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Examines the Dutch Colony on Manhattan Island which exists prior to the original thirteen colonies in America, and includes important colonists, Native Americans, and a variety of events.

Joey Margolis writes letters to baseball players, President Roosevelt, his best friend Craig, and others during World War II.

Traces the history of the nineteenth-century New York neighborhood known as Five Points where poverty, riots, political scams, and alcoholism combined with the rich cultures of arriving immigrants and gave rise to such characters as Boss Tweed and the Bowery B'hoys.

Examines the history of the World Trade Center towers in New York City, and focuses on politicians, business leaders, and the architect as well as the destruction on September 11th and its recovery.

A collection of photographs taken by photographer Edwin Levick during the first half of the twentieth century depicting New York City's harbors.

Presents the city of New York focusing on its past and its twentieth-century changes, and is accompanied by remarkable photographs.

Describes Donna Moffett's first year as an elementary school teacher in inner city New York after leaving a career at a law office. Explores her frustrations with the public education system, focusing on the unrealistic demands of achievement standards laid out for teachers. Exposes the flaws in the way parents and administrators interact with teachers and students.

A collection of photographs taken by African American photographer Jamal Shabazz in New York City during the 1980s.