Tiny cemetery in Astoria, Queens has intriguing history
Our New York Irish history can often lie hiding in plain sight, especially in Astoria, Queens. If you peer between the cracks of a chain link fence...
May 01, 2025
by Geoffrey Cobb
McCabe: Belfast's forgotten abolitionist
Recently there have been heated discussions about the shameful role of many places in the British Isles in the transatlantic slave trade. One of th...
March 29, 2022
by Geoffrey Cobb
Al Smith was political trailblazer
For 75 years, America’s most powerful politicians have come to New York City for the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner. Presidents Obama, ...
March 01, 2022
by Geoffrey Cobb