“It’s a critical piece of the overall struggle for freedom and justice,” said one city councilmember ...
This is the most significant find in historic preservation in my career, and it’s very important that we preserve this.” ...
Many New Yorkers forget that we were part of the abolitionist movement, but this is physical evidence of what happened in the South [during] the Civil War.” ...
While the NYC Merchant House is famous for its grandiose nature, the truth lying underneath the ground floor is a more ...
The Merchant's House is the first landmarked building in Manhattan. It was built on East 4th Street by Joseph Brewster, a ...
Small opening cut into floor at Merchant’s House Museum indicates site was probably used as ‘safe house’, experts say ...
Enslaved Africans with dreams of being free found safety in the heart of NYC. To the naked eye, the 4-story brick row house ...
The small kitchen upgrade that keeps our messy chargers out of sight ...
The recently discovered tunnel under a dresser at the Merchant's House Museum has been called "a generational find." ...
The Underground Railroad was a large movement in North America consisting of several individuals who worked together to aid enslaved men and women in their escape from their captors. The freedom ...
NOHO, Manhattan (PIX11) — A living piece of Black history has been newly uncovered at a historic New York City institution. A portion of the Underground Railroad has been discovered for the first time ...
A hidden passageway linked to the Underground Railroad was discovered at the Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan.