- 1621
| Jun 03 | The Dutch West India Company received a charter for New Netherlands, now known as New York City. | Ref: 5 |
- 1638
| Aug 09 | Jonas Bronck of Holland becomes first European settler in the Bronx. | Ref: 5 |
- 1641
| Sep 30 | An ordinance by the authorities of the New Netherlands declare that an annual fair be held at Fort Amsterdam (now, NY City). The ruling actually stated that there would be two fairs, a Cattle Fair on October 15 and a Hog Fair on November 1; and that all who had any thing to buy or sell could attend. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 15 | Fort Amsterdam (now, NY City) conducts its first Cattle Fair. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 01 | Fort Amsterdam (now, NY City) conducts its first Hog Fair. | Ref: 4 |
- 1645
| Aug 09 | Settlers in New Amsterdam gain peace with the Indians after conducting talks with the Mohawks. | Ref: 2 |
- 1653
| Feb 02 | New Amsterdam becomes a city (later New York NY). | Ref: 5 |
- 1659
| Sep 30 | Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services. | Ref: 5 |
- 1673
| Aug 09 | Dutch recapture NY from English; regained by English in 1674. | Ref: 5 |
- 1674
| Nov 10 | Dutch formally cede New Netherlands (NY) to English. (TWA, 1997) | Ref: 95 |
- 1693
| Jul 08 | Uniforms for police in NY City (or what there was of NY City at that time) were authorized on this day. | Ref: 4 |
- 1720
| Sep 12 | Frederick Philipse III NYC, land owner (Bronx, Westchester & Putnam), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1743
| Jul 18 | The NY Weekly Journal published the first half-page newspaper ad. | Ref: 4 |
- 1762
| Jan 15 | Fraunces Tavern opens in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | First St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City led by Irish soldiers serving in British army. | Ref: 5 |
- 1768
| Apr 05 | First US Chamber of Commerce forms (New York NY). | Ref: 5 |
- 1776
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- 1789
| Jan 26 | John Odell signs contract for £336 to build St Peter's church (Bronx). | Ref: 5 |
| May 12 | Society of St Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers It later becomes an infamous group of NYC political bosses. | Ref: 5 |
- 1794
| Apr 21 | NYC formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect NYC from British. | Ref: 5 |
- 1797
| Jan 01 | Albany became the capital of New York state, replacing New York City. | Ref: 70 |
- 1799
| Sep 01 | The Bank of Manhattan Company opens in New York City (forerunner to Chase Manhattan). | Ref: 5 |
- 1805
| May 04 | Henry C Overing buys 80 acres of Throggs Neck in the Bronx NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1806
| Aug 30 | The last issue of the Daily Advertiser was published. It was known as NY City’s second daily newspaper. | Ref: 4 |
- 1811
| Oct 11 | The first steam-powered ferry, the Juliana, is put into operation between New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey. | Ref: 70 |
- 1812
| Jul 13 | The first pawnbroking ordinance was passed in NY City on this day. | Ref: 4 |
- 1814
| Jan 22 | First Knights Templar grand encampment in US held, New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1818
| Apr 17 | Brooks Brothers Clothing Store opens in New York City. | Ref: 10 |
- 1819
| May 21 | The first bicycles in the United States were called swift walkers and were seen for the first time on the streets of NY City on this day. | Ref: 4 |
- 1821
| Feb 12 | Mercantile Library of the City of New York opens. | Ref: 5 |
- 1822
| Mar 22 | New York Horticultural Society founded. | Ref: 5 |
- 1823
| Aug 02 | The NY Mirror and Ladies Literary Gazette was founded. The weekly newspaper later became the daily NY Mirror. | Ref: 4 |
- 1824
| Aug 02 | Fifth Avenue was opened in NY City. It became one of the most famous thoroughfares in the world, the home of many beautiful, fashionable stores. | Ref: 4 |
- 1825
| May 09 | The first gaslit theatre in America opened. It was the Chatham Theatre in NY City. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 06 | This was a big day for one Patrick Magee of Ireland. People stood in line and paid a quarter to see him. A big day, indeed. Mr. Magee, considered a giant, was on exhibition in NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1830
| Sep 22 | Caroline Astor, American aristocratic leader of NY high society, is born. | Ref: 70 |
- 1832
| Aug 22 | First horse-drawn streetcar goes into service in New York City. | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 14 | The first horsecar (a streetcar drawn by horses called the John Mason) was displayed in NY City. The vehicle had room for 30 people in three compartments. The new service traveled Fourth Avenue between Prince and Fourteenth Streets. | Ref: 4 |
- 1833
| Mar 17 | Phoenix Society forms (New York). | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 03 | The first successful one-cent (or penny) newspaper was published. Benjamin H. Day issued the first copy of The NY Sun. By 1826, the paper had the largest circulation in the country: 30,000. Wouldn’t he be surprised at how successful a paper can be selling at a buck instead of a penny! | Ref: 4 |
- 1834
| Apr 08 | Cornelius Lawrence became the first mayor to be elected by popular vote in a city election. The voters of New York City decided to make him mayor of their fair city. | Ref: 4 |
- 1835
| Dec 16 | A fire in NY City destroys property estimated to be worth $20,000,000. It lasts two days, ravages 17 blocks, and destroys 674 buildings including the Stock Exchange, Merchants' Exchange, Post Office, and the South Dutch Church. | Ref: 2 |
- 1837
| Feb 13 | Riot in New York over high price of flour. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Astor Hotel (most elaborate in US) opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria. | Ref: 5 |
- 1839
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- 1842
| Dec 07 | The NY Philharmonic Society gave its first public concert by performing works of Beethoven. The conductor that historical day was Ureli Corelli Hill. The NY Philharmonic is the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States and one of the oldest in the world. | Ref: 4 |
- 1844
| Jul 30 | First US yacht club organized, NY Yacht Club. | Ref: 5 |
- 1845
| Jul 16 | The NY Yacht Club hosted the first American boating regatta. | Ref: 4 |
- 1849
| May 10 | Pack destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed). | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 08 | St Paul's Place in the Bronx named. | Ref: 5 |
- 1850
| Jan 26 | First German-language daily newspaper in US published, New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1851
| Sep 18 | The New York Times begins publishing “All the News That’s Fit to Print” at 2¢ a copy. | Ref: 2 |
- 1853
| May 02 | Franconi’s Hippodrome opened at Broadway and 23rd Street in NY City. The 4,000-seat facility opened in grand style for a hippodrome (an arena for a circus or games) with a chariot-and-ostrich race. | Ref: 4 |
- 1855
| May 05 | NYC regains Castle Clinton, to be used for immigration. | Ref: 5 |
- 1858
