,131. New York becomes the largest city in America, surpassing Philadelphia. * 1794 – Minor yellow fever epidemic leads to creation of Bellevue Hospital. * 1795 – Yellow fever epidemic kills 732 between July 19 and October 12, from a total population of about 50,000. * 1796 **

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founded. ** December 9: The "Coffee House Slip Fire" burns from the foot of Wall Street and East River to Maiden Lane. * 1797 –

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built. * 1798 ** The "great epidemic", a major yellow fever epidemic, kills 2086 people from late July to November. Epidemics occur in several other years, but this was the worst of them all.

1800s

1800s–1840s

* 1800 – Population: 60,489. * 1801 – '' New York Evening Post'' newspaper begins publication. * 1802 – American Academy of the Fine Arts founded. * 1804 – New-York Historical Society founded. * 1805 – Yellow fever epidemic occurs, during which as many as 50,000 people are said to have fled the city. * 1807 –

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established. *1808 –

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established (later elevated to an archdiocese) * 1809 ** Abyssinian Baptist Church established. **

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's fictional ''History of New York'' published. * 1810 – Scudder's American Museum in business. * 1811 ** May 19: Close to 100 buildings burn down on Chatham Street. ** Commissioners' Plan of 1811 lays out the Manhattan grid between 14th Street and Washington Heights. * 1812 –

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built. * 1816 – American Bible Society founded. * 1817 ** New York Stock & Exchange Board established. ** Staten Island Ferry established. * 1818 **

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established. ** Brooks Brothers first opens on Catherine and Cherry Streets in Lower Manhattan. * 1819 – Yellow fever epidemic occurs. * 1820 – Apprentices' Library established. * 1821 ** September 3: Norfolk and Long Island Hurricane causes a storm surge of 13 ft in one hour, leading to widespread flooding south of Canal Street, but few deaths are reported. The hurricane is estimated to have been a Category 3 event and to have made landfall at

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. **

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theatre founded. * 1822 ** Last major outbreak of yellow fever in the city occurs. ** Fulton Fish Market established. * 1823 – The Night Before Christmas poem first published anonymously. It's unknown who wrote it. * 1824 ** May 15: The boiler of steamship ''Aetna'' explodes as the ship is en route in

. At least 10 passengers are killed, and many more seriously injured. * 1825 ** Labor strike by United Tailoresses Society. ** Juvenile House of Refuge begins operating. ** Population: 166,136. ** Up the Hudson River, Erie Canal begins operating. * 1826 – Lord & Taylor clothier in business. * 1827 ** July 4: Independence Day parade marks the end of slavery and full emancipation in New York. ** Delmonico's cafe in business. * 1828 – American Institute of the City of New York founded. * 1829 – Workingmen's Party organized. * 1830 – Sociedad Benéfica Cubana y Puertorriqueña formed. * 1831 – University of the City of New York incorporated. * 1832 –

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reaches North America. It breaks out in New York City on June 26, peaks at 100 deaths per day during July, and finally abates in December. More than 3500 people die in the city, many in the lower-class neighborhoods, particularly Five Points. Another 80,000 people, one third of the population, are said to have fled the city during the epidemic. * 1833 – Harper & Brothers publisher in business. * 1834 ** July: Anti-abolitionist riots (1834). **

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for the Improvement of the Free People of Color held. ** Park Avenue Tunnel (roadway) opens. ** Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence becomes mayor. * 1835 ** December 16: New York Stock Exchange and hundreds of other buildings are destroyed by the Great Fire, which rages for two days in the Financial District. Efforts to stop the fire are limited by sub-zero temperatures, which freeze water in hoses, wells, and the East River. Twenty-three insurance companies are wiped out by the resulting claims. ** School of Law of the University of the City of New York established. * 1836 ** Union Theological Seminary founded. ** Astor House hotel in business. * 1837 ** Flour riot of 1837 destroys 500–600 barrels of flour and 1,000 bushels of wheat. * 1838 ** Rutger's Institute established. ** Halls of Justice built. ** Tombs Prison begins operating. ** Opening of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. * 1839 ** Astor Library founded. ** ''

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'' newspaper begins publication. * 1841 ** July 25:

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, a young woman known popularly as "The Beautiful Cigar Girl", disappeared and her dead body was found floating in the Hudson River three days later. The details surrounding the case suggested she was murdered. The death of this well-known person received national attention for weeks. The story became immortalized by Edgar Allan Poe in his story " The Mystery of Marie Roget". Despite intense media interest and an attempt to solve the enigma by Poe, the crime remains one of the most puzzling unsolved murders of New York City. * 1842 ** Croton Aqueduct begins operating. ** Barnum's American Museum and Dodworth dancing school in business. ** Philharmonic Society of New York and

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established. * 1844 ** Brady photo studio in business. ** New York Yacht Club founded. * 1845 ** Bowery Theatre opens. ** New York City Police Department, and New York Art Union established. ** Fire. * 1846 – Stewart Dry Goods Store built. * 1847 ** Free Academy of the City of New York founded (later

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). ** Madison Square Park and

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open. **

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built. * 1848 ** December:

outbreak begins, its spread initially limited by winter weather. By June 1849, it reaches epidemic proportions. 5071 city residents are killed. ** Associated Press established. ** '' Trow's Directory'' of New York City begins publication. ** Goupil Gallery branch in business. * 1849 – May 10: Astor Place Riot.

