Tag: Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument

“To the memory of the Brave Soldiers and Sailors Who Saved the Union”

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date May 26, 2019
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Courtesy the Museum of the City of New York

This Monday (May 27, 2019), a Memorial Day observance will be held from 10 a.m to noon at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Riverside Park. In honor of the holiday, we’re rerunning this 2015 article on this oft-forgotten monument. The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument on the Upper West Side has been the centerpiece for Memorial… Read More

Tags Civil War, Grand Army Plaza, Riverside Drive, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Upper West Side

Parks and Recreation Podcasts

Heaven on the Hudson: How Riverside Park covered its tracks and became a breathtaking spot

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date August 23, 2018
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PODCAST The highs and lows of the history of Riverside Park In peeling back the many layers to Riverside Park, upper Manhattan’s premier ribbon park, running along the west side from the Upper West Side to Washington Heights, you will find a wealth of history that takes you back to Manhattan’s most rugged days. The windswept bluffs… Read More

Tags Grant's Tomb, Riverside Drive, Riverside Park, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Ulysses S. Grant