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Deinstitutionalization of Mental Healthcare in New York

WEBIn 1994, WNYC-TV aired an episode of their current events talk show New York Hotline titled “Mental Illness.”Hosted by Ti-Hua Chang, an expert panel discussed …

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The Historical Vital Records of NYC

WEBThe Department of Records and Information Services launched Historical Vital Records of NYC this week. The site features more than nine million birth, death and …

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The City Then and Now — NEW AMSTERDAM STORIES

WEBIn 1653, the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam built a fortification along the northern edge of the town, running from the Hudson River (today's Greenwich Street) to the East River …

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From Health Officer of the Port to Disease Detectives: Public …

WEBMore than 250 years ago, the sole responsibility of New York City's first public health workers, as they could be called, was keeping disease out of the city. It is a function …

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Building Histories, The Bellevue Psychopathic Hospital and the

WEBBefore the hospital was built, The New York Times said it would be “one of the finest hospitals in the world for the treatment of mental disorders” and “thoroughly …

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How to Research the Vital Records Collection

WEBMarcia Kirk. This is the first ‘how to conduct research’ blog in On the Record. It provides essential information about the vital records collections at the …

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Contributions and Controversies: The Complex History of Mayor …

WEBMayor Koch’s relationship with the LGBT community was not entirely without controversy, especially during the 1980s AIDS crisis. On the one hand, Koch did create …

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The Lung Block: A New York City Slum & Its Forgotten Italian …

WEBTHE PLACENTES & FAVARAS ARRIVE, 1904-1905. In 1904, Salvatore Placente arrived in New York City from Militello in Val di Catania. He was the first …

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The Last County: The Bronx

WEBBRONX RESIDENTS PAST AND PRESENT share many of the same concerns – education, health care, housing, infrastructure, transit. Today's post is the …

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Stumbled Upon in the Archives: The Great Tulip Tree

WEBFor almost three centuries “the great tulip tree” stood on a knoll on the east side of Inwood Hill and west shore of Spuyten Duyvil Creek. The park itself was …

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The Occupation of Sydenham Hospital

WEBSydenham Hospital was founded in 1892 as a private hospital corporation but by 1949 due to shaky finances it became a part of the municipal hospital system. …

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The Design for the Seal of the City of New York

WEBMore recently, the New York Police Department (NYPD) developed a seal described in the agency’s 1987 annual report. It’s a somewhat cluttered design with the …

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Bodies in Transit

WEBThe information in the ledgers about deceased persons whose bodies were transported through Manhattan prior to burial is a rich resource for genealogists and …

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Mass Inoculation or: How New York Learned to Stop Worrying and …

WEBAs each summer rolled around during the first half of the 20th century, parents, children and health officials dreaded outbreaks of poliomyelitis, commonly …

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THE EARLY TENEMENTS OF NEW YORK—DARK, DANK, AND …

WEBWe are a nation of immigrants. Whether our ancestors arrived on exploring vessels, slave ships, crowded steamboats from Europe and Asia or illegally from …

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The Flu Epidemic of 1918

WEBWe all have heard warnings about the flu season. It seems to be following a typical pattern as occurs almost every decade—1947, 1957, 1968, 1977…But there is …

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The Birth, Life and—Maybe—Death of Rikers Island

WEBThe Birth, Life and—Maybe—Death of Rikers Island. MAC 1928: Model of new penitentiary on Rikers Island “to be completed in 1933.”. Photo taken in front of the …

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Got Milk (Regulations)

WEBThe goal of the policy was to make milk affordable to regular people as well as maintain a steady and reasonable income for the dairy farmers. New York City …

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Glue, Time, Humidity and Heat: Mastering the Elements of Tape

WEBTypically, when we talk about preserving something in an archive we are looking at a time period of 100 years, if not longer. The New York City Municipal …

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Researching the Topic Abortion in the Health Commissioners …

WEBOn May 28th, 1969, Mayor John V. Lindsay appointed Dr. Mary McLaughlin as Commissioner of the Department of Health. She was the second woman to hold the …

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Honoring Women’s History Day, Week and Month

WEBThe first Women’s History Day was held in New York City, February 28th, 1909, organized by the Socialist Party of America and corresponded with rising action to …

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African-American history — Blog

WEBFor the Record The Blog of the NYC Department of Records and Information Services

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