1850s–1890s

1850s–1860s

* 1850 ** Winter Garden Theatre built. ** '' Harper's New Monthly Magazine'' begins publication. ** John Wiley & Sons publisher in business. ** Population: 550,394. * 1851 ** '' New-York Daily Times'' newspaper begins publication. ** Singer & Co. sewing machine manufacturer and Kiehl's pharmacy in business. * 1852 – American Geographical Society headquartered in city. New York Crystal Palace

* 1853 ** Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations held. ** '' New York Clipper'' begins publication. **

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piano manufacturer in business. * 1854 **

epidemic kills 2,509. ** Academy of Music opera house opens. * 1855 – Fernando Wood becomes mayor. * 1857 ** June 16:

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. ** July:

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. ** American Institute of Architects headquartered in city. * 1858 ** Central Park opens. ** '' Saturday Press'' begins publication. ** Lehman Brothers in business. ** First all-star baseball game and first games in which admission is charged in Corona. * 1859 ** Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art established. ** ''Weekly Anglo-African'' begins publication. * 1860 ** '' New York World'' newspaper begins publication. ** Population: 813,669. * 1861 **

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music publisher in business. * 1863 ** New York Draft Riots Over 100 are killed. The film '' Gangs of New York'' takes place during this time. **

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incorporated. **

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in business. * 1865 ** Metropolitan Fire Department established. ** President Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession stops for a day, and Lincoln lies in state at at City Hall ** '' The Nation'' begins publication. **

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constitute nearly half of the city's population due to heavy Irish immigration. Catholic schools educate approximately 18% of the city's 100,000 school-aged children. * 1866 **

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and A.A. Vantine (shop) in business. ** Steinway Hall built. **

epidemic kills "only" 1,137, its spread having been limited by the efforts of the new Metropolitan Board of Health, and enforcement of sanitation laws. * 1867 – The first elevated transportation line was constructed by the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway Company along Greenwich Street and Ninth Avenue. * 1868 – Pike's Opera House opens.

1870s

* 1870 **

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and

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established. ** Schwarz Toy Bazaar in business. ** Lotos Club founded. * 1871 ** July:

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. ** July 30: A boiler explosion aboard the ''Westfield II'' Staten Island Ferry kills 125 among hundreds of Manhattanites making a weekend trip to the beaches. ** Tweed scandal. ** Grand Central Depot opens. ** Washington Square Park redesigned. ** Salmagundi Club founded. * 1872 ** New York City exactly hits 1 million people. ** May: Victoria Claflin Woodhull nominated by the Equal Rights Party to become the first woman Presidential candidate. ** Metropolitan Museum of Art opens. ** Bloomingdale's shop and Carl Fischer Music in business. * 1873 ** New York Society for the Suppression of Vice founded. ** Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing was founded. It was the first school of nursing in the United States to be founded on the principles of nursing established by Florence Nightingale. The School operated at Bellevue Hospital until its closure in 1969. * 1874 ** January: Tompkins Square Riot (1874). ** Young Men's Hebrew Association founded. * 1875 –

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and Coaching Club founded. * 1876 ** December 5: A stage lamp ignites scenery and starts the

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during a performance of "The Two Orphans", killing at least 276 people, primarily patrons in the upper gallery. * 1877 ** Museum of Natural History building opens. **

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founded. * 1878 ** October: Robbery of Manhattan Savings Institution. ** St. Patrick's Cathedral opens. **

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founded. * 1879 **

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law firm in business. ** First of four

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opens.

1880s

* 1880 ** Metropolitan Opera Company founded. ** Workingman's School active. ** Population: 1,206,599. * 1881 – William Russell Grace elected first Catholic mayor of New York. * 1882 ** January 13: A train wreck occurs just south of Spuyten Duyvil Creek when a local train from Tarrytown crashes into the tail end of an express from Albany, which had stopped on the tracks to make an emergency repair. At least 10 persons were killed, including a state senator. ** September 4: Pearl Street Station (electric power plant) begins operating. ** Goldman and Sachs and Luchow's restaurant in business. * 1883 ** May 24:

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opens. ** May 30: A rumor that the

is going to collapse causes a stampede that kills 12. ** November 18: Day of two noons. **

Metropolitan Opera House (39th St) The Metropolitan Opera House was an opera house located at 1411 Broadway in Manhattan, New York City. Opened in 1883 and demolished in 1967, it was the first home of the Metropolitan Opera Company. History The Metropolitan Opera Company wa ...

opens. ** '' Life'' magazine begins publication. * 1884 ** New York Cancer Hospital, Brearley School, and Grolier Club founded. ** Hotel Chelsea and

The Dakota The Dakota, also known as the Dakota Apartments, is a Housing cooperative, cooperative apartment building at 1 West 72nd Street (Manhattan), 72nd Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The Dakota was construc ...

built. * 1885 – Standard Oil Building constructed. * 1886 ** October 28:

Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty (''Liberty Enlightening the World''; French: ''La Liberté éclairant le monde'') is a List of colossal sculpture in situ, colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the U ...

dedicated. ** Aguilar Free Library established. * 1887 ** January 27:

Port of New York Longshoremen's Strike A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

begins. ** Teachers College founded. ** '' Scribner's Magazine'' begins publication. * 1888 ** March 12–13:

Great Blizzard of 1888 The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Great Blizzard of '88 or the Great White Hurricane (March 11–14, 1888), was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in American history. The storm paralyzed the East Coast from the Chesapeake Ba ...

, or "White Hurricane", paralyzes the Eastern seaboard from Maryland to Maine; in New York City causing temperatures to fall as much as 60 degrees. About 21 inches (53 cm) of snow fall on the city, but enormous winds whip it into drifts as much as 20 feet deep. Regionally, over 400 people are said to have died in the storm's path. **

Washington Bridge The Washington Bridge is a -long arch bridge over the Harlem River in New York City between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. The crossing, opened in 1888, connects 181st Street (Manhattan), 181st Street and Tenth Avenue (Manhattan), Am ...

built. ** Katz's Delicatessen in business. * 1889 ** American Fine Arts Society incorporated. **

Childs Restaurant Childs Restaurants was one of the first national dining chains in the United States and Canada, having peaked in the 1920s and 1930s with about 125 locations in dozens of markets, serving over 50,000,000 meals a year, with over $37 million in as ...

opens its first location at 41 Cortlandt St., in the old Merchants Hotel.

1890s

* 1890 ** Publication of Riis' '' How the Other Half Lives''. ** Population: 1,710,715. Carnegie Hall in 1895

* 1891 **

Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall ( ) is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street (Manhattan), 56th and 57th Street (Manhatta ...

opens. ** Gristedes grocery and Batten Company (advertising agency) in business. * 1892 ** Washington Square Arch and Decker Building constructed. ** Spence School, Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, and

New York School of Applied Design for Women The New York School of Applied Design for Women, established in 1892, was an early design school for women in New York City. The New York School of Applied Design building was built in 1908 and is now a landmarked building. The school became the ...

founded. ** U.S. Immigrant Inspection Station begins operating on Ellis Island. ** '' Vogue'' fashion magazine begins publication. * 1893 ** August 24: 1893 Hurricane wipes out Hog Island, causes a 30-foot storm surge, and kills at least 34. ** December 16: Premiere of Dvořák's '' New World Symphony''. ** Municipal Art Society founded. * 1894 ** September 23: Veniero’s Pasticceria in East Village opens * 1895 **

New York Public Library The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States (behind the Library of Congress ...

established. ** Sea Lion Park opens * 1896 ** August 5–13: 1896 Eastern North America heat wave prostrates the city, with temperatures exceeding 90 °F for nine days both day and night, with stagnant air and oppressive humidity. In all, 420 people die, mostly in crowded tenements in areas such as the

Lower East Side The Lower East Side, sometimes abbreviated as LES, is a historic neighborhood in the southeastern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is located roughly between the Bowery and the East River from Canal to Houston streets. Traditionally an im ...

