Read Part 2 of this story. Many of my stories about the people, places and architecture of Brooklyn have a Dutch theme. That’s because the Dutch played such a vital role in the history of Brooklyn, ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Did you know the Dutch heavily influenced the five boroughs and their neighborhoods? Hundreds of years ago, the Dutch landed on what they called New Amsterdam, purchasing the island ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands are visiting New York City and the New York State Capital on Wednesday and Thursday, June 12 and June 13. According ...

The Shagen letter that describes the sale of the island of Manhattan from the Dutch by the Lenape people in 1626 for 60 guilders, about $24, which today's Lenape leaders dispute. Robert Caro's Smith ...

Before Manhattan was the bustling, skyscraper-filled metropolis we know today—before it was even a British colony—it was a Dutch settlement. To mark the 400th anniversary of this settlement, The ...

The 1665 painting ‘View at New Amsterdam,’ by Johannes Vingboons, is seen in this image released by Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. The Netherlands’ national museum put some of the most important documents ...

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The works on display highlight the breadth of 17th-century Dutch creativity and the collector’s commitment to public access.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jane Levere is a New York-based freelance writer covering the arts. Jan 30, 2024, 11:24pm EST Jan 31, 2024, 09:19am EST Redraft of ...