Aaron Burr’s Carriage House: The Hidden History Behind “One If By Land, Two If By Sea”
Tucked away on Barrow Street in Manhattan’s historic Greenwich Village lies one of New York City’s most mysterious restaurants: One If By Land, Two If By Sea. But behind its candlelit ambiance and colonial charm is a deep and complex history that stretches back to the Revolutionary era. The building was once a carriage house […]
Washington’s Footsteps in Greenwich Village
In the spring of 1789, New York City was full of ceremony, dust, and hope. The American Revolution was won, the Constitution ratified, and the country’s first president—General George Washington—was on his way to be inaugurated at Federal Hall in New York’s Financial District. Though the seat of government was temporary, placed in Manhattan until […]