. ** December 10: New York Aquarium opens in Castle Garden in Battery Park, the oldest continuously operated aquarium in the United States. **

Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a design museum housed within the Andrew Carnegie Mansion in Manhattan, New York City, along the Upper East Side's Museum Mile (New York City), Museum Mile. It is one of 19 museums that fall under the ...

, and City History Club established. * 1897 ** February 10: Bradley-Martin Ball held. ** April:

Grant's Tomb Grant's Tomb, officially the General Grant National Memorial, is the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president of the United States, and his wife, Julia Grant. It is a classical domed mausoleum in the Morningside Heights neighborho ...

completed. ** September 21: '' Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus'' newspaper editorial published. ** Unknown: Steeplechase Park opens. **

Bohemian National Hall The Bohemian National Hall ( cz, Česká národní budova) is a five-story edifice at 321 East 73rd Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Constructed between 1895 and 1897 in neo-Renaissance style by architect William C. ...

built. * 1898 ** January 1: City of Greater New York created, consolidating the existing City of New York with the eastern Bronx, Brooklyn, most of Queens County, and

Staten Island Staten Island ( ) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located in the city's southwest portion, the borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull an ...

. ** January 1:

Robert A. Van Wyck The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

becomes mayor. **

National Arts Club The National Arts Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and members club on Gramercy Park, Manhattan, New York City. It was founded in 1898 by Charles DeKay, an art and literary critic of the ''New York Times'' to "stimulate, foster, and promote public ...

founded. * 1899 ** September 13:

Henry H. Bliss The death of Henry Hale Bliss (June 13, 1830 – September 14, 1899) was the first recorded instance of a person being killed in a motor vehicle collision in the United States. Death On September 13, 1899, at West 74th Street and Central ...

becomes the first person killed in an automobile accident in the United States when he steps off a streetcar at West 74th Street and Central Park West and is struck by a taxicab. ** November 8: The Bronx Zoo opens.

1900s

1900s–1940s

1900s

* 1900 ** International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union founded. **

Spuyten Duyvil Bridge The Spuyten Duyvil Bridge is a railroad swing bridge that spans the Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and the Bronx, in New York City. The bridge is located at the northern tip of Manhattan where the Spuyten Duyvil Creek meets the Hudson ...

rebuilt. ** Population: 3,437,202. * 1901 ** Bergdorf Goodman (shop) in business. ** Rockefeller Institute and

Chapin School Chapin School is an all-girls independent day school in New York City's Upper East Side neighborhood in Manhattan. History Maria Bowen Chapin opened "Miss Chapin's School for Girls and Kindergarten for Boys and Girls" in 1901. The school origin ...

established. ** National Negro Business League headquartered in city. * 1902 ** January 8: A train collision in the original Park Avenue tunnel kills 17 and injures 38. ** Macy's Herald Square and Algonquin Hotel in business. ** Flatiron Building constructed. ** Lina Rogers Struthers became the first school nurse in the United States. * 1903 ** New York Highlanders baseball team active. ** Williamsburg Bridge, New Amsterdam Theatre, and Lyric Theatre open. ** Luna Park opens. ** Sea Lion Park closes. ** The

Coney Island Polar Bear Club The Coney Island Polar Bear Club is the oldest winter bathing organization in the United States, whose members regularly take polar bear plunges in the winters. Wreckage of the General Slocum (1904)

* 1904 ** June 15: Steamboat ''

General Slocum The PS ''General Slocum''"PS" stands for "Paddle Steamer" was a sidewheel passenger steamboat built in Brooklyn, New York, in 1891. During her service history, she was involved in a number of mishaps, including multiple groundings and collision ...

'', carrying 1300 to a picnic site on

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...

, catches fire and sinks while on the East River alongside Astoria, Queens. Over 1000 passengers are killed, a major factor in the demise of the Little Germany neighborhood. **

New York City Subway The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 2 ...

begins operating. **

IRT IRT may refer to: Science and technology * Imagery rehearsal therapy, a treatment for nightmare disorders * Immunoreactive trypsinogen, newborn screening test for cystic fibrosis * Infrared thermography * Infrared Telescope (IRT), carried on S ...

wildcat strike. **

Stuyvesant High School Stuyvesant High School (pronounced ), commonly referred to among its students as Stuy (pronounced ), is a State school, public university-preparatory school, college-preparatory, Specialized high schools in New York City, specialized high school ...

and Hispanic Society of America established. ** Dreamland opens. * 1905 ** March 14: Fire swept through an overcrowded tenement at 105

Allen Street Allen Street is a street in the New York City borough of Manhattan which runs north-south through the Lower Manhattan neighborhood of Chinatown and the Lower East Side. It is continued north of Houston Street as First Avenue. South of Divisio ...

on the

, killing at least twenty people and injuring numerous more. **

Institute of Musical Art The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most e ...

founded. **

Columbus Circle Columbus Circle is a traffic circle and heavily trafficked intersection in the New York City borough of Manhattan, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue, Broadway, Central Park South ( West 59th Street), and Central Park West, at the so ...

laid out. ** Ratner's restaurant in business. **

291 (art gallery) 291 is the commonly known name for an internationally famous art gallery that was located in Midtown Manhattan at 291 Fifth Avenue in New York City from 1905 to 1917. Originally called the "Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession", the gallery wa ...

opens. * 1906 ** June 25: Stanford White is shot and killed by Harry Kendall Thaw at what was then Madison Square Gardens. The murder would soon be dubbed "The Crime of the Century". ** Hammerstein Ballroom opens. ** DeWitt Clinton Park laid out. ** Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noise established. ** Mamma Leone's restaurant in business. * 1907 ** December 31: Times Square Ball drop begins. **

