Further hurricanes and storms periodically batter the island, which is ill-equipped to deal with either catastrophes or their ...

An empty 18th Century building in Heslington and disused office block could be turned into student accommodation under new plans. The buildings, in Main Street near University of York’s West ...

How did this mid-18th century drawing from England end up in the trash in upstate New York?” The drawing bears the label “G. Romney” on its mount and the artist’s studio stamp on the reverse.

By Holland Cotter The Museum of Modern Art in New York is promoting Christophe Cherix ... A connoisseur of 18th-century French furniture fooled buyers into purchasing chairs with fake royal ...

The belongings of an 18th-century suspected murder victim found in a peat bank have gone on show in a new exhibition. The body of the young man, thought to be aged between 20 and 25, was ...

Recently, one dumpster diver in New York state came across an especially surprising discovery while rummaging through trash bins in the town of Hudson: an artist’s sketch that has been attributed to ...

As he writes in his new book, The Challenges of Democracy, political philosophers of the past, whether the 18th-century “founding ... when intervening to abolish New York City’s congestion ...

You'll also find multiple parks and gardens, a 17th-century stock exchange ... Vesterbro district to New York City's East Village or Williamsburg. Once a typical city slum and red-light district ...

The earliest use of the phrase is actually attributed to Davy Crocket, in a comment he made about the Irish slum in Manhattan ... By the time he reached his 18th year he was famous and feared. In “The ...

Mushrooms in 19th-century watercolors: The paintings of a self-taught female mycologist are featured at the New York State Museum. An 1870 watercolor of Agaricus rubescens Fr., by Mary Elizabeth ...

Located in Brooklyn's modern East Flatbush neighbourhood, the Wyckoff House offers a compelling glimpse into New York City's ...