| Oct 27 | Roland Macy opens Macy's Department Store on 6th Avenue in New York City. Gross receipts $1106. | Ref: 3 |
| Nov 09 | First concert of the New York Symphony orchestra. | Ref: 5 |
- 1860
| Apr 17 | New Yorkers learned of a new law. It required fire escapes to be provided for tenement houses. | Ref: 4 |
- 1863
| Oct 06 | The first Turkish bath was opened in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Charles Shepard was the proprietor. | Ref: 5 |
- 1866
| Feb 26 | New York Legislature establishes NYC Metropolitan Board of Health. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 17 | The New York City Athletic Club was formed. | Ref: 4 |
- 1867
| Jul 02 | New York City’s first elevated railroad officially opened for business. Commuters soon called the mode of transportation the El. | Ref: 4 |
- 1868
| Feb 16 | The Jolly Corks organization in New York City decided to change their goofy name to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE). The purpose of the fraternal group: “...practice charity, justice, brotherly love and faithfulness.” | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 01 | First New York elevated train, the 9th Avenue El, makes first trial run bet. Cortland St. & Battery Pl. | Ref: 10 |
| Sep 08 | NY Athletic Club formed. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 13 | American Philological Association organized in NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1869
| Apr 08 | American Museum of Natural History opens (New York NY). | Ref: 5 |
- 1870
| Feb 10 | YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) is founded (New York NY). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 13 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in New York City. | Ref: 5 |
- 1873
| Oct 20 | A Hippodrome was opened in New York City by showman Phineus T. (P.T.) Barnum. The impressive place was the new home of "The Greatest Show on Earth". | Ref: 4 |
- 1874
| Jan 01 | New York City annexes the Bronx. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | Society for the prevention of cruelty to children established in N.Y. | Ref: 10 |
- 1875
| Apr 25 | Latest date for measurable snow in NYC (3"). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 25 | The Lambs Club in New York is founded. | Ref: 5 |
- 1878
| Apr 21 | New York installs first firehouse pole. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 26 | Third Avenue El opens for rail traffic in New York; to remain in service for 80 years. | Ref: 10 |
- 1879
| Feb 12 | The first indoor ice skating rink in the US is officially opened. It was built by Thomas Rankin at Madison Square Garden, in New York. (XDG, p 4A, 2/12/2000) | Ref: 83 |
| May 30 | William Vanderbilt renamed Gilmore’s Garden to Madison Square Garden. There have been five different venues named Madison Square Garden since -- all in NY City. | Ref: 4 |
| May 31 | New York's Madison Square Garden opens its doors for the first time. | Ref: 2 |
- 1880
| Feb 16 | American Society of Mechanical Engineers founded, New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | Halftone engraving, by S H Horgan, is used for the first time as the Daily Graphic is published in New York City. | Ref: 4 |
- 1881
| Jun 19 | (James J.) Jimmy Walker politician: NY City mayor [1926-1932]; is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1882
| Feb 21 | NYC's 24 hour race begins, winner with most mileage in 24 hours. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 22 | With 120 miles James Saunders wins NYC's 24 hour race & $100 prize. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 03 | New York Steam Corp begins distributing steam to Manhattan buildings. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 05 | The first Labor Day holiday parade was held in New York City. It was sponsored by the Central Labor Union. Some 10,000 workers -- all men -- participated in the parade. | Ref: 4 |
- 1883
| May 01 | America’s first professional sports trainer, Bob Rogers, was hired by the New York Athletic Club. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 22 | First NY Horse Show held (Madison Sq Garden). | Ref: 5 |
- 1884
| Nov 22 | T Thomas Fortune starts NY Freeman (NY Age) newspaper. | Ref: 5 |
- 1886
| Jul 03 | First NY Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine. | Ref: 5 |
- 1888
| Oct 23 | Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, vested. | Ref: 5 |
- 1890
| Jan 22 | José Marti forms La Liga (Union of Cuban exiles) in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 13 | Eagle Ave in the Bronx is cut out & named. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 16 | A glittering program of music and ballet, featuring composer Edward Strause, opened the first Madison Square Garden in New York City. | Ref: 4 |
- 1891
| May 05 | Carnegie Hall, originally named just "Music Hall", opens in New York City with Tchaikovsky as guest conductor. | Ref: 70 |
- 1892
| Dec 27 | Foundation Stone of the Cathedral of St John laid (New York NY). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 28 | Foundation Stone of the Cathedral of St John laid (NY NY). | Ref: 5 |
- 1893
| Sep 11 | Bronx Gas & Electric Company opens on Frisby & Tremont Ave. | Ref: 5 |
- 1895
| Jun 17 | US Ship Canal (W 225th St) in the Bronx completed; cutting Marble Hill off from Manhattan. | Ref: 5 |
- 1896
| Mar 10 | The Bronx acquires O'Brien Square. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Madison Square Garden in New York City hosted the season premiere of the Barnum and Bailey Circus. The circus featured a Duryea horseless carriage. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 06 | New York Times publishes first Sunday Magazine Supplement on slick paper with photographs. | Ref: 10 |
- 1897
| Feb 10 | The NY Times first puts the slogan "All The News That's Fit To Print" on its front page. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 01 | The Bronx acquires Hutton Square. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Brooklyn, NY, spent its last day as a separate entity before becoming part of NY City. | Ref: 5 |
- 1898
| Jan 01 | The five boroughs of NY became the city of NY this day. It was called ‘the consolidation’ as the five boroughs were fused into a single, powerful city. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 30 | City of NY established. | Ref: 5 |
- 1899
| May 31 | Bronx acquires Keltch Memorial Park. | Ref: 5 |
- 1900
| May 22 | (or 29th) The Associated Press (founded in 1848) is incorporated in New York as a non-profit news co-operative. | Ref: 5 |
- 1901
| Nov 26 | The Hope diamond is brought to New York. | Ref: 2 |
| Nov 29 | East 182nd Street in the Bronx is paved & opened. | Ref: 5 |
- 1903
| Dec 19 | The Williamsburg Bridge was opened in New York City, across the East River. This was America's first major suspension bridge (1600 feet). It cost $24,000,000 to build in 1903 dollars. | Ref: 4 |
- 1904
| Mar 12 | Tunnel under Hudson River between Jersey City and New York completes drilling after 30 years. | Ref: 10 |
| Sep 09 | Mounted police were used for the first time in the City of New York. | Ref: 4 |
