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The Manhattan Project created two of the most devastating weapons that the world has ever seen and ushered in a new age in warfare. Research for the development of these bombs started at a small office in the federal building at 90 Church Street.

No influential figure in New York City history receives less respect than Andrew Haswell Green. The “Father of Greater New York” was the greatest urban planner of his time. Unfortunately, his memory has not been properly preserved.

Pierre Toussaint was once a Haitian slave who became one of the most magnanimous free men in all of New York City. He donated funds to successfully rebuild his local parish, and he also freed relatives and loved ones from slavery.

My friend Justin and I took a tour of the Clocktower building and learned about its fascinating history as a center for contemporary art.

Only in New York would the city government preserve a two hundred year old window. The Sugar House Window rests in a free-standing brick wall symbolizing the pain of the American prisoners of war during the American Revolution.

David Ruggles was a prominent African-American abolitionist in New York City. The boarding house that he owned on Lispenard Street served as an important stop on the Underground Railroad. He was the first person to house Frederick Douglass after he escaped from slavery.