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 ...

Albany is the capital of New York State and its oldest city. It was first settled in 1614 when Dutch traders built Fort ...

A new high-end steakhouse paying homage to Long Island’s rich Revolutionary War history is set to open in … Continued The ...