- 1905
| Apr 12 | The Hippodrome opened in New York City with the gala musical revue, A Yankee Circus on Mars. | Ref: 4 |
- 1906
| Feb 04 | The New York Police Department begins finger print identification. | Ref: 2 |
| Mar 20 | Abraham Beame (Mayor-Democrat-NYC), NYC's first Jewish mayor, is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1907
| Feb 14 | First US fox hound association forms in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | 11,745 immigrants arrive at Ellis Island NY. | Ref: 5 |
| May 01 | Metered taxis arrived in NY City. The new Paris cabs were the first in the United States. | Ref: 17 |
| Jul 08 | Florenz Ziegfeld staged the first Ziegfeld Follies at the roof garden of the NY Theatre. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 30 | Plaza Hotel opens in New York with gala dinner. | Ref: 10 |
- 1908
| Jan 21 | First No Smoking legislation; Sullivan Ordinance states women are not permitted to smoke cigarettes in public in New York City. | Ref: 17 |
| Oct 30 | Caroline Astor, American aristocratic leader of NY high society, dies at age 78. | Ref: 70 |
- 1909
| Mar 30 | The Queensboro Bridge in New York opens. It is the first double decker bridge and links Manhattan and Queens. | Ref: 2 |
| Sep 25 | Hudson-Fulton Celebration opens in NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1910
| May 15 | Robert F Wagner (Mayor-D-NYC, 1949-65), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 18 | Teddy Roosevelt first to receive Broadway ticker tape parade on return from Africa. | Ref: 10 |
- 1911
| Apr 08 | The first squash tournament was played at the Harvard Club in New York City. | Ref: 4 |
| May 23 | NY Public Library building at 5th Avenue is dedicated by President Taft. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 28 | Samuel J. Battle becomes the first African-American policeman in New York City. | Ref: 2 |
| Nov 19 | New York receives first Marconi wireless transmission from Italy. | Ref: 2 |
- 1912
| Feb 02 | Frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty (stunt for Pathe). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | Frederick Rodman Law was a stunt man and became the first man to intentionally jump from the Brooklyn Bridge in New York without intending to take his own life. He was OK after the leap. | Ref: 4 |
- 1913
| Feb 01 | Grand Central Station opens in New York City. | Ref: 10 |
| Feb 02 | NYC's Grand Central Terminal opens. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 15 | First avant-garde art show in America opens in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | New York Armory Show introduces Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp to US public. | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | Actors’ Equity Association was organized in New York City. | Ref: 4 |
- 1914
| Jan 28 | First Millrose Games (athletics) held (New York City NY). | Ref: 5 |
- 1915
| Mar 03 | The now-famous film, Birth of a Nation, debuts in New York City. (It had already premiered in Los Angeles.) The motion picture brought Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh and Wallace Reid to the silver screen in what has frequently been called the greatest silent film ever produced. | Ref: 4 |
| May 02 | Old Fordham Road in the Bronx renamed Landing Road. | Ref: 5 |
- 1916
| May 02 | 2nd Ave & Bronx Terrace renamed Bronx Blvd; Seward Place renamed Sycamore Ave; Herald Ave renamed Dickinson Ave; Monroe & Selwyn Avenue named. | Ref: 5 |
| May 27 | Groundbreaking begins on Hugh Grant Circle in the Bronx. | Ref: 5 |
- 1919
| Jun 26 | The NY Daily News was first published. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 10 | New York City welcomes home General John J. Pershing and 25,000 soldiers who'd served in the US First Division during World War I. (XDG, p 4A, 9/10/2000) | Ref: 83 |
- 1920
| Mar 16 | 1 Acre Park also known as Baby Park in the Bronx renamed Melrose Park. | Ref: 5 |
- 1921
| Feb 14 | Little Review faces obscenity charges for publishing "Ulysses", New York. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 06 | Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens muni ferry system begins. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 18 | New York City considers varying work hours to avoid long traffic jams. | Ref: 2 |
- 1922
| Feb 20 | WOR-AM in New York City NY begins radio transmissions. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 16 | Radio station WEAF (now WFAN) began broadcasting from new studios atop the Western Electric Building in New York City. The station would later be named WNBC, then WABC, and eventually WFAN. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 01 | NYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billards" | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 20 | Kennelworth in the Bronx renamed Dwight Place. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 22 | Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, named for knight in Wagner's Opera. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 22 | Lucerne Street in the Bronx named. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 22 | Library Ave in the Bronx named. | Ref: 5 |
- 1924
| Dec 12 | Edward I Koch NY NY, (Mayor-D-NY, 1977-89)/judge (People's Court), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1925
| Mar 08 | Bernard McFadden was a physical culturist who had a radio show in New York City. But not for long. McFadden failed to show up for his daily morning program, causing a young, studio engineer, John Gambling, to ad-lib on the air for a solid hour. As a result, the radio station (WOR) decided to give Gambling the morning announcer’s job. John Gambling stayed at WOR for many years, then turned the mike over to his son, who, finally, turned the program over to his son ... all named John. Mr. Gambling’s Rambling with Gambling program attracted tri-state (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut) audiences in record numbers for over 70 years on the 50,000 watt talk-radio powerhouse at 710 AM on your radio dial from New York each morning. | Ref: 4 |
- 1926
| Feb 01 | Land at Broadway & Wall Street sold at a record $7 per square inch. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Dark Street in the Bronx renamed Lustre Street. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | (or 28th) Depot Square in the Bronx renamed Botanical Square. | Ref: 5 |
- 1927
| Jul 10 | David Dinkins, first African-American mayor of NY City, is born. | Ref: 2 |
- 1928
| Feb 24 | The New Gallery of New York exhibits works of Archibald Motley, its first show to feature a black artist. | Ref: 2 |
- 1929
| Jan 08 | CBS radio network buys WABC in New York City NY. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | The first automatic electric stock quotation board was put into operation by Sutro and Company of New York City. | Ref: 4 |
- 1930
| Jan 25 | New York police rout a Communist rally at the Town Hall. | Ref: 2 |
| Sep 08 | NYC public schools begin teaching Hebrew. | Ref: 5 |
- 1931
| Apr 30 | The George Washington Bridge, linking New York City and New Jersey, opens. | Ref: 2 |
