#naminggotham — Public Fediverse posts

"For every Jackie Robinson or Shirley Chisolm that New Yorkers can feel good about, there was a nefarious character like Richard Riker who dealt in infamy."

Funny story. We planned this to be a 20 minute chat but then we got talking . . . . I love it when a #podcast interview becomes a real conversation! Thank you Yeah-Uh-Huh for this great experience.

#history #NamingGotham #NYC #NewYork #gotham #shirleychisholm #closerikers @history https://open.spotify.com/episode/5DobrSVxWcSRwuIOmk8nqm

Fun Fact: Hearing from old friends might be the best part of writing a book! #BeachReading #NamingGotham #books #history #nyc #newyork #histodons #historyteacher #historymatters

Fun Fact: Writing #NamingGotham reconnected me with old friends! Just got this email from a college buddy (go Wes!):
"Just now I was reading your chapter on Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and thought that her Titanic sculpture looked familiar. I was in DC a month ago when I snapped this photo."
#Wesleyan #NYC #History #Titanic #GertrudeWhitney #whitneymuseum #historyteacher #amwriting #amreading #books #bookworm #gossip #histodons

Have you ever wondered who #HostosCollege is named after? Or other #CityUniversityofNewYork colleges like #baruchcollege, #Hunter College, #MedgerEversCollege, #Lehman College and more? Why do #QueensCollege #CollegeofStatenIsland #BrooklynCollege have geographic names?

CUNY is now part part of my ever-expanding #NamingGotham project. #PSC_CUNY #cuny #history #NamingGotham #FreeCUNY #LehmanCollege #CUNYLaw #historymatters #nyc #NewYork #histodons

https://psc-cuny.org/clarion/2023/july/whats-in-a-name-lots/