This year’s bicentennial events include a 400-mile bike ride, history tours and canal concerts along one of North America’s ...

Ahead of anniversary events marking the bicentennial of Lafayette's farewell tour of the US, a new book looks back at the war ...

One of America’s great early engineering achievements, the Erie Canal was completed in 1825 and ensured New York City’s place as the economic capital of the country. Here are 14 facts you ...

Two people have been killed when a Mexican navy training ship struck New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge. According to Mayor Eric ...

The Erie Canal Museum will host an event on Saturday, June 7 remembering the Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette, and his 1825 visit through Upstate New York.

Follow the Hudson River through New York until you find the place so beautiful it inspired an entire art movement. See what ...

For more than a year, the Marquis de Lafayette was received like a “rock star” in every town he visited in America during the ...

June is the 200th anniversary of an historic event that was meant to rekindle the spirit of patriotism in a young United ...

Some students with disabilities in NYC public schools are serving longer suspensions — sometimes by several weeks — than ...

Explore a new exhibit celebrating 200 years of Erie Canal legacy with interactive experiences for all ages at Buffalo's ...