Erie pastors, performers claimed communication with dead during heyday of spiritualism

There were almost a dozen spiritualist churches in Erie in the 1920s. The city also boasted spiritualist societies and hosted ...

There Are 6 Ballot Measures In New York City. Here’s an Overview.

Voters will have a chance to weigh in on ballot questions concerning the housing crisis and when local elections should be ...

Floating time capsule: Replica boat retraces historic Erie Canal journey 200 years later

Two centuries after the Erie Canal was opened with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted ...

New Yorkers on Their Hopes for the Future of the City

Readers share their wishes, predictions and wildest dreams for what’s to come in transit, housing, arts and more.
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NBA's Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier Arrested in Mafia Betting Schemes Probe

Discover the details about the FBI probe exposing two Mafia betting schemes and snaring NBA coach Chauncey Billups and player ...
The New Yorker

Opposite the Museum—East Side Neighbors—Rejuvenated Chatham

ONCE in a while, a rental building ascends into the rarified air of upper Fifth Avenue, and once in a while it is as dignified, as complete, and as luxurious as a cooperative. Thus you have, in a ...
The New Yorker

Reservoir and Water-Front—in Washington Square—Gargantuan Bathtubs

Only three-room and six-room apartments remain in this house, the latter having two masters’ bedrooms, each with a bath, and a maid’s room and bath. Rentals, $2,100 annually for the three-room suite ...