Plaza Hotel The Plaza Hotel (also known as The Plaza) is a luxury hotel and condominium apartment building in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is located on the western side of Grand Army Plaza, after which it is named, just west of Fifth Avenue, a ...

in business. ** Japan Society founded. ** '' Ziegfeld Follies'' active. ** Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House and

Audubon Terrace Audubon Terrace, also known as the Audubon Terrace Historic District, is a landmark complex of eight early-20th century Beaux Arts/American Renaissance buildings located on the west side of Broadway, bounded by West 155th and West 156th Street ...

built. * 1908 – Singer Building constructed. * 1909 ** September/October: Hudson-Fulton Celebration of the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River and the 100th anniversary of Robert Fulton's first successful commercial application of the paddle steamer. ** '' New York Amsterdam News'' begins publication. **

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower (colloquially known as the Met Life Tower and also as the South Building) is a skyscraper occupying a full block in the Flatiron District of Manhattan in New York City. The building is composed of ...

built. **

International Women's Day International Women's Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against wom ...

held.

1910s

* 1910 ** August 9, 1910 – Reformist Mayor William Jay Gaynor is shot in Hoboken, New Jersey by former city employee James Gallagher. He eventually dies in 1913. ** Pennsylvania Station built, and the first method to traverse the Hudson River is completed. **

Gimbels Gimbel Brothers (known simply as Gimbels) was an American department store corporation that operated for over a century, from 1842 until 1987. Gimbel patriarch Adam Gimbel opened his first store in Vincennes, Indiana, in 1842. In 1887, the compa ...

shop in business. 1911 Britannica-Architecture-Public Library New York

* 1911 ** March 25: 146 employees, mostly women, are killed in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire near Washington Square Park, some by being forced to jump from the building by the fire. ** July:

1911 Eastern North America heat wave The 1911 Eastern North America heat wave was an 11-day severe heat wave that killed at least 380 people though estimates have put the death toll as high as 2,000 people. The heat wave began on July 4, 1911 and didn't cease until July 15. In Nashu ...

. ** New York Public Library Main Branch building constructed. ** Negro Society for Historical Research established. ** Winter Garden Theatre opens. ** '' The Masses'' begins publication. ** Gun control

Sullivan Law The Sullivan Act was a gun control law in New York state that took effect in 1911. Chapter 195, enacted May 25, 1911, effective September 1, 1911. The NY state law requires licenses for New Yorkers to possess firearms small enough to be conceal ...

takes effect in New York State. **Dreamland is destroyed in a fire. * 1912 ** Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism established. ** '' New York Call'' begins publication. ** Heterodoxy (group) formed. ** Citarella's market and Automat eatery in Times Square in business. ** Aeolian Hall and

Audubon Ballroom The Audubon Theatre and Ballroom, generally referred to as the Audubon Ballroom, was a theatre and ballroom located at 3940 Broadway at West 165th Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1912 a ...

built. **

48th Street Theatre The 48th Street Theatre was a Broadway theatre at 157 West 48th Street in Manhattan. It was built by longtime Broadway producer William A. Brady and designed by architect William Albert Swasey. The venue was also called the Equity 48th Stree ...

opens. ** RMS Carpathia arrives with the 705 survivors of the

sinking of the RMS Titanic The sank in the early morning hours of 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, ''Titanic'' had an estimated 2,224 peo ...

, where 1517 people died. * 1913 **

International Exhibition of Modern Art The 1913 Armory Show, also known as the International Exhibition of Modern Art, was a show organized by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors in 1913. It was the first large exhibition of modern art in America, as well as one of ...

held. **

Grand Central Terminal Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter rail terminal located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Grand Central is the southern terminus ...

rebuilt. ** Grand Central Oyster Bar and

Prentice Hall Prentice Hall was an American major educational publisher owned by Savvas Learning Company. Prentice Hall publishes print and digital content for the 6–12 and higher-education market, and distributes its technical titles through the Safari B ...

publisher in business. ** '' Vanity Fair'' magazine begins publication. **

Federal Reserve Bank of New York The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks of the United States. It is responsible for the Second District of the Federal Reserve System, which encompasses the State of New York, the 12 northern counties of New ...

established. ** Woolworth Building built. ** New York Highlanders changed their team's name to the New York Yankees. ** June 2: The 15th New York Infantry Regiment, which later became the

369th Infantry Regiment The 369th Infantry Regiment, originally formed as the 15th New York National Guard Regiment before being re-organized as the 369th upon federalization and commonly referred to as the Harlem Hellfighters, was an infantry regiment of the New ...

("Harlem Hellfighters") was constituted within the

New York Army National Guard The New York Army National Guard is a component of the New York National Guard and the Army National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the United States Army's available combat forces and approximat ...

. * 1914 ** January 1: The parts of New York County which had been annexed from Westchester County were newly constituted as the County of The Bronx. ** July 4:

Lexington Avenue bombing The Lexington Avenue explosion was the July 4, 1914, explosion of a terrorist bomb in an apartment at 1626 Lexington Avenue in New York City. Members of the Lettish section of the Anarchist Black Cross (ABC) were constructing a bomb in a sev ...

. ** Woman's Peace Party of New York City organized. **

active. **

Russ & Daughters Russ & Daughters is an appetizing store opened in 1914. It is located at 179 East Houston Street, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City. A family-operated store, it has been at the same location since 1920. History Joel Russ, a Jewis ...

food shop in business. * 1915 ** January : Anti-Militarism Committee in response to World War I organized. ** January 25: First transcontinental telephone call occurs (San Francisco-New York). ** May 1: Ship ''

Lusitania Lusitania (; ) was an ancient Iberian Roman province located where modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and a portion of western Spain (the present Extremadura and the province of Salamanca) lie. It was named after the Lusitani or Lusita ...

