The New Yorker’s Morris Markey went to the courthouse in Flemington, New Jersey, to file this report for “A Reporter at Large.” Excerpts: TRIAL OF THE CENTURY…Clockwise, from top left: Bruno Hauptmann (center) at his murder trial, which ran from Jan. 2 to Feb. 13, 1935, in Flem...
SUMMER STOCK…Theatergoers fled to shady villages in New York, New Jersey and New England in the 1920s and 30s when summer stock theater was at its height. The above photo shows theatergoers leaving a performance at the Lakewood Theatre near Skowhegan, Maine. The theater was claimed to be ...
In contrast to the densely urban nature of New York City, the rest of the state is mostly made up of rural meadows, forests, and mountains. There are three mountain ranges either fully or partially in New York; the Appalachians, Catskill, andAdirondack. The highest point amongst these and ...
"American Native" - For years, the legend of the Jackson Whites tribe has been told, passed down from generation to generation of New Jersey suburbanites. While the garish stories and tall tales have never been hard to find, the truth behind them has. Accessing the community is not easy; ...
In his 13-year career he played with the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He averaged 10.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in his 13-year NBA career. Mason earned the NBA Sixth Man of the ...
Reflecting on the findings, the following influential prominent regional and national leaders have contributed essays about the key topics covered in The State of Black New York Report including income inequality, education, mental health, criminal justice, civil engagement, equal opportunity and the dig...
New Yorkers are joining the rest of the world in mourning the loss of Queen Elizabeth. We look back at the three times she traveled to New York.
A Broome County resident with a lengthy criminal history is to be sentenced to prison after he admitted he assaulted a New York state trooper. Prosecutors said Dylan Shoemaker of Chenango Forks fought with troopers who were investigating a domestic dispute on February 6. The incident happened in ...
(and politically-charged) reasons, the fact remains that the same orders to direct COVID-positive nursing home patients back into their nursing homes, were also made by the following other Democratic governors leading to untold deaths: Phil Murphy of New Jersey; Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania and ...
Pictured are guards stocking returned gold in New Jersey bank vaults, 1933. (Pinterest/history.com) * * * Selling the Pitch Babe Ruth was something of a freak of nature, becoming the “Sultan of Swat” despite a life of heavy drinking, poor eating habits and erratic attention to training ...