New York City History, Arts, and Culture
Including museums, cultural institutions, and people discussing New York City history.
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@discovering.nyc
@nylegalhistory.bsky.social
The Historical Society of the NY Courts mission is to preserve, protect & promote the legal history of NY, including the proud heritage of its courts and the development of the Rule of Law.
@landmarksofny.bsky.social
Exploring the people and stories behind New York’s 38,000 landmarked buildings.
@landmarkwest.bsky.social
Historic preservation, programs, and education on the UWS since 1985. www.landmarkwest.org
@nylandmarks.bsky.social
From the smallest buildings, to the most extraordinary landmarks, to our diverse neighborhoods, we are on the front lines—preserving and protecting the unique architectural heritage and character of the City we love. nylandmarks.org
@untappedny.bsky.social
Revealing NYC's secrets and hidden gems. Rediscover your city. untappednewyork.com
@w42st.bsky.social
Keeping the West Side connected, updated and upbeat with a Hell's Kitchen attitude and New York state of mind! Sign up for our newsletter at https://w42st.info/newsletter
@nygroove.nyc
Ace reporting on how to be a better New Yorker. Owned and operated by journalists. New issues weekly. Subscribe for free today! https://nygroove.nyc/
@catmuseum.bsky.social
A proposed museum of cat art for New York City to benefit cat rescuers, cat lovers, and artists. Check us out at catmuseumnyc.org and donate at https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/the-cat-museum-of-new-york-city/general_support.
@newyorker.com
Unparalleled reporting and commentary on politics and culture, plus humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry. Get our Daily newsletter: http://nyer.cm/gtI6pVM Follow The New Yorker’s writers and contributors: https://go.bsky.app/Gh5bFwS
@daytonian.bsky.social
Author and blogger, I write about the back-stories of Manhattan buildings and monuments that make a fascinating city even more so.
@westsiderag.bsky.social
The Upper West Side's source for news, events and opinions. Written by locals for locals.
@evgrieve.bsky.social
An award-winning news site covering the East Village. Established 2007. Appreciating what's here while it's still here.
@nybg.bsky.social
A museum of plants 🌱, a center for learning 📚, and a plant science leader in the Bronx 🔬
@nyhistory.bsky.social
Discover 400 years of American history at New York’s first museum.
@vanshnookenraggen.com
Artist, Cartographer, Historian, Transit Activist. https://linktr.ee/Vanshnookenraggen Co-founder of QueensLink @queenslink.org Opinions are my own.
@welcometoharlem.bsky.social
Welcome to Harlem, a premier full-service tour company established in 2004. Our mission is to deliver enriching and immersive walking tours, along with weekly gospel and jazz concerts. We take pride in showcasing the vibrant cultural heritage of Harlem.
@bklynlibrary.bsky.social
The official account of Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), an independent library system for the 2.6 million residents of Brooklyn. #ForBrooklyn
@allisoncmeier.bsky.social
Writer on art, culture, history & other wonders. Editor at Fine Books & Collections. NYC-based, Oklahoma born. 'Grave' book is out now from Bloomsbury! (she/her)
@profwehrman.bsky.social
History professor at CMU and author of "The Contagion of Liberty: The Politics of Smallpox in the American Revolution" Vaccination is patriotic. New book project(!) tentatively titled: Afterlife and Liberty: New York City’s Doctors’ Riot of 1788
@carolyneastman.bsky.social
Historian, professor, book review editor, and reader, currently writing a book about Black and white New Yorkers' experiences with yellow fever during the 1790s.
@bencarp.bsky.social
Historian of Early America, Brooklyn College & Graduate Center, CUNY. Leading AHA wit. Latest AmRev book: "The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution" 🔥 Dad, Mets fan, fantasy reader
@metcloisters.bsky.social
Public domain works from The Met's The Cloisters dept. Automated #artbot thanks to @andreitr.bsky.social and @botfrens.bsky.social
@nyctourism.bsky.social
🗽 We're NYC's tourism + conventions bureau 👉🏾 Sharing #WhatsGoodNYC with the world 📍 New York City
@nycgovparks.org
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation is the agency responsible for NYC's public parks and recreational spaces. User policy: http://on.nyc.gov/1evyJgB
@natural-history.bsky.social
Official page of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Open daily, 10 am–5:30 pm.
@nytransitmuseum.bsky.social
Founded in 1976, the New York Transit Museum is dedicated to telling and preserving the stories of mass transportation in New York. nytransitmuseum.org
@discovering.nyc
Writer, public historian & former tour NYC guide sharing the stories behind intriguing pieces of New York City history. Elsewhere @Discovering_NYC, writing at discovering.nyc