'' departs. ** September 22: 25 are killed during construction of the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line in a collapse between 23rd and 25th Street. ** Merrill, Lynch & Co. and Knopf publisher in business. * 1916 ** October 16:

Margaret Sanger Margaret Higgins Sanger (born Margaret Louise Higgins; September 14, 1879September 6, 1966), also known as Margaret Sanger Slee, was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. Sanger popularized the term "birth control ...

opens her first

birth control Birth control, also known as contraception, anticonception, and fertility control, is the use of methods or devices to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Birth control has been used since ancient times, but effective and safe methods of birth contr ...

clinic in Brooklyn. ** July 30: Black Tom explosion set off by German saboteurs at a munitions arsenal on a small island in

kills seven in

Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Brooklyn waterfront and Times Square. **

1916 Zoning Resolution The 1916 Zoning Resolution in New York City was the first citywide zoning code in the United States. The zoning resolution reflected both borough and local interests, and was proposed after the Equitable Building was erected in Lower Manhattan ...

. ** Auto-Ordnance Corporation gun manufacturer in business. * 1917 ** New York City Water Tunnel No. 1 begins operating. ** McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. in business. ** July 28: African Americans started the Silent Parade on

Fifth Avenue Fifth Avenue is a major and prominent thoroughfare in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It stretches north from Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village to West 143rd Street in Harlem. It is one of the most expensive shopping stre ...

as a protest against the

East St. Louis riots The East St. Louis Riots were a series of outbreaks of labor and race-related violence by White Americans who murdered between 39 and 150 African Americans in late May and early July 1917. Another 6,000 black people were left homeless, and t ...

. ** August 30: Prior to its departing to training ahead of World War I, 27th Infantry Division participated in a large send-off parade in New York City along 5th Avenue. * 1918 ** The " Great Influenza Pandemic" rages across the country and worldwide. On one particularly virulent October day, 851 people died in New York City alone. ** November 1: The actions of a substitute motorman filling in during a strike lead to a subway crash in Flatbush. The Malbone Street Wreck kills 97 people heading home from work and injures a hundred more. **

Okeh Records Okeh Records () is an American record label founded by the Otto Heinemann Phonograph Corporation, a phonograph supplier established in 1916, which branched out into phonograph records in 1918. The name was spelled "OkeH" from the initials of Ott ...

in business. **

Selwyn Theatre Selwyn may refer to: Institutions * Selwyn College, Auckland, is a multicultural, co-educational high school in Auckland, New Zealand * Selwyn College, Cambridge, one of the University of Cambridge colleges, UK * Selwyn College, Otago, hall of resi ...

opens. * 1919 ** February: City records 30,000 deaths from the Spanish flu. ** September 10: US Army 1st Division returns from war. **

New School for Social Research The New School for Social Research (NSSR) is a graduate-level educational institution that is one of the divisions of The New School in New York City, United States. The university was founded in 1919 as a home for progressive era thinkers. NSSR ...

founded. ** '' Daily News'' begins publication. **

Algonquin Round Table The Algonquin Round Table was a group of New York City writers, critics, actors, and wits. Gathering initially as part of a practical joke, members of "The Vicious Circle", as they dubbed themselves, met for lunch each day at the Algonquin Hotel ...

active. ** 135th Street YMCA opens.

1920s

* 1920 ** September 16: Wall Street bombing kills 38 at "the precise center, geographical as well as metaphorical, of financial America and even of the financial world". Anarchists were suspected ( Sacco and Vanzetti had been indicted just days before) but no one was ever charged with the crime. ** Apollo Theatre (42nd Street) opens. ** Gotham Book Mart in business. ** Population: 5,620,048. * 1921 ** Port of New York Authority established. **

Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an American think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, mi ...

headquartered in city. ** May 3: First use of " Big Apple" as a nickname for the city appeared in a New York Morning Telegraph article by

John J. Fitz Gerald John Joseph Fitz Gerald (March 7, 1893 – March 17, 1963) was a turf racing writer for the ''New York Morning Telegraph'', from 1912 to 1940 (except for his service in World War I), serving as turf editor for the last 15 years. He was late ...

. ** October 1: 833 AM became the 1st radio broadcast station in the city to signed on the air, under the call letters WJZ (now WABC (AM) 770). * 1922 ** February 22: WOR (AM) 833 (now 710) signed on the air for the first time. ** March 2: WEAF 660 AM (now WFAN) signed on the air for the first time. ** September: Straw Hat Riot. ** Brooklyn Technical High School established. ** Roseland Ballroom built. * 1923 ** Museum of the City of New York incorporated. ** Cotton Club (nightclub) and Barneys clothier in business. ** Duke Ellington Orchestra active. ** New York Yankees won their 1st World Series championship. ** American Academy of Arts and Letters building and Mecca Temple constructed. * 1924 ** February 12: Premiere of Gershwin's '' Rhapsody in Blue''. ** WNYC radio begins broadcasting. **

Pierpont Morgan Library The Morgan Library & Museum, formerly the Pierpont Morgan Library, is a museum and research library in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is situated at 225 Madison Avenue, between 36th Street to the south and 37th ...

established. ** '' New York Daily Mirror'' and '' New York Evening Graphic'' newspapers begin publication. ** Saks Fifth Avenue shop and Simon & Schuster publisher in business. ** Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade begins. ** September 20: 920 AM signed on the air for the first time, under the call letters WAHG (now WCBS (AM) 880). * 1925 ** February 6: WMCA 570 AM signed on the air for the first time. ** May: Air conditioning installed in the Rivoli cinema. ** '' The New Yorker'' magazine begins publication. ** Tannen's Magic Shop in business. **

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

football team (founded by original owner Tim Mara) was one of the five teams to join the NFL. ** Population reaches 7,774,000, making New York City the largest in the world according to demographers Chandler & Fox. This role would be relinquished in 1965 to Tokyo. * 1926 ** Savoy Ballroom and

Paramount Theatre Paramount Theater or Paramount Theatre may refer to: Canada * Scotiabank Theatre or Paramount Theatre, a chain of theatres owned by Cineplex Entertainment ** Scotiabank Theatre Toronto or Paramount Theatre Toronto China * Paramount (Shanghai) o ...

open. ** Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance established. ** The

National Broadcasting Company The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...

