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New Netherland Project
Henry Hudson bobblehead? Check. One-legged Peter Stuyvesant statuette? Yes. A mirror emblazoned with the logo of New Amsterdam beer? Absolutely. These are office knickknacks that only a true connoisseur of Dutch Americana could love. And there surely is no one … Continue reading
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Public Tile Project
With the NY400 celebrations coming to a close, there are still projects running in New York and the Hudson Valley. One of them is the Public Tile Project. The Public Tile Project, lead by the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary … Continue reading
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Something Old, Something New…
Something Borrowed, Something Blue… Something borrowed… Google Earth, Something blue… The Big Pond between our two cities. A Dutchmen, I forgot his name, used the same scale on Google earth to make this collage of Old Amsterdam at the bottom … Continue reading
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Dutch and the City
From Harlem to Brooklyn and Broadway to Amsterdam Avenue, the Dutch influence on New York City life is all around you. The Dutch and the City not only share a history; today groundbreaking Dutch designers, fashionable artists and innovative architects … Continue reading
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Royal Visit to NYC
The upcoming NY400 Week celebrations will be highlighted by a unique six-day visit of the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands to the City of New York. It brings back memories of another Royal Visit, fifty years … Continue reading
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New Girl in Town…
Get a taste of Holland during NiEuW Amsterdam Restaurant Week, September 5 – 20 [Yes, the weeks are getting longer]. To commemorate the purchase of Manna-hata, today’s Manhattan, for only 60 Dutch guilders [about $24], restaurants all over town are … Continue reading
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Dutch Treat…
The NY400 celebration of Henry Hudson’s discovery of New York is unveiling a “Dutch treat” for New Yorkers next month. Bowling Green Park in Lower Manhattan will be turned into a Dutch village in early September, giving New Yorkers a … Continue reading
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Tonite…
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks returns to the Hudson River for the first time since 2000 to celebrate America’s birthday with the nation’s largest 4th of July fireworks display. On Saturday, July 4, at 9:00 PM, Macy’s will create a … Continue reading
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Best Business Deal Ever Made… in 1626
In 1626, the Dutch bought Manhattan by giving the Native Americans goods worth 60 guilders. At least, the Dutch thought they had. Dubbed by Fortune Magazine the best business deal ever made, evidence of this misinterpreted transaction is provided by … Continue reading
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Shared History, Shared Values
April 2009 marks 400 years since Captain Henry Hudson departed Amsterdam on a Dutch East India Company ship, the Halve Maen (Half Moon). That September, Hudson sailed up the New York River that now bears his name. Hudson’s voyage attracted … Continue reading
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