Long Island’s first Jewish congregation was established in 1875 in Breslau, modern-day Lindenhurst, where the group purchased a half-acre of land in a cemetery. The Island’s first synagogue was built ...
Fifteen years ago, on April 13, 2009, the Mets played their first home opener at their new stadium. A sellout crowd of more than 41,000 fans attended the game at Citi Field in Queens, according to the ...
The Jewish Historical Society of Long Island has released a documentary to kick off the celebration of the Jewish community’s 150th anniversary on Long Island. Brad Kolodny, president of the Jewish ...
Long Island is packed with Revolutionary secrets, presidential stories and spy ring legends — and now, local museums are teaming up to make sure you don’t miss a single one. A dozen historical sites ...
The Long Island Studies Institute at Hofstra University has been awarded a $459,000 federal grant to digitize historic and contemporary regional materials. The grant will expand public access to ...
Grant funds infrastructure upgrades, cloud management and archival technology. Materials will be publicly released on a rolling basis, starting with historic Camp Mills photos. Hofstra University‘s ...
Long Islanders are defined by their waters, and it was the same for those living there in 1776. It was just about the only way to transport food, supplies and information that was vital to the ...
OYSTER BAY, New York (WABC) -- Located about 33 miles east of Manhattan, you will find the charming, historic North Shore hamlet of Oyster Bay. Today, it balances a small-town community feel with a ...
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