Posts by Diane Dias De Fazio

Autumn in New York City brings the annual celebration of the Big Apple's buildings, Archtober. This year's Building of the Day list includes The New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, among others, and this post invites readers to explore five sites' history and design through NYPL resources.

¿Eres Boricua? ¿Te preguntas cómo encontrar a tus antepasados? La División de Historia de los Estados Unidos, Historia Local y Genealogía de Irma y Paul Milstein se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento de nuestra nueva guía de investigación: Puerto Rico Genealogy.

¿Eres Boricua? Are you Puerto Rican? Wondering how to find your roots? We're happy to announce the launch of our latest research guide.

Archtober is an annual month-long celebration of New York City's built environment, with thirty-one "building of the day" sites. Here are seven locations that archi-lovers can explore any day of the year, using materials at NYPL.

What's Open House New York? It's an invitation to explore the city. Every October, the five boroughs open up for the annual weekend—this year on October 14 and 15, with over 200 buildings and projects. Can't make it? In honor of the festival's fifteenth anniversary, I selected seventeen long-time participants you can explore more through NYPL resources.

Interested in learning more about New York's role, and the early battles of the American Revolution? Inspired by Hamilton?

To keep the spirit of adventure and travel going all month long, a look into the Writers' Project Series of American Guide books, published in the 1930s-1940s and available from The New York Public Library and online.

May is Preservation Month! I know, there are only a few days left, but you can celebrate Preservation Month all year long with great books and other resources from The New York Public Library.

The Library has a number of items that highlight the development and presence of synagogues in New York City, including at least one photographic collection wherein Beth Hamedrash Hagodol features prominently. This post pays tribute to the building, with a short history, and a view back to better days.

Architectural historian and New York Times columnist Christopher Gray died last week. He was 66. Milstein Division librarians took a moment to reflect on Gray's work, and his impact on the written history of New York City and research of its built environment.