New York City has the most major league sports franchises with a total of 11 teams. Watch the 1971 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Rangers. It is the quarter-finals, game 2, part available on YouTube on the NHL Overtimes channel. Just click here to begin watching the game!
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Black and White cookies are a round cookie that is iced on 1/2 with vanilla and on the other 1/2 with chocolate. In New York City it is thought to have originated at Glaser's Bake Shop which was founded in 1902 by Bavarian immigrants. The shop was located in Manhattan. Click here to try a Black and White cookie recipe from New York Times Cooking!
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The New York City Fire Museum is located in Manhattan. It is housed in a 1904 renovated fire house. The museum contains over 10,000 objects as well as tens of thousands of photographs, record archives, and ephemera that celebrate the history of the fire service in New York city (FDNY). In addition to all of the historical items, you will also find examples of modern-day firefighting equipment. The museum also contains a permanent memorial to the 343 members who died at the World Trade Center site in the September 11th attacks.
View several of the exhibits online by clicking here. Also, be sure to look through the catalog that provides access to many of the photographs from the museum.
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New York City Transit Museum" by Roadgeek Adam is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
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The New York City Transit Museum was opened on July 4, 1976 as part of the United States Bicentennial Celebration. It is located in a decommissioned subway station in Brooklyn. The museum was so popular that it was decided to make it a permanent museum. The museum displays historical artifacts and memorabilia of the New York City subway, bus, railway, bridge, and tunnel systems which includes vintage signage, advertisements, models, and dioramas. A small presentation room in the museum usually displays posters and videos for public education about courtesy and safety, including examples from other transit systems around the world.
The New York City Transit Museum has two digital exhibits that are available. Click here and then scroll to the bottom of the Exhibits page until you see the heading 'Digital Exhibits'. Enjoy your virtual "travels" through time.
Today, we add two more books set in New York City. One is even a mystery! These titles can be located on Project Gutenberg for free and can be read on your mobile devices.
Joe Leslie's Wife or A Skeleton In The Closet
by Alexander Robertson
Click here to access the e-book from Project Gutenberg.
Quote from the book: "The little clock in the dingy office of Eric Darrell was just pointing out the hour of four when there came a rap on the door. Within the proprietor sat alone, his feet elevated upon the top of a desk, and from his position it was evident that his thoughts were far away, for although he took an occasional whiff at his cigar, it was in an absent-minded way. At this summons, his interest was at once aroused—his feet came down from their elevated position, and an expression appeared on his face that might have been a smile. “A woman, by Jove!” he muttered, giving his handkerchief a flirt over the desk where his feet had been so recently deposited. There was no guess-work about this, neither had the detective been able to distinguish anything feminine about the knock. Over the door was a peculiar little contrivance, which by means of several small mirrors would tell the occupant of the office who summoned him—a useful affair under the circumstances, as the detective might at some time have a visitor bent on taking his life, and under such circumstances he would be warned. Jumping to his feet he approached the door—had it been a man he probably would have sung out: “Come in,” and been done with it."
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The Faith Doctor: A Story of New York
by Edward Eggleston
Click here to access the e-book from Project Gutenberg.
From Litmed by Janice Willms: This is the tale of the rise and fall of a gullible young woman who comes under the tutelage of a "quack," a practitioner of faith healing. Phillida firmly believes that she has the gift of healing and the reader finds herself wanting to warn her that she is about to unwittingly harm herself and others. The polemic against this form of medical charlatanism is only thinly veiled in the "art" of the romance form in which it is written. The plot itself is much less intriguing than the cast of characters Eggleston creates to expose the methods of late nineteenth century spiritual mesmerism as a means of public exploitation.
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