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Bethune Street: Tribute to a Remarkable Woman

We have posted a number of times about the origins of the names of various streets in our area, nearly all of which honor men. Bethune Street, barely three blocks in length, deviates from that patriarchal trend. It was named after a woman who was exceptional in her philanthropic and educational work, Joanna Graham Bethune […]

Posted January 20, 2021

By Sarah Bean Apmann

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The New York Orphan Asylum

This post is the first of a three-part series called Histories of Fourth Street, from East to West, a collaboration between GVSHP and the students in NYU’s Fall 2015 Intro to Public History course. Each group of students was tasked with preparing a presentation around a particular topic concerning a section of Fourth Street in […]

Posted December 28, 2015

By Sarah Bean Apmann

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Bethune Street: Tribute to a Remarkable Woman

The New York Orphan Asylum