| May 01 | NY's 102-story Empire State Building was dedicated. | Ref: 5 |
| May 28 | WOR radio in New York City premiered The Witch’s Tale. The program was broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System (of which WOR was the flagship station) where it aired until 1938. | Ref: 4 |
- 1932
| Sep 01 | NY City Mayor James J. "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns following charges of graft and corruption in his administration. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 27 | Radio City Music Hall, in NY City, opened. It was the largest indoor theatre in the world. The gala grand opening show was a six-hour extravaganza that lost half a million dollars within three weeks. The theatre has since been renovated to recapture its original decorative charm. An Art Deco cathedral of entertainment, it seats more than 6,200 people and is still a must-see for those visiting NY. During the holiday season, audiences continue to get a kick out of seeing the world-famous Rockettes perform in precision on Radio City Music Hall’s nearly 10,000-square-foot stage. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 31 | John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1933
| Mar 07 | The film King Kong premieres in New York City. | Ref: 2 |
| Nov 04 | Young Park (1) in the Bronx named in honor of James Young. | Ref: 5 |
- 1934
| Jan 01 | Fiorello LaGuardia is inaugurated as mayor of New York. | Ref: 17 |
| Feb 16 | Thousands of Socialists battle Communists at a rally in New York's Madison Square Garden. | Ref: 2 |
| Jun 05 | First formal meeting of The Baker Street Irregulars (NYC) | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 21 | A NY court rules Gloria Vanderbilt unfit for custody of her daughter. | Ref: 2 |
- 1935
| Dec 28 | W P A Federal Art Project Gallery opens in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1936
| Jul 11 | Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, Bronx & Queens opens. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 25 | 115 acre Orchard Beach opens in the Bronx. | Ref: 5 |
- 1937
| Apr 22 | NYC college students stage 4th annual peace strike. | Ref: 5 |
- 1938
| Jan 06 | Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in the Bronx. | Ref: 5 |
- 1939
| Apr 20 | New York World's Fair opens. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | Whitestone bridge connecting the Bronx & Queens opens. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 30 | The New York World's Fair, billed as a look at "the world of tomorrow," officially opens. | Ref: 70 |
| Jul 22 | Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia appoints first Black woman judge in America Jane Bolin. | Ref: 10 |
| Jul 25 | W2XBS TV in New York City presented the first musical comedy seen on TV. The show was Topsy and Eva. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 16 | The famous vaudeville house, Hippodrome, in New York City, was used for the last time. There were several places called the Hippodrome around the country. They weren’t, generally, theatres, nor true nightclubs. Hippodromes were designed for the wide variety of vaudeville acts available at the time ... dancing, music, comedy and skits. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 07 | Radio NY Worldwide-WRUL begins radio transmision. | Ref: 5 |
- 1940
| Mar 31 | La Guardia airport in New York officially opens to the public. | Ref: 2 |
| Oct 04 | Wrestling returns to Madison Sq Garden after 12 year lay off. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 09 | The Longines Watch Company signed for the first FM radio advertising contract -- with experimental station W2XOR in New York City. | Ref: 4 |
- 1941
| Jan 23 | WOR-AM in Newark NJ moves to New York City. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | Cebrie Park in the Bronx renamed Halsey Street. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 14 | 1,000,000th vehicle traverses the New York Midtown Tunnel. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 07 | 3rd largest snowfall in New York NY history (18.1"). | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 17 | WNBT-TV, channel 4 in New York City, was granted the first construction permit to operate a commercial TV station in the United States. (WNBT signed on the air on July 1, 1941 at 1:29 p.m.). | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 12 | WOV-AM & WNEW-AM in NY City swap call letters. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 30 | 101 year old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes its last run. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 06 | NYC Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young. | Ref: 5 |
- 1942
| Jan 21 | Bronx magistrate rules all pinball machines illegal. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 28 | Dumont TV network begins (WABD NY). | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 29 | Eastern Blvd in the Bronx renamed Bruckner Blvd. | Ref: 5 |
- 1943
| Sep 21 | Lynch Triangle (Square) in the Bronx named. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 31 | NYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at the Paramount Theater. | Ref: 5 |
- 1944
| Jan 17 | First jazz concert at N.Y. Metropolitan Opera. | Ref: 10 |
| Feb 21 | "The War As It Happens" news show premieres on NBC (NYC only). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 28 | WQXR radio in New York City, owned by The New York Times newspaper, banned singing commercials from its airwaves as of this day. Understandable, since the station has always been the classical music voice of Manhattan and there aren’t many classical singing commercials. | Ref: 4 |
| May 02 | WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in New York NY (DUM/MET/FOX) first broadcast. | Ref: 5 |
- 1945
| Mar 12 | New York is first to prohibit discrimination by race & creed in employment. | Ref: 5 |
- 1946
| Apr 22 | Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg arrived at WEAF radio in New York City with an entertaining morning show called, Hi, Jinx. WEAF later became WNBC and then WFAN SportsRadio 66. | Ref: 4 |
| Nov 18 | (James J.) Jimmy Walker politician: NY City mayor [1926-1932]; dies at age 65. | Ref: 4 |
- 1947
| Jun 28 | Last streetcar trolley retired in New York City. | Ref: 10 |
| Jul 03 | 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 20 | Fiorello LaGuardia ‘Little Flower’: (Mayor-R-NYC) for three consecutive terms [1933-45]; LaGuardia Airport in NY bears his name; dies. | Ref: 4 |
- 1948
| Jan 02 | WNDT (now WNET) TV channel 13 in NY-Newark, NY (PBS) begins. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 14 | NYC subway fares jump from 5¢ to 10¢. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 20 | NYC hikes subway fare from 5¢ to 10¢. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 01 | NYC subway fare goes to 10¢, bus fare to 7¢ & combo fare at 12¢. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 15 | WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WMGM. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 21 | O'Neil Place in the Bronx erroneously renamed O'Neill Place. | Ref: 5 |
