Mon, May 20, 12:31 PM
A recent article on the discovery of a Paris apartment left untouched since the beginning of World War IIreminded me of how rare and precious are our images of nineteenth- and early twentieth century interiors. While our collection contains hundreds of photographs of exteriors of that period, The Pe...
Fri, May 10, 2:59 PM
The Long Island College Hospital is safe, for now. Last week SUNY Downstate withdrew its plan to close the historic beloved cash-strapped hospital. LICH will still need to find a suitable partner, but for now because of the alliance between the community and staff, LICH can continue serving the R...
Wed, May 01, 4:09 PM
May 1st is a day that means different things to different people. For some, it is a day to celebrate the glory of spring with a dance around the maypole. For many, it is known variously as International Workers' Day, Labour Day, or simply May Day -- a commemoration of the Haymarket Riot of 1886 and...
Tue, April 30, 1:42 PM
The Listening Project: Midwood is a collection of gripping oral history interviews collected bydocumentary film makerDempsey Rice during a residency at the Council Center for Senior Citizens in Midwood. If you think of oral history as long-winded wallowing in nostalgia, think again--these interviews...