{"id":16,"date":"2026-03-16T05:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T05:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-03-16T07:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:05:29","slug":"iconic-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-239 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-iconic-nyc-places\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:57.15%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:auto;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/2026\/04\/25\/visit-to-the-schomburg-center-for-research-in-black-culture-presented-by-judea-mercer-anna-perez-and-shalyssa-mantock\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/aec94581-86ac-4a8d-b19b-8fb7d923ac2326ece51f039408f692_branch_interior_2014_09_01_schomburg-2787.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Visit to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Presented By Judea Mercer, Anna Perez, and Shalyssa Mantock\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/aec94581-86ac-4a8d-b19b-8fb7d923ac2326ece51f039408f692_branch_interior_2014_09_01_schomburg-2787.jpg 780w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/aec94581-86ac-4a8d-b19b-8fb7d923ac2326ece51f039408f692_branch_interior_2014_09_01_schomburg-2787-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/aec94581-86ac-4a8d-b19b-8fb7d923ac2326ece51f039408f692_branch_interior_2014_09_01_schomburg-2787-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42.85%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/2026\/04\/25\/visit-to-the-schomburg-center-for-research-in-black-culture-presented-by-judea-mercer-anna-perez-and-shalyssa-mantock\/\" target=\"_self\" >Visit to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Presented By Judea Mercer, Anna Perez, and Shalyssa Mantock<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/author\/judeam\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Judea Mercer<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cVindicating evidences of individual achievement have as a matter of fact been gathered and treasured for over a century\u201d &#8211; Arturo Schomburg. This quote in the exhibit is significant not only for what it represents historically but also for how it connects to New York City\u2019s cultural identity. His use of the phrase \u201cVindicating evidence\u201d&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-223 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-iconic-nyc-places\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:57.15%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:auto;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/2026\/04\/12\/new-york-historical-by-vic-chen-and-kai-meier\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/c3d102d1-5318-4cba-b321-422552473677_1N-YHSexteriorCPW-PhotocreditJonWallen-scaled.avif\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"New York Historical by Vic Chen and Kai Meier\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/c3d102d1-5318-4cba-b321-422552473677_1N-YHSexteriorCPW-PhotocreditJonWallen-scaled.avif 2560w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/c3d102d1-5318-4cba-b321-422552473677_1N-YHSexteriorCPW-PhotocreditJonWallen-300x184.avif 300w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/c3d102d1-5318-4cba-b321-422552473677_1N-YHSexteriorCPW-PhotocreditJonWallen-1024x627.avif 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/c3d102d1-5318-4cba-b321-422552473677_1N-YHSexteriorCPW-PhotocreditJonWallen-768x470.avif 768w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/c3d102d1-5318-4cba-b321-422552473677_1N-YHSexteriorCPW-PhotocreditJonWallen-1536x940.avif 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/c3d102d1-5318-4cba-b321-422552473677_1N-YHSexteriorCPW-PhotocreditJonWallen-2048x1253.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42.85%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/2026\/04\/12\/new-york-historical-by-vic-chen-and-kai-meier\/\" target=\"_self\" >New York Historical by Vic Chen and Kai Meier<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/author\/vicchen\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Vic Chen<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Introduction For our small group project in MHC 10201 HNRS, my partner&nbsp; and I visited the New-York Historical Society, now known as New York Historical. Located on Central Park West in Manhattan&#8217;s Upper West Side, right next to the American Museum of Natural History, this institution holds the distinction of being New York City&#8217;s very&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-213 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-iconic-nyc-places\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:57.15%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:auto;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/2026\/04\/10\/history-and-significance-of-eldridge-street-synagogue-by-jonathan-iskhakov-and-ilya-yusufov\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1077\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-11_17-35-40.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"History and Significance of Eldridge Street Synagogue by Jonathan Iskhakov and Ilya Yusufov\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-11_17-35-40.jpg 960w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-11_17-35-40-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-11_17-35-40-913x1024.jpg 913w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/04\/photo_2026-04-11_17-35-40-768x862.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42.85%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/2026\/04\/10\/history-and-significance-of-eldridge-street-synagogue-by-jonathan-iskhakov-and-ilya-yusufov\/\" target=\"_self\" >History and Significance of Eldridge Street Synagogue by Jonathan Iskhakov and Ilya Yusufov<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/author\/ilya\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Ilya Yusufov<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Rising from the crowded streets of New York\u2019s Lower East Side, the Eldridge Street Synagogue stands as a powerful testament to the hopes and ambitions of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Its history reveals how a struggling community transformed hardship into identity, building not only a place of worship but a lasting symbol of belonging in&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-176 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-iconic-nyc-places category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:57.15%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:auto;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/2026\/03\/29\/saint-patricks-cathedral-by-enaiyah-martini-rafeea-rahman-and-amna-tayyab\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1076\" height=\"1436\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-4.13.37-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Saint Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral by Enaiyah Martini, Rafeea Rahman, and Amna Tayyab\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-4.13.37-PM.png 1076w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-4.13.37-PM-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-4.13.37-PM-767x1024.png 767w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-29-at-4.13.37-PM-768x1025.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1076px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42.85%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/2026\/03\/29\/saint-patricks-cathedral-by-enaiyah-martini-rafeea-rahman-and-amna-tayyab\/\" target=\"_self\" >Saint Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral by Enaiyah Martini, Rafeea Rahman, and Amna Tayyab<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/author\/enaiyahmartini\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Enaiyah Martini<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">With towering spires and gorgeous Gothic architecture, St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral is a hotspot for both locals and tourists alike. Located on 5th Avenue, between 50th and 51st Street, the Cathedral is the mother church of the Archdiocese of New York. An archdiocese is a big Catholic district, led by an archbishop. The mother church is&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-132 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-iconic-nyc-places\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:57.15%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:auto;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/2026\/03\/27\/green-wood-cemetery\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1560\" height=\"1036\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/03\/Greenwood-Cemetery-main-gate.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Green-Wood Cemetery\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/03\/Greenwood-Cemetery-main-gate.webp 1560w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/03\/Greenwood-Cemetery-main-gate-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/03\/Greenwood-Cemetery-main-gate-1024x680.webp 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/03\/Greenwood-Cemetery-main-gate-768x510.webp 768w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2026\/03\/Greenwood-Cemetery-main-gate-1536x1020.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1560px) 100vw, 1560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42.85%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/2026\/03\/27\/green-wood-cemetery\/\" target=\"_self\" >Green-Wood Cemetery<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/author\/sunbeam\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Aarush Kumar<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">What if the most revealing place to understand New York City wasn&#8217;t a skyscraper, a subway, or a museum, but a cemetery? Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn is a 478-acre National Historic Landmark where Revolutionary War history, Gothic architecture, rare wildlife, and the stories of the city&#8217;s most remarkable people all come together. We visited, researched,&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"portfolio_post_id":0,"portfolio_citation":"","portfolio_annotation":"","openlab_post_visibility":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80,"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/drabik26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}