- 1949
| May 31 | A crowd of 35,000 people paid tribute to radio personality Mary Margaret McBride at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, (one of the five boroughs that make up NY City). McBride was celebrating her 15th year in radio. | Ref: 4 |
- 1950
| Feb 20 | Dylan Thomas arrives in New York NY for his first US poetry reading tour. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 23 | New York's Metropolitan Museum exhibits a collection of Hapsburg art. The first showing of this collection in the U.S. | Ref: 2 |
| Mar 15 | NYC hires Dr Wallace E Howell as its official "rainmaker". | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 01 | NYC bus fare rises to 10¢ equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15¢. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 22 | 79 die in a train crash in Richmond Hills NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | NYC's Port Authority opens. | Ref: 5 |
- 1951
| Feb 16 | NYC passes bill prohibiting racism in city-assisted housing. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | Ticker-tape parade for General MacArthur in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1952
| Feb 05 | New York adopts three-colored traffic lights. | Ref: 2 |
| Feb 20 | A true American classic, The African Queen, opens at the Capitol Theatre in New York City. The film starred Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, under the direction of John Huston. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 29 | New York City pedestrians were told when to walk and when not to as four signs were installed at 44th Street and Broadway in Times Square. Each sign flashed “Walk” for 22 seconds, then “Dont Walk” for ten seconds before the “Dont Walk” turned red for 58 seconds more. We’re told that eight out of ten people obeyed the signs ... not bad for New Yorkers who will walk right through one door of a car and out the other to get across the street quickly. | Ref: 4 |
| May 12 | Charlton Playground named in the Bronx. | Ref: 5 |
- 1953
| Mar 01 | WJZ-AM in New York NY becomes WABC. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 25 | NYC transit fare rises from 10¢ to 15¢, first use of subway tokens. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 28 | NY City began 11 days without newspapers when a strike of photoengravers shut down publication. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 31 | Hulan Jack sworn in as Manhattan Borough president. | Ref: 5 |
- 1954
| Feb 11 | A 75,000-watt light bulb is lit at the Rockefeller Center in New York, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Thomas Edison's first light bulb. | Ref: 2 |
| May 26 | Liberace presented a three-hour, one-man concert at Madison Square Garden in NY City. Look at the official attendance: 13,000 women and 3,000 men! The performance nearly broke the box office mark of 18,000 set by pianist Ignace Jan Paderewski. | Ref: 4 |
- 1955
| May 12 | Passengers crowded in to ride the last run of the Third Avenue elevated, The El, in NY City. The way-above-ground train trip down memory lane went from Chinatown to the Bronx. | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 26 | The Village Voice was first published. The Voice was New York City’s ‘underground’ (alternative) newspaper. | Ref: 4 |
- 1956
| Feb 05 | New York Mayor Robert Wagner & Brooklyn Boro President Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a $30 million Brooklyn Sports Center Authority to build. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | Supporting the Wagner-Cashmore plan to build a $30-million downtown Brooklyn sports center, Walter O'Malley promises to buy four million dollars worth of bonds. | Ref: 1 |
| Oct 31 | Brooklyn, NY ends streetcar service | Ref: 5 |
- 1957
| Apr 07 | The last of NY's electric trolleys completed its final run from Queens to Manhattan. | Ref: 5 |
- 1959
| Feb 14 | $3.6 million heroin seizure in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 21 | The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of contemporary art opens in New York City. | Ref: 3 |
| Nov 01 | WOV-AM in NY City changes call letters to WADO. | Ref: 5 |
- 1960
| Mar 03 | 9th largest snowfall in NYC history (14.5"). | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | WRCA radio changes call letters back to WNBC (NYC). | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 20 | The New York Times was first published simultaneously in Paris and New York | Ref: 62 |
- 1961
| Mar 17 | New York DA arrests professional gamblers who implicate Seton Hall players. | Ref: 5 |
- 1962
| Jan 16 | Suit accuses New York City NY Board of Education uses "racial quotas". | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 06 | Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 28 | WMGM-AM in New York City NY changes call letters to WHN. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | Greatest ticker-tape parade in history down B'way in New York for returned astronaut John Glenn. | Ref: 10 |
| Sep 16 | Public TV channel 13 begins in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 23 | NY's Philharmonic Hall (since renamed Avery Fisher Hall) opens as first unit of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 22 | Kinderman Place in the Bronx named. | Ref: 5 |
- 1963
| Oct 28 | Penn Station (the building) is demolished to make room for a new Madison Square Garden. Trains continue to run below street level. | Ref: 4 |
- 1964
| Jan 18 | Plans are disclosed for the World Trade Center in New York. | Ref: 2 |
| Feb 03 | Black & Puerto Rican students boycott NYC public schools. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 22 | World's Fair (Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, New York) opens. | Ref: 5 |
- 1965
| Feb 23 | Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough president. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | First all news radio station (WINS 1010 AM in NYC) begins operating. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 21 | New York World's Fair reopens for 2nd & final season. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 30 | New York City fluoridates its water to the protest of many | Ref: 62 |
- 1966
| Jan 16 | Metropolitan Opera House opens in Lincoln Center. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 01 | Shortwave station Radio NY Worldwide changes calls from WRUL to WNYW. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 05 | NYC transit fare rises from 15¢ to 20¢. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 24 | 400 die of respiratory failure & heart attack in killer NYC smog. | Ref: 5 |
- 1967
| Feb 12 | Pirate Radio Free Harlem (NYC) begins transmitting. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | WNYE TV channel 25 in Brooklyn NY (PBS) begins broadcasting. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 09 | Shortwave broadcaster Radio NY Worldwide's transmitter burns down. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | Harlem (NYC) voters defy Congress & reelect Adam Clayton Powell Jr. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 17 | Shortwave Radio New York Worldwide goes back on the air after a week off. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 14 | Melville Abrams Ball Field in the Bronx named. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 14 | Thomas Pell Wildlife Refuge & Sanctuary opens in the Bronx. | Ref: 5 |
