NYLI Holiday 2024 Newsletter
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Still in the shadow of the Civil War, the 1876 election remains one of the most contentious ever.. Democrat Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote over Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, but 20 electoral votes ( Florida, Louisiana, Oregon, South Carolina) were in dispute…. Democrats were accused of refusing to count African American votes as…
Lucy, Brooke and I were thrilled to attend the early February book launch at the historic Strand Bookstore. Stacy Horn chatted about the process of writing how white collar crime resulted in East New York eventually earning the NYPD nickname “the Killing Fields” as the once thriving working class Brooklyn neighborhood became the murder capital…
While the American Thanksgiving holiday began during Colonial times and was officially established in November by President Lincoln, the spirit of giving is also part of humanity’s tradition of trying to improve society…. And, in the 1980s, a National Philanthropy Day with activities was first celebrated — and then made official by President Reagan in…
NYLI will be closing early on Wednesday, December 31st for New Year’s Eve at 2pm and will be closed on Thursday, January 1st and Friday the 2nd for the New Year’s holiday. We will re-open Monday, January 5th. We here at NYLI wish you a very Happy New Year!