Read my weekly "Postcard Thursday" blog posts about New York history at
"Mapping Central Park Architect Calvert Vaux's Other NYC work." (Curbed, August 7, 2014)
"The Controversial Origins of New York City's Frick Collection." (Curbed, July 29, 2014)
Interview with George Bodarky on Cityscape (WFUV, July 9, 2014)
Interview with Joe Franklin (Bloomberg Radio, July 5, 2014)
"The Dramatic History of Gramercy Park's National Arts Club." (Curbed, May 27, 2014)
"Brain Fuel" (Bizarro Comics, May 21, 2014)
"See 11 Centuries Old Remnants of Dutch New Amsterdam in NYC" (Curbed, May 5, 2014)
"How Gracie Mansion Became New York's 'Little White House.'" (Curbed, January 3, 2014)
"In Praise of Very Large Staircases: A Brief History of the Social Function of Stoops" (GOOD, May 3, 2013)
James Nevius
THEATER | ARCHITECTURE | HISTORY | TRAVEL | POLITICS | CULTURE | NEW YORK CITY
(sometimes all at once)