- 1968
| Jan 25 | Risse St in the Bronx named for Louis Risse (engineer who pioneered underpasses at major intersections). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 11 | The new 20,000 seat Madison Square Garden officially opened in New York. It was the fourth arena to be named Madison Square Garden. The showplace for sports and entertainment opened with a gala show hosted by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. | Ref: 4 |
| Feb 11 | Jeffrey Kramer survives 76 meter jump, Washington Bridge, Hudson River NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 08 | Rock show promoter and impresario, Bill Graham of San Francisco, moved to the other side of the U.S. to open Fillmore East in New York City. | Ref: 4 |
- 1969
| Jun 07 | Gay Liberation Movement starts with the Stonewall Bar riots in New York. The riots lasted three days and were precipitated by a police raid | Ref: 62 |
- 1970
| Jan 04 | New York City NY transit fare rises from 20¢ to 30¢, new larger tokens used. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 25 | Eunice Hunton Carter first black female District Attorney in NY, dies at 70. | Ref: 5 |
| May 14 | NYC local newspaper "Our Town" begins publishing. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 28 | First major Gay rights protest;thousands march from Greenwich Village to Central Park, NY. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 14 | World Trade Center topped out at 110 stories in N.Y. | Ref: 10 |
| Dec 23 | New York World Trade Center reaches highest point (411 m). | Ref: 5 |
- 1971
| Apr 08 | First legal off-track betting system begins (OTB-New York). | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 27 | Promoter Bill Graham closed the Fillmore East in NY City. It was a spin-off of San Francisco’s legendary rock ’n’ roll palace, Fillmore West (closed several days later). The Allman Brothers and J. Geils Band were among those performing on the final night. The NY City landmark and its San Francisco sister hosted just about every major rock group of the | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 11 | Republican NY mayor John Lindsay had a change of political heart as he made the switch from the GOP to the Democratic party. | Ref: 4 |
- 1972
| Jan 05 | New York City NY transit fare rises from 30¢ to 35¢. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 21 | In New York, 57 murders occur in 24 hours. | Ref: 5 |
- 1973
| Apr 04 | One World Trade Center ribbon cutting ceremony. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 07 | Shoelace Park in the Bronx named. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 20 | The Family Station Inc buys shortwave Radio Station WNYW, changes calls to WYFR & moves station from NYC to Scituate Mass. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 06 | Abe Beame elected first jewish mayor on NYC. | Ref: 5 |
- 1974
| Apr 05 | Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in NYC (110 stories). | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 07 | French daredevil Philip Petit tightroped his way between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in NY. The stunt caused a massive traffic jam on the street -- 1,350 feet below. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 05 | Oliver Tilden Triangle in the Bronx named. | Ref: 5 |
- 1975
| Sep 01 | NYC transit fare rises from 35¢ to 50¢. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 30 | The NY Daily News ran the headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead" a day after President Ford said he would veto any proposed federal bailout of NY City. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 09 | President Gerald R. Ford signed a $2.3 billion seasonal loan authorization to prevent New York City from having to default. | Ref: 70 |
- 1977
| Feb 10 | Yehonathan Netanyou Lane in the Bronx named in honor of Bronx-born Israeli soldier who died freeing hostages in Entebbe Raid (1976). | Ref: 5 |
| May 26 | The man called The Human Fly, George Willig, did the impossible. He scaled the World Trade Center in NY City, by fixing himself up to the window washer mechanism and walking straight up until falling into police custody when he reached the top! It took Willig three and a half hours to make the climb, and $1.10 in fines a penny per floor. | Ref: 4 |
| May 27 | NYC fines George Willig 1¢ for each of 110 stories of the World Trade Center he climbed yesterday. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 13 | A 25-hour blackout hit the New York City area after lightning struck upstate power lines. | Ref: 70 |
| Dec 31 | WFAT (Brooklyn NY pirate radio station) begins broadcasting on 1620 AM. | Ref: 5 |
- 1979
| Apr 19 | FCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Brooklyn NY). | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | Radio City Music Hall (NYC) reopens. | Ref: 5 |
- 1980
| Jun 28 | NYC transit fare rises from 50¢ to 60¢. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 12 | NYC Mayor Ed Koch admits to trying marijuana. | Ref: 5 |
- 1981
| May 09 | Kazimiroff Blvd in the Bronx named for a Bronx historian. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 10 | Seven Brothers Square in Bronx named honoring 7 Santini Bro Moving Co. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 23 | NYC mayor Koch turns down a $7,500 offer to perform comedy. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 03 | NYC transit fare rises from 60¢ to 75¢, new brass Y-cut-out token. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 26 | NY Mayor Ed Koch is given Heimlich maneuver in a Chinese restaurant. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 28 | The NY Daily News published its final afternoon edition. The paper had been in a yearlong battle with The NY Post. | Ref: 4 |
- 1982
| Feb 20 | Carnegie Hall in New York begins $20 million in renovations. | Ref: 2 |
| Feb 22 | NYC Mayor Koch announces he will run for New York governor (unsuccessful). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 01 | The New York Times raises it's price from 25¢ to 30¢. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 22 | Manhattan institutes bus-only lanes. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 30 | US Assay Office in New York City NY closes. | Ref: 5 |
- 1983
| Feb 11 | 4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18"(46 cm)). | Ref: 5 |
| May 24 | The Brooklyn Bridge celebrated its 100th birthday with a huge fireworks display. | Ref: 4 |
- 1984