(NBC) launched. * 1927 ** June 26: Coney Island Cyclone rollercoaster begins operating. ** November 13: Holland Tunnel for automobiles opens. ** December 4:

won their 1st NFL championship, after finishing the season with the best record. ** New York County Courthouse and

Sherry Netherland Hotel The Sherry-Netherland is a 38-story apartment hotel located at 781 Fifth Avenue on the corner of East 59th Street in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was designed and built by Schultze & Weaver with Buchman & Ka ...

built. **

Roxy Theatre Roxy Theatre or Roxy Theater may refer to: Australia *Roxy Theatre (Warner Bros. Movie World), a movie theatre within Warner Bros. Movie World, Queensland *Roxy Community Theatre in Leeton, New South Wales, originally called the Roxy Theatre *Roxy ...

, and Ziegfeld Theatre open. ** New York Yankees won their 2nd World Series championship, sweeping the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

in 4 games. ** Random House publisher,

Strand Bookstore The Strand Bookstore is an independent bookstore located at 828 Broadway, at the corner of East 12th Street in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, two blocks south of Union Square.

, Russian Tea Room, Caffe Reggio, and Sardi's restaurant in business. * 1928 ** August 24: A subway crash caused by a defective switch below Times Square kills 18 and injures 100. ** New York Yankees won their 3rd World Series championship. * 1929 ** May 19: Two people were killed and scores injured in a stampede at Yankee Stadium by a crowd seeking to avoid a thunderstorm. ** October: Wall Street Crash of 1929. ** November: Museum of Modern Art opens. **

Stork Club Stork Club was a nightclub in Manhattan, New York City. During its existence from 1929 to 1965, it was one of the most prestigious clubs in the world. A symbol of café society, the wealthy elite, including movie stars, celebrities, showgirls, ...

and

21 Club The 21 Club, often simply 21, was a traditional American cuisine restaurant and former prohibition-era speakeasy, located at 21 West 52nd Street in New York City. Prior to its closure in 2020, the club had been active for 90 years, and it had h ...

in business. ** CBS radio broadcasting of Cotton Club performances begins. ** The

Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...

1930s

* 1930 ** March 6: 35,000 gather on International Unemployment Day and clash with police. ** August 6: New York Supreme Court associate justice

Joseph Force Crater Joseph Force Crater (January 5, 1889 – disappeared August 6, 1930; declared legally dead June 6, 1939) was a New York State Supreme Court Justice who mysteriously vanished amid a political scandal. He was last seen leaving a restaurant on West ...

disappears, last seen entering a taxicab. He was declared legally dead in 1939. His mistress Sally Lou Ritz (22) disappeared a few weeks later. ** Chrysler Building constructed. ** Carlyle Hotel in business. Empire State Building exterior

* 1931 ** December: Bank of United States closes. **

Empire State Building The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The building was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931. Its name is derived from "Empire State", the nickname of the st ...

and Seamen's House YMCA built. ** Whitney Museum of American Art and Group Theatre founded. **

Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts The Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts are a regular series of weekly broadcasts on network radio of full-length opera performances. They are transmitted live from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The Metropolitan Opera In ...

begin. ** Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in business. * 1932 **

Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue and Theater (structure), theater at 1260 Sixth Avenue (Manhattan), Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Nicknamed "The Showplac ...

opens. ** September 20: ''

Lunch atop a Skyscraper ''Lunch atop a Skyscraper'' is a black-and-white photograph taken on September 20, 1932, of eleven ironworkers sitting on a steel beam above the ground on the sixty-ninth floor of the RCA Building in Manhattan, New York City. It was arranged ...

'' photographed. ** D'Agostino market opens. ** New York Yankees won their 4th World Series championship. * 1933 ** RCA Building constructed. ** Fairway Market opens at Broadway and 74th Street. ** Fiorello H. La Guardia is elected the first Italian American Mayor. * 1934 ** Rainbow Room restaurant, Tavern on the Green, and Zabar's food retailer in business. **

School of American Ballet The School of American Ballet (SAB) is the most renowned ballet school in the United States. School of American Ballet is the associate school of the New York City Ballet, a ballet company based at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New ...

founded. ** Fiorello H. La Guardia becomes mayor. ** December 9:

won their 2nd NFL championship, defeating the

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...

30–13. * 1935 ** March 19: The arrest of a shoplifter inflames racial tensions in Harlem and escalates to rioting and looting, with three killed, 125 injured and 100 arrested. ** New York Passenger Ship Terminal built. ** Premiere of Gershwin's opera '' Porgy and Bess''. **

Frick Collection The Frick Collection is an art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection (normally at the Henry Clay Frick House, currently at the 945 Madison Avenue#2021–present: Frick Madison, Frick Madison) features Old Master paintings and Europe ...

(museum) opens. * 1936 ** July 11: Triborough Bridge opens. ** New York City Water Tunnel No. 2 begins operating. ** High School of Music & Art and Photo League established. ** Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic food company in the US, is founded. ** Ford Foundation headquartered in city. ** New York Yankees won their 6th World Series championship, the 1st World Series Championship under the leadership of rookie player Joe DiMaggio. * 1937 ** August 11: Heavy rains cause a tenement in

New Brighton New Brighton is the name of several places, sports teams etc.: Australia * New Brighton, New South Wales, a town near Ocean Shores Canada * New Brighton, Calgary, Alberta, a neighborhood * New Brighton (Gambier Island), a settlement in British ...

to collapse, killing 19. ** Lincoln Tunnel opens. ** ''

New York Journal-American :''Includes coverage of New York Journal-American and its predecessors New York Journal, The Journal, New York American and New York Evening Journal'' The ''New York Journal-American'' was a daily newspaper published in New York City from 1937 t ...

'' newspaper begins publication. ** Carnegie Deli and Stage Deli in business. ** New York Yankees won their 7th World Series championship. **

1937 New York City department store strikes During the 1937 New York City department store strikes over 100 department store workers participated in a sit-down strike in New York City. In an interview with a worker from the Federal Writers' Project (an agency of the Works Progress Administra ...

