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The Peekskill riots took place at Cortlandt Manor, New York in 1949. [2] The catalyst for the rioting was an announced concert by black singer Paul Robeson , who was well known for his strong pro-trade union stance, civil rights activism, communist affiliations, and anti-colonialism.
Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, 35 miles (56 km) north of New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940. It lies on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across from Jones Point in Rockland County.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Peekskill, New York.The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".
This year's two-day festival is set for Friday and Saturday, May 13-14, at the Southeast Expo Center and the Pittsburg County ... Food, fun and music -- Italian Festival preps for 50th Anniversary ...
The Feast of San Gennaro (in Italian: Festa di San Gennaro), also known as San Gennaro Festival, is a Neapolitan and Italian-American patronal festival dedicated to Saint Januarius, patron saint of Naples and Little Italy, New York. [1] His feast is celebrated on 19 September in the calendar of the Catholic Church. [a] [3] [4]
The four-day Italian Festival is set for Aug. 10-13, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Loreto Parish, 33 Massasoit Road, Worcester.
Borea credits the concept to the hugely successful Italian festival held every Labor Day weekend in Scranton, Penn., where crowds measure 100,000 to 150,000. ... who traveled to New York City to ...
The Peekskill Downtown Historic District is a historic district located in the downtown section of Peekskill in the U.S. state of New York.It includes the 40 acres (160,000 m 2) along Main, Division, South, Park, Bank, Brown, First and Esther streets, and Central and Union avenues, near where those streets intersect.