| Jan 01 | New York City NY transit fare rises from 75¢ to 90¢. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 26 | Reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called NYC, "Hymietown". | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 07 | An urbanologist at the University of Chicago issued a report stating that the richest community in America was Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Per capita income in that neighborhood was $32,000. | Ref: 4 |
| Aug 15 | New York City turned out to honor the Team USA Olympic medalists. An estimated two million people lined the streets during the 10-block-long ticker-tape parade. | Ref: 4 |
- 1985
| Feb 07 | New York, New York became the official anthem of the Big Apple. The announcement was made by then New York mayor, Ed “How’m I Doin’?” Koch. Sinatra fans rejoiced at the honor. | Ref: 4 |
- 1986
| Jan 01 | New York City NY transit fare rises from 90¢ to $1.00. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 18 | New York Lotto pays $30.5 million to one winner (#s are 19-20-27-34-41-46). | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 17 | Howard Stern radio show returns to NYC morning radio (WXRK 92.3 FM). | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 02 | NYC transit system issues a new brass with steel bullseye token. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 18 | The Roseland Ballroom reopened in NY City. The 67-year-old home for those wanting to dance cheek to cheek featured America’s dean of society music, Lester Lanin. | Ref: 4 |
- 1987
| Mar 24 | A 3,100-ton pile of rotting garbage left Islip, New York looking for a landfill willing to take all of its stinking contents. It was later submerged at sea. | Ref: 4 |
| Apr 24 | Howard Stern holds a free speech rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| May 16 | "Bobro 400", a barge carrying 3,200 tons of garbage, set sail from New York, beginning an unsuccesful 8-week search for a dumping site. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 01 | WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WFAN (now WEVD) replacing WHN's country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music format. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 02 | (Trump) Donald Trump takes out a full page NY Times ad lambasting Japan. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 16 | NY's WNET-TV channel 13 begins round the clock broadcasting. | Ref: 5 |
- 1988
| Feb 20 | Peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 29 | NYC Mayor Koch calls Reagan a "WIMP" in the war on drugs. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 08 | Temperature hits high of 88 on 8/8/88 in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 08 | Renovated Central Park Zoo reopens after 4 years. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 09 | Just 1 day after 8/8/88 NY's daily number is 888 | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 15 | NYC begins $70 million program to rebuild 900 Bronx apartments. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 16 | New York City Mayor Koch says he plans to wipe out street-corner windshield washers. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 26 | NYC's Rockefeller Center declared a national landmark. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 28 | Bronx Museum for the Arts opens. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 07 | WNBC 660 final transmission, WFAN moves from 1050 to 660 & WUKQ begins on 1050 at 5:30 PM (NYC radio). | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 01 | Staten Island ferry gets first pay phones. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 10 | NY's MTA announces it may replace tokens with credit card type passes. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 03 | NY Lotto pays $45 million to twelve winner (#s are 1-8-13-18-28-48). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 07 | Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall Street crowds upon arrival in NYC. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 13 | 3 men end 29-hour all-466-station subway ride in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 20 | NBC signs lease to stay in NYC, 33 more years. | Ref: 5 |
- 1989
| Jan 01 | New York City NY transit fare rises from $1.00 to $1.15. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 26 | Madison Square Garden announces 2-year $100 M renovation plan. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 03 | "Sunrise" a Gannett newspaper begins publishing for the Bronx. | Ref: 5 |
| May 23 | Lincoln Square in the Bronx is named. | Ref: 5 |
| May 31 | "Rambling with Gambling" 20,000th radio program on WOR-AM (NYC). | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 04 | Largest parade in Bronx history honors 350th anniversary. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 06 | After 9 years, WHOT (Bkln pirate radio station) is busted by the FCC. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 19 | Chase Manhattan Discovery Center at Brooklyn Botanic Garden opens. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 06 | US marshals & FCC seize pirate radio station WJPL in Brooklyn. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 07 | David Dinkins was elected New York City's first black major. (XDG, p 4A, 11/7/2000) | Ref: 83 |
- 1990
| Jan 01 | New York City NY MTA stops token redemption at subway stations. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 01 | David Dinkins was sworn in as New York City's first black mayor. | Ref: 70 |
| Apr 09 | World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall (NYC). | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 04 | NY Telephone company announces that it wants Bronx areacode 917. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 16 | NYC's Empire State Building catches fire-No fatalities | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 08 | The Ellis Island Historical Site opens on Eliis Island, NYC, honoring the immigrants. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 09 | The Ellis Island Museum of Immigration, closed to public tours in 1984, was reopened this day, following a $160 million restoration. Private citizens had mounted the campaign that returned the island’s main building to its former grandeur. Ellis Island was the gateway for more than half of the immigrants entering the US between 1892 and. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 16 | Pirate Radio New York International begins transmissions on WWCR. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 04 | Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price in NY NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1991
