John Freeman Gill
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How Black Nurses Were Recruited to Staten Island to Fight a Deadly Disease
Many old buildings at a New York City hospital are in ruins, but it played a key role in the battle against tuberculosis, which killed...
Little Spain Is All but Gone. Will Our Lady of Guadalupe Be Next?
The church on West 14th Street, the first in Manhattan created for a Spanish-speaking congregation a century ago, has been deconsecrated. Its future is uncertain.
The Push to Landmark the Last-Known ‘Colored’ School in Manhattan
The historic building at 128 West 17th Street has been vacant for years, and preservation advocates fear its damaged roof may eventually prompt developers to...
A Tiny House in Manhattan Has a Link to the Underground Railroad
Before it was a clothing store, it was a bar, and before it was a bar, it was a key part of American history.
Neglected Titanic Memorial: ‘Like Their Graves Have Not Been Tended’
A fledgling preservation group is urging the restoration of the long-suffering memorial lighthouse, but funds are scarce.
In the Bronx, Priceless Sculptures Are ‘Literally Being Chipped Away’
More than 1,000 terra-cotta sculptures — of firefighters, mermaids, steelworkers — adorn the walls of Parkchester in the Bronx. Is there a plan to protect...
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