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Vade One of the US Crew is no longer writing but has made a name for himself amongst Yonkers writers. He is remembered for his handstyle when it comes to tags and his appearance on MTV's Beyond Scared Straight (1999). Junior was a Westchester writer…

This short video produced by History.com recounts the lead-up to and fallout of the 1969 Stonewall Riots, with a particular emphasis placed on the social climate surrounding LGBTQ+ rights before and after the events of June 27, 1969. The video…

Though it has likely evolved in terms of practice from when Mr. Podgers was reading palms (or being a "cheiromantist," as the book calls it), palm reading is still considered a fairly popular practice among people who engage in spiritual practices,…

This article in Hearth and Home magazine details what hysteria is, how it affects women in the Victorian period, and how women need to act in order to combat this illness. It is filled with highly sexist ideas, such as the idea that women need to use…

The library tries to be as accessible to the public as possible. For example, people can use their IDNYC cards as library cards.

The story of If Winter Comes focuses on Mark Sabre and his relationship with his wife. The story of the book, though is not what most immediately catches the eye, but rather what someone had written in the book. On one of the first few pages of the…

The Illiad of Homer is known as an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Homer. It takes place during the Trojan War, the ten year siege of the city of Troy. It tells the battles during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and…

Illuminated historical information regarding the famine that lined the sides of the structure on slates. These words were not carved, but were shadows. This was another intentional move of Tolle’s, as he strived to induce a haunted and ghostly…

This is the cover page from the Illustrated Police News, a sensationalist tabloid that would seek to satisfy the morbid curiosities of its readers. On this date in 1876, the cover featured illustrations of murderous apparitions. We see in the middle…

This is a very simple illustration from "Life's Little Ironies." I thought this illustration was interesting due to its simplicity, and the fact that it only illustrates the characters and what they are standing on, and does not show any of the…