A beefed-up New York was now primed to become America’s imperial city, ... everyone was happy in 1898 New York City, and you’d have been too. Show Leave a Comment. The Greatest Year: 1898.

New York City had also begun to market itself as the center for entertainment and media at this time. In fact, the city made $38,000 just on permits for masked balls in 1899.

Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919, by Mike Wallace. Oxford University Press, 1,182 pages, $45. December 5, 2017. This book, about the radical transformation of New York in ...

Advance file photoHoughwout's Store, on Richmond Terrace, in 1898, gives a glimpse of what Staten Island looked like when it joined the city. Today is Tuesday, January 1. It is New Year's Day. On ...

The New York Herald, European Edition, January 20, 1898. Share full article. Around the World ... Amsterdam’s mayor apologized for the city’s role in the persecution of its Jewish residents ...