. * 1938 ** January 16:

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His co ...

performs at Carnegie Hall. ** May 28: The Carnival of Swing, considered to be the first outdoor jazz festival, takes place at

Randall's Island Randalls Island (sometimes called Randall's Island) and Wards Island are conjoined islands, collectively called Randalls and Wards Islands, in New York County, New York City,

. ** August 26

Fire Fighter (fireboat) ''Fire Fighter'' is a fireboat which served the New York City Fire Department from 1938 through 2010, serving with Marine Companies 1, 8 and 9 during her career. The most powerful diesel-electric fireboat in terms of pumping capacity when built ...

is launched as the world's most powerful fireboat. ** September 21: New England Hurricane of 1938 strikes

and continues into New England, killing 564. In New York City, ten people are killed and power is lost across upper Manhattan and the Bronx. ** December 11:

won their 3rd NFL championship, defeated the

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, 23–17. ** Bronx High School of Science and The Cloisters museum established. ** New York Yankees became the 1st team in Major League Baseball history to win their 3rd straight World Series championship. * 1939 ** April:

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opens. ** July:

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held. ** July 4: New York Yankees celebrating Lou Gehrig appreciation day. That day, Gehrig (who was diagnosed with ALS) spoke in his farewell address by saying: "... today, I considered myself, the luckiest man on the face of the earth." ** October 8: New York Yankees won their 4th consecutive World Series title, and their 8th in franchise history, by sweeping the

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in 4 games. ** Rockefeller Center built. ** New York Municipal Airport opens. **

American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. Founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant, it is recognized as one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. Through 2019, it had an annual ei ...

active. ** Meeker Avenue Bridge opens.

1940s

* 1940 ** November 16: "Mad Bomber" George Metesky plants the first bomb of his 16-year campaign of public bombings. ** American Negro Theater founded. ** Population: 7,454,995. White non-Hispanic population peaks at 6,856,586 or 92% of the total. * 1941 ** The first two television stations in the city signed on the air for the first time. The first was WNBT Channel 1 (now WNBC Channel 4), to signed on the air. And the second was WCBW (now WCBS-TV) Channel 2, to signed on the air. ** October 6: New York Yankees won their 9th World Series championship. ** Le Pavillon restaurant in business. * 1942 ** Art of This Century gallery opens. ** Burning and capsizing of the French transatlantic ocean liner the

SS Normandie The SS ''Normandie'' was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France, for the French Line ''Compagnie Générale Transatlantique'' (CGT). She entered service in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat, transatlantic crossi ...

in Pier 88. **

New York at War "New York at War" was a military parade and civilian home front procession held supporting the World War II mobilization effort on June 13, 1942. It was considered at the time the largest parade ever held in New York City, with up to 500,000 march ...

military parade. * 1943 ** July:

Józef Piłsudski Institute of America The Józef Piłsudski Institute of America (full name: Józef Piłsudski Institute of America for Research in the Modern History of Poland) was created in New York City in July 1943. It is an archive, museum and research center devoted to the stud ...

founded. ** August 1: Race riot erupts in Harlem after an African-American soldier is shot by the police and rumored to be killed. The incident touches off a simmering brew of racial tension, unemployment, and high prices to a day of rioting and looting. Several looters are shot dead, with blood everywhere, and about 500 persons are injured and another 500 arrested. ** New York City Opera company founded. ** New York Fashion Week begins. * 1944 ** Fashion Institute of Technology established. ** May 2: WABD Channel 4 (now WNYW Channel 5) became the 3rd television station in the city to signed on the air for the first time. ** Luna Park closes, after a fire. * 1945 ** July 28: A

B-25 Mitchell The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in ...

bomber accidentally crashes into the 79th floor of the

, killing 13 people. ** August 14: Victory over Japan Day celebrated in Times Square with famous kiss photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt. ** December 17: WABD moved from Channel 4 to Channel 5. **

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becomes U.S. representative for New York's 22nd congressional district. * 1946 ** January 12:

New York City Victory Parade of 1946 The New York City Victory Parade of 1946 was held in New York City, United States, on January 12, 1946, to celebrate the victorious conclusion of World War II. History The parade was led by 13,000 men of the 82nd Airborne Division (including the ...

. ** May 20: a United States Army Air Forces C-45 Beechcraft airplane crashed into the 58th floor on the north side of

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killing 5. ** June 25: Fire destroys the St. George terminal of the Staten Island Ferry, killing 3 and injuring 280. ** November 1: Channel 2 changed its call letters from WCBW to WCBS-TV. ** Living Theatre founded. ** Balducci's grocery in business. * 1947 **

Jackie Robinson Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line ...

of the

Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association (19th century), American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the ...

crosses the baseball color line. ** Over six million New Yorkers are vaccinated in order to end the

1947 New York City smallpox outbreak The 1947 New York City smallpox outbreak occurred in March 1947 and was declared ended on April 24, 1947. The outbreak marked the largest mass vaccination effort ever conducted for smallpox in America. Within three weeks of the discovery of the o ...

. **

Actors Studio The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street between Ninth and Tenth avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded ...

founded. ** Premiere of Williams' play '' A Streetcar Named Desire''. ** December 25: Blizzard of 1947 shuts down city and kills 77. * 1948 ** May 4: 95.5 FM signs on the air for the first time, under the call sign WJZ-FM (now WPLJ). ** June 15: WPIX Channel 11 became the 5th television station in the city to signed on the air for the first time. ** First tenants move into Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village, then the largest apartment complex in Manhattan. ** August 10: Channel 7 signed on the air for the first time, as WJZ-TV (now WABC-TV). ** New York City Ballet is founded. ** '' The Ed Sullivan Show'' (television programme) begins broadcasting. ** New York International Airport dedicated. **

Korvettes E. J. Korvette, also known as Korvettes, was an American chain of discount department stores, founded in 1948 in New York City. It was one of the first department stores to challenge the suggested retail price provisions of anti-discounting ...

department store in business. ** Premiere of Cole Porter's musical '' Kiss Me, Kate.'' ** Paris cinema opens. ** 98.7 FM facility station signs on for the first time, as WOR-FM (now WEPN-FM). * 1949 ** February 10: Premiere of Miller's play '' Death of a Salesman''. ** May 13: Holland Tunnel fire caused by exploding truck carrying eighty 55-gallon drums of carbon disulfide seriously damages the tunnel's infrastructure and injures 66, with 27 hospitalized, mostly from smoke inhalation. ** October 9: New York Yankees won 12th World Series title, defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers in five games. ** October 11: Channel 9 became the last VHF station in the city to sign on the air as WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV). ** Birdland (jazz club) in business. ** School of Visual Arts established.

