by Village Copier | Sep 8, 2016 | New York History
EGGS BENEDICT As every food ever created, the origins of the brunch stable are conflicting. Three origins stories exist around the creation of Egg Benedict all taking place right in the heart of NYC. The most popular origin story credits Lemuel Benedict with the...
by Village Copier | Aug 4, 2016 | New York History
The Guggenheim (1071 Fifth Avenue) is an art museum on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The full name of the building—The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum—houses an ever growing collection of impressionist, post impressionist, and modern art. The museum moved to the...
by Village Copier | Jun 16, 2016 | New York History
SoHo is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan currently know for being a fashion and shopping Mecca in America. First coming to attention to the public attention for being to location of many artists’ lofts and galleries, it’s know better known for the wide...
by Village Copier | May 5, 2016 | New York History
The Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey Street) was built in 1929 just before the Stock Market Crash that launched the Great Depression. The building stood vacant until after WWII, when it became a high-end retail store. For the next thirty years, it housed a jewelry store, a...
by Village Copier | Apr 7, 2016 | New York History
THE HOTDOG A New York food staple, the Hot Dog has a long an multi-continental history. There are theories that the first sausage was created during Nero’s reign in Rome by his chef Gaius. However, we definitely know that German sausages, also know as...
by Village Copier | Mar 24, 2016 | New York History
Coney Island, probably one of the most notable neighborhoods in New York City, is located on the southwestern part of Brooklyn. Originally an island, it became partially connected to the main land through land fill. The well know site of amusement parks and seaside...
