New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently announced an ambitious project at the Department of Records and Information Services to make accessible historical records documenting thousands of formerly enslaved New Yorkers. The records in the Municipal Archives date from 1660 through 1827 when New York S

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22.03.2025

History of Reproductive Rights in New York City - Exhibit — NYC Department of Records & Information Services

This week, the Department of Records and Information Services opened a ‘pop-up’ exhibit on the history of reproductive rights in New York. It begins in 1828, when providing an abortion after quickening first became illegal, and traces the story to the present day, highlighting the city’s current rep

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29.03.2025

On the Scene: Eugene de Salignac’s Photographs of Traffic Safety — NYC Department of Records & Information Services

Eugene de Salignac served as Photographer for the Department of Plant & Structures (originally the Department of Bridges) from 1906 to 1934. During this time, the agency took on many of the functions that would later be taken over by the Department of Transportation and the MTA. When I wrote

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Transcribing Records of Enslaved New Yorkers — NYC Department of Records & Information Services

History of Reproductive Rights in New York City - Exhibit — NYC Department of Records & Information Services

On the Scene: Eugene de Salignac’s Photographs of Traffic Safety — NYC Department of Records & Information Services

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