Late on September 20, 1776, just a few days after the British had occupied New York City, a series of fires broke out that devastated perhaps a fifth of the city, pretty much everything west of ...

click image for close-up In 1776, British troops under the command of General Billy Howe captured New York City. The city continued to be a British stronghold for the duration of the war ...

He then shows us how the inhabitants of Queens and elsewhere across what is now the New York City metropolitan area experienced the revolutionary turmoil that swept the colonies following the Seven ...