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New York City
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago

Julie Menin unanimously elected as City Council's first Jewish Speaker amNewYork

Julie Menin was unanimously elected New York City Council Speaker, becoming the first Jewish person in the role and pledging to represent every council member.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

This museum immerses students in U.S. history: 'You can smell it, touch it, see it'

Kat Lloyd stands in the dim light on the first-floor staircase of a dilapidated, New York City tenement building. Before her: a tour of wide-eyed teens on a field trip from their high school in Queens. Their guide, Lloyd, encourages the students to imagine the building's 22 apartments when they were new, back in 1863, and brimming with mostly German immigrants.
Education
fromBrooklyn Eagle
6 months ago

Bath Beach History

Bath Beach, originally a retreat for wealthy families escaping the city, evolved into a residential neighborhood influenced by significant immigrant populations, particularly after the 1929 stock market crash.
Brooklyn
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