| Mar 16 | Members of Irish Gay & Lesbian Organization march in NYC parade. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 17 | Irish Lesbians & Gays march in St Patrick Day parade. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 22 | New York Daily News begins using motto "Forward with New York". | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Fuel pipe explodes under 58th street & Lexington Ave, New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 07 | George Washington Bridge raises toll from $3.00 to $4.00. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | Last automat (coin operated cafeteria) closes (3rd & 42nd St, NYC). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 11 | NYC's Museum of Broadcasting becomes "Museum of Radio & Television". | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 16 | NYC Mayor Dinkins declares "Joseph Doherty Week" (through the 23rd). | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 07 | Manhattan Cable final day of amnesty to return illegal cable boxes | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 22 | NY MTA yanks 6,000 ads for "Dr Tusch" (Dr Jeffrey Lavigne) | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 25 | The Paramount at Madison Square Garden in NYC opens | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 05 | NY Daily News files for protection under chapter 11. | Ref: 5 |
- 1992
| Jan 01 | New York City NY transit fare increases from $1.15 to $1.25. | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 31 | MTA raised tolls on most New York City NY bridges from $2.50 to $3.00. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 30 | WNSR-FM (105.1) changes callsign to WMXV-FM (New York NY). | Ref: 5 |
| May 15 | Part of Cruger Avenue in Bronx renamed Regis Philbin Avenue. | Ref: 5 |
| May 30 | NY Lotto pays $30 million to one winner (#s are 12-15-30-33-40-48). | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 02 | WQEW-AM radio replaces WQXR on 1560 in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 11 | WNEW AM radio on 1130 in NYC ends transmitting after 58 years. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 15 | WNEW AM (1130) NYC resigns air, replaced by WBBR. | Ref: 5 |
- 1993
| Jan 01 | Cigarette advertisements are banned in New York City NY's MTA. | Ref: 5 |
| May 13 | 6th annual business person run held in Wall Street. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 12 | WAQX 104.3 (Q-104) rock format replaces WNCN classic format in New York NY. | Ref: 5 |
- 1994
| Jan 02 | The newly-elected Republican mayor of NY City, Rudolph Giuliani, delivering his inaugural address, said, “On the second day of January of 1994, I dedicate my administration to you -- the people of NY.” | Ref: 4 |
- 1995
| Jan 11 | 5th TV network (WB) Warner Brothers begins (WPIX-TV in New York City NY). | Ref: 5 |
| Jan 16 | UPN (Universal-Parmount Network) begins telecasting (WWOR in New York City NY). | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 04 | First NYC Mayor Trophy's High school track meet in 19 years. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 21 | NYC agrees to sell it's 2 owned radio stations (WNYC AM & FM). | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | New York Police Department & New York Transit Police merge into one organization. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 02 | Sunday New York Times raises price from $2.00 to $2.50. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 10 | NYC bans smoking in all restaurants that seat 35 or more | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 19 | Chopper 4 first used on WNBC TV (NYC) news. | Ref: 5 |
- 1996
| Jan 20 | WPAT FM New York City NY radio station switches to English-Spanish format, is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Feb 09 | WYNY-FM in New York NY changes calls to WKTU-FM. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 10 | NYC Mayor Guiliani visits Israel. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 24 | MTA raises NYC bridge tolls to $3.50 each way. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Blackout in many areas of Queens NY. | Ref: 5 |
| Aug 13 | (Trump) CNN reported that The New York Post reported that Donald Trump planned to construct a 140-story NYSE Tower at the end of Wall Street. ‘The Donald’ said the New York Stock Exchange should be housed in the world’s tallest building, and he was willing to build it. | Ref: 4 |
- 1997
| Jul 20 | Seven people were arrested after New York City police found scores of deaf Mexicans kept in slave-like conditions and forced to peddle trinkets for the smugglers who had brought them to the United States. | Ref: 70 |
| Jul 31 | New York City police seized five bombs believed bound for terrorist attacks on subways. | Ref: 70 |
| Aug 07 | Garth Brooks played to a crowd estimated at between 250,000 and 900,000 -- with an HBO audience of more than 15 million. The crowd at the free concert, was the laregest ever for a concert in NY’s Central Park. Said Garth of the preparations required, “We rehearse indoors at a place here in NY. Then we rehearse with no sound for the camera guys, so they will hopefully be in the vicinity of what's going on. And then the rest of it’s really, man, just fly by the seat of your pants. You know, once the show starts, all the rules are out the window.” | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 30 | An abandoned building collapses on New York's 42nd St, no one hurt. | Ref: 5 |
- 1998
| Oct 10 | A NY judge awarded $185,000 in damages to a white former prosecutor who was falsely accused by advisers to Tawana Brawley of taking part in the alleged rape of the black woman. | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 27 | Crane crashes into Roosevelt Is (New York City NY) Tram, injuring 10. | Ref: 5 |
- 2000
| Apr 27 | NY City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani disclosed that he had prostate cancer (he later bowed out of the US Senate race against Hillary Rodham Clinton). | Ref: 70 |
| Jun 11 | An unruly group of men doused women with water and groped them in NY's Central Park; some of the assaults were captured on home video. | Ref: 6 |
- 2001
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| Nov 02 | Eleven firefighters were arrested and five police officers injured in a clash at the site of the World Trade Center during a protest over a reduction in the number of cleanup workers. | Ref: 70 |
| Nov 06 | Billionaire Republican Michael Bloomberg won NY City's mayoral race, defeating Democrat Mark Green. | Ref: 70 |
- 2002
| Jan 01 | Michael Bloomberg succeeded Rudolph Giuliani as New York City's mayor. | Ref: 70 |
| Feb 13 | Britain's Queen Elizabeth makes former NY mayor Rudolf Giuliani an honorary knight. (XDG, p 4A, 2/13/2003) | Ref: 83 |
| Mar 11 | Two columns of light soared skyward from Ground Zero in New York as a temporary memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. | Ref: 70 |
- 2003
| Jul 31 | According to a July 31, 2003 Wall Street Journal article on page C1, former NY mayor Rudolf Giuliani, formerly a scourge of Wall Street, is joining the investment arm of Bear Stearns Co to back firms whose products and technologies could make Americans safer against terrorism, making Giuliani a Wall Streeter, himself. | Ref: 33 |
| Aug 06 | New York City grounded its corps of pigeon-fighting hawks after a hawk attacked a chihuahau (dog) in Bryant Park. The dog is expected to recover. (WSJ, p A1, 08/07/2003) | Ref: 13 |
| Oct 04 | The remains of 400 free blacks and slaves discovered in a New York City colonial burial ground twelve years ago are reinterred. (XDG, p 5A, 10/06/2003) | Ref: 83 |
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