Approximately 37% of NYC population is foreign born

Throughout its history the NYC has been a major port of entry for immigrants into the United States; more than 12 million European immigrants passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924. The term “melting pot” was first coined to describe densely populated immigrant neighborhoods on the Lower East Side. By 1900, Germans constituted the […]

Some of most iconic statues in NYC was inspiration of teenage model

July 15, 2013April 27, 2014 alearned Did you know that Audrey Munson, most iconic statues in NYC, NYC, teenage model, teenager

A teenage model in the 1920s was the inspiration behind 15 of some of the most iconic statues in NYC. Her career destroyed in 1922 by a murder mystery and scandal,she attempted suicide, was admitted to a mental institution where she spent 65 yrs and died in obscurity at the age of 105. Audrey Marie […]