1950s–1970s

1950s

* 1950 ** Port Authority Bus Terminal opens. ** May 25: Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel opens. ** August 31: William O'Dwyer resigned from office as mayor, because of the city's police corruption scandal; Vincent R. Impellitteri appointed acting mayor. ** November: Impellitteri elected 101st mayor, the first since the consolidation of greater New York in 1898. ** November 22:

Kew Gardens train crash The Kew Gardens train crash (also known as the Richmond Hill disaster) was a collision between two trains on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, which occurred during the evening rush hour of November 22, 1950. The trains collided between Kew G ...

kills 78 people, injuring 363 others. * 1951 ** March 29: A bomb that exploded in Grand Central Terminal, injuring no one, marked the end of self-imposed hiatus of George Metesky, a.k.a. the "Mad Bomber". In 1951 alone he had five bombs explode at New York City landmarks, such as the New York Public Library Main Branch. ** October 3: New York Giants won the NL Pennant, with a famous walk-off home run by Bobby Thomson, which was called the hit the Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball). ** October 10: New York Yankees won their third consecutive World Series title, and 14th overall in franchise history, defeated the New York Giants in six games. ** New York State law takes over from World War II era Federal laws regarding Rent control. At the time over two million rental units are impacted. * 1952 ** United Nations Headquarters and Pier 57 built. ** October 7: New York Yankees tied the record, winning their fourth straight World Series championship, and 15th overall in franchise history, by defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games. * 1953 ** October 5: New York Yankees won a record fifth consecutive World Series championship, and 16th overall in franchise history. ** Hulan Jack elected Manhattan borough president. * 1954 ** January 1:

Robert F. Wagner, Jr. The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

became the city's 102nd mayor. ** January: Arthur C. Ford becomes the first African American to be appointed commissioner of a New York City agency. ** Shakespeare in the Park begins. **

Veselka Veselka is a Ukrainian restaurant at 144 Second Avenue in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was established in 1954 by Wolodymyr Darmochwal ( Ukr. Володимир Дармохвал) and his wife, Olha Darmoch ...

diner,

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, and Fairway Market in business. * 1955 ** '' The Village Voice'' newspaper begins publication. ** Sotheby's branch office in business. * 1956 ** Sbarro opens the first store Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. * 1957 ** January 21: George Metesky, a.k.a. the "Mad Bomber" is arrested in his Waterbury, Connecticut home. ** February 1:

Northeast Airlines Flight 823 Northeast Airlines Flight 823 was a scheduled flight from New York City's LaGuardia Airport to Miami International Airport, Florida, which crashed shortly after takeoff on February 1, 1957. The aircraft operating the service was a Douglas DC-6 fo ...

crashes on

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on takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, killing 20 of the 101 on board. ** September 26: Premiere of musical '' West Side Story''. **

Bronx Community College The Bronx Community College of the City University of New York (BCC) is a public community college in the Bronx, New York City. It is part of the City University of New York system. History The college was established in 1957 through the eff ...

established. ** New York is left with only one MLB team with the departure of the Giants and the Dodgers. * 1958 ** Puerto Rican Day Parade begins. ** Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company formed. ** Seagram Building constructed. ** August 12: '' Great Day in Harlem'' musicians' portrait photographed. * 1959 ** February 3: American Airlines Flight 320 crashes in the East River on approach to LaGuardia Airport, killing 65 of the 73 people on board. ** Guggenheim Museum building opens. ** Cafe Wha? and

The Four Seasons Restaurant The Four Seasons Restaurant (known colloquially as the Four Seasons) was a New American cuisine restaurant in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City from 1959 to 2019. The Four Seasons operated within the Seagram Building at 99 Ea ...

in business. **

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5 millio ...

construction begins. ** Premiere of play '' A Raisin in the Sun''.

1960s

* 1960 ** October 2: The " Sunday Bomber" began placing and detonating bombs on successive Sundays from October 2 through November 6, injuring dozens, killing a young teenager, and involving over 600 NYPD officers. ** December 16: Mid-air collision between TWA Flight 266 (inbound to Idlewild Airport, now JFK) and United Airlines Flight 826 (inbound to LaGuardia Airport) over Miller Field,

. The TWA aircraft crashed at the site, killing all aboard, while the United aircraft continued flying for about eight miles until it crashed in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, narrowly missing a school. All 128 aboard both aircraft died, along with six persons on the ground in Brooklyn. ** Bleecker Street Cinema active. ** Sister city relationship established with Tokyo, Japan. ** Population: 7,781,984. * 1961 ** 1961 NYC Zoning Resolution implemented. **

City University of New York The City University of New York ( CUNY; , ) is the Public university, public university system of Education in New York City, New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven Upper divis ...

and

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (La MaMa E.T.C.) is an Off-Off-Broadway theatre founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, African-American theatre director, producer, and fashion designer. Located in Manhattan's East Village, the theatre began in the ...

established. ** New York Yankees won their 19th World Series title. ** Lutèce (restaurant) in business. ** Italian Cultural Institute in New York founded. * 1962 ** March 1:

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crashes immediately after takeoff from Idlewild Airport, killing all 95 on board. ** May 28: Eero Saarinen's award-winning TWA Flight Center opens at JFK. ** October 3: 23 are killed and 94 injured when an improperly maintained and operated steam boiler explodes and rips through a New York Telephone Company building cafeteria at lunchtime in the Inwood section of Manhattan. ** November 30:

Eastern Air Lines Flight 512 Eastern Air Lines Flight 512 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to New York City that crashed on November 30, 1962, killing 25 of the 51 people on board. The aircraft, a Douglas DC-7B operated by Eastern ...

crashes when trying to make a go-round after failing to land at Idlewild Airport in the fog. 25 of the 51 on board are killed. ** December 8:

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begins. ** December 11: Board of Estimate votes unanimously to reject

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's proposal to build a Lower Manhattan Expressway which would have cut through from the Williamsburg Bridge to the Holland Tunnel and dramatically changed Soho and Little Italy. ** Philharmonic Hall and Delacorte Theater open. **

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in business. ** New York Yankees won their 20th World Series title. ** Andy Warhol opens his first Factory. ** New York Mets baseball team, and Centro Civico Cultural Dominicano founded. * 1963 ** January: The revised (1963) New York City Charter creates

community boards Community Boards is a community based mediation program, established in 1976, in San Francisco, California, United States by Raymond Shonholtz. The program utilizes volunteers from the neighbourhoods of the city, who work with people involved ...

within each borough. **

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votes to demolish critically acclaimed