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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Manhattan, New York County, New York. Manhattan, known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. It is the urban core of the New York metropolitan area, and coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state of New York. Manha...
This project is the portal or master project for New York City. This project will include or link to sub-projects on New York City history and genealogy, AFTER 1674. Prior to 1674, see the New Amsterdam projects . New York City Projects State of New York The Bronx Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Staten Island
Columbia University Wikipedia Columbia University in the City of New York , commonly referred to as Columbia University , is an American private Ivy League research university located in New York City, New York, United States. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges fou...
no·ta·ble Adjective: worthy of attention or notice; remarkable noun: a famous or important person. no·to·ri·ous Adjective: famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed. Please add the profiles of prominent people who were born in the U.S. City of New York, lived in New York, or for whom New York is a significant part of their identity. A Aaliyah (1979–2001) – ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Queens or Queens County, New York. Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest borough of New York City in area and is adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn at the western end of Long Island, with Nassau County to the east. Queens also shares water borders with ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in The Bronx, Bronx County, New York. History & Etymology Early Names The Bronx was called Rananchqua by the native Siwanoy band of Lenape (also known historically as the Delawares), while other Native Americans knew the Bronx as Keskeskeck. It was divided by the Aquahung River. The origin of Jonas Bronck (c. 1600–43) has been conte...
It´s all about THE SHOW BIZ on BROADWAY! A Place to collect, collaborate and research the family lines of the Actors, Actresses, Vocalists, Musicians, Dancers, etc. (even most notables, such as, Great Composers/Playwrights, Theater Owners, exceptional- Costumers, Stylists, Stage Builders and Special Friends and Supporter of Art on Broadway).Resources * ibdb provides records of productions from ...
The Juilliard School located in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, is a performing arts conservatory established in 1905. It is informally referred to as Juilliard. The school annually trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the world's leading music schools, with...
Wikipedia =Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a private medical school located in the Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. Einstein currently operates as an independent degree-granting institute under the Montefiore Medical Center; it was part of Yeshiva University until 2016. Alumni
Please add Geni profiles associated with the disease best known as "yellow fever" to this project. Collaborators, feel free to add sections to the overview. ===what it is===Yellow fever, known historically as yellow jack, yellow plague, or bronze john, is an acute viral disease. The disease is caused by the yellow fever virus and is spread by the bite of the female mosquito.Yellow fever is know...
Wikipedia The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education is a seven-year medical program (B.S./M.D.) of the CUNY Medical School at The City College of the City University of New York in New York City. It offers an integrated baccalaureate education with preclinical medical education and has a twofold mission: to expand access to medical careers among inner-city youths, particularly among under...
Wikipedia =The City College of the City University of New York (more commonly referred to as the City College of New York, or simply City College, CCNY, or City) is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY) in New York City. It is the oldest of City University's twenty-four institutions of higher learning. City College's 35-acre (14 ha) Manhattan campus along Convent Avenue fro...
Wikipedia =New York Law School is an ABA-accredited private law school that was founded in 1891 in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City.The current Dean of New York Law School is Anthony W. Crowell. New York Law School’s faculty includes 77 full-time and 103 adjunct professors. Notable Alumni
Holy Cross Cemetery, located at 3620 Tilden Avenue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, is an American Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Diocese of Brooklyn. Wikipedia The land for Holy Cross Cemetery was purchased from James and Mary Duffy, a portion of the old Van Brunt farm in the town of Flatbush in June of 1849. The first burial took place on July 13, 1849. The Chapel of t...
Please add the profiles of those who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire or were associated with it. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Manhattan, New York City on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers – 123 women and 23 men – who died from the fir...
Wikipedia =Hunter College is an American public university and one of the constituent organizations of the City University of New York, located in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan's Upper East Side. The college grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in over one-hundred fields of study in five schools: The School of Arts and Sciences, The School of Education, The School of Social Work...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died on Staten Island, Richmond County, New York. Official Website A home to the Lenape indigenous people, the island was settled by Dutch colonists in the 17th century. It was one of the 12 original counties of New York state. Staten Island was consolidated with New York City in 1898. It was formally known as the Borough of Richmond until...
New Netherland , or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch, was the 17th-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the East Coast of North America. The claimed territories were the lands from the Delmarva Peninsula to extreme southwestern Cape Cod. The settled areas are now part of the Mid-Atlantic States of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut, with small outpos...
The New York Knickerbockers commonly referred to as the Knicks , are an American professional basketball team based in New York City. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden, located in the borough of Manhattan. They are one of two NBA teams located...
Please add profiles of people who were born, lived or died in (or were notable for their ties to) Fort Hamilton. Fort Hamilton is a United States Army installation in the southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, surrounded by the communities of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights. It is one of several posts that are part of the region which is headquartered by the Military Distri...
Wikipedia Brooklyn Law School (BLS) is a law school founded in 1901. It is located in Brooklyn Heights, New York City, in the United States, and has approximately 1,100 students. The Dean of the law school is Nicholas W. Allard, who assumed the role in 2012, as well as the role of president in 2014. Brooklyn Law School’s faculty includes 64 full-time professors, 6 emeriti faculty, and a numb...
Please add profiles of the writers, producers, performers, and guests of the Daily Show you manage to this project (must be set to "public"). Collaborators, feel free to update the project page, add resources, media, resources ... And invite more collaborators. The Daily Show (titled The Daily Show with Jon Stewart since 1999) is an American late-night satirical television program airing each M...
Wikipedia =Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college in the United States and one of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, it has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. Barnard's 4-acre (1.6 ha) campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City. It is directly across B...
Fort Greene Park=* coordinates: 40° 69' 19" N. 073° 97' 54" W. Google Map * Class: Park. Location: Myrtle to Dekalb Avenues, Edwards and Cumberland Streets* County: Kings. City: New York. Borough: Brooklyn. State: NY (New York) Country: US (United States)Please add Geni profiles of those associated with Fort Greene Park to this project (actions menu > add profile). Must be set to public. ==Desc...
Please add profiles of people who were born, lived or died in (or were notable for their ties to) Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Bensonhurst is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bordered on the northwest by 14th Avenue, on the northeast by 60th Street, on the southeast by Avenue P and 22nd Avenue (Bay Parkway) and on t...