This site often brings you tales of activism and dissent, but New Yorkers aren’t always as rebellious as they should be. On May 20, 1970, more than 100,000 of them marched through lower Manhattan to show their support for the Vietnam War and the Nixon administration. Nor was this the first outpouring of Vietnam warmongering from New Yorkers. On May 13,…
Ever wonder why New York’s politicians freak out over snowstorms? The blizzard of 1969 not only paralyzed New York City for three days, but it nearly ended Mayor John Lindsay’s political career. February 9, 1969 was supposed to be a gloomy but quiet Sunday, with a forecast for slushy rain. Instead, an unprepared and disorganized mayoral administration…
In honoring the civil rights movement, we sometimes forget the battles that took place in northern cities like New York. On February 3, 1964, the Rev. Milton Galamison led the largest student boycott in the history of the New York City public school system, with 464,361 students staying home to fight for the end of school segregation.…
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