Follow in the 1880s footsteps of pioneering journalist Nellie Bly’s “Ten Days in a Madhouse” undercover story that exposed horrific conditions at the “lunatic asylum” on Blackwell’s Island – now called Roosevelt Island.
Hear all about how Gotham became America’s great newspaper city on the Deadline Club’s walking tour of midtown New York’s legendary journalistic past and present with guide Michael Morgenthal. After coming of age in downtown Manhattan, Gotham’s newspaper industry spread uptown in the late 19th century. First the New York Herald moved to 35th Street […]
Join the Deadline Club for a special THIS SATURDAY, March 19, 3 p.m. at Astoria’s Museum of the Moving Image for a private guided tour of the main exhibit “Behind the Screen,” which immerses visitors in the creative and technical side of creating film, television and digital entertainment. Along with hands-on experience with historic film and television camera projectors, […]
