Father of Gynecology?

What: A controversial statue of the “Father of Modern Gynecology”
When: 1894
Where: Fifth Avenue and 103 Street
Jul 11, 2017 | Categories: All stories, Consolidation (1855-1897), Health & Medicine, Upper East Side | Tags: Central Park, controversy, gynecology, James Marion Sims, speculum, statue, women's health | Leave A Comment »
An Aqueduct for Gotham

What: New York City’s first aqueduct brought Manhattan 75 million gallons of water a day.
When: 1842
Where: It ran 41.5 miles, from Dutchess County to what is now the Great Lawn in Central Park
Oct 21, 2012 | Categories: All stories, Early America (1784-1854), Technology & Engineering, Upper East Side, Upper West Side | Tags: Croton Aqueduct, David Douglass, East River, Harlem River, Hudson River, James Renwick Jr., John B. Jervis, Yorkville Reservoir | Leave A Comment »
A Celebration of Exploration

What: A club founded by adventurers who undertook scientific expeditions to remote places.
When: 1904
Where: 70th Street and Madison, Manhattan
May 24, 2011 | Categories: All stories, Early 20th Century (1898-1945), Scientists & Institutions, Upper East Side | Tags: Dian Fossey, exploration, North Pole, Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, South Pole | Leave A Comment »
Rural TB Retreat

What: The 25-bed Montefiore Home for Chronic Invalids
When: 1884
Where: 84 Street and York Avenue
May 16, 2010 | Categories: All stories, Consolidation (1855-1897), Health & Medicine, Upper East Side | Tags: Montefiore Home for Chronic Invalids, sanitarium, tuberculosis | Leave A Comment »