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estates on, 178

and Evertsen’s capture of New York, 83

explorations of, 14, 19

farming on, 34, 79, 85, 122–23, 431

ferries to, 139

holidays on, 403

horse racing on, 78, 79

indian name for, 22

Indians on, 5, 12, 23, 36, 39, 40, 68, 86, 147, 384

as Island of Nassau, 107, 139

Kidd on, 113-14

land grants on, 105

and Leisler, 98

and Leisler’s reburial, 112

local government on, 85

in mid-nineteenth century, 736, 774

migration from, 736

militia on, 96

nationalities on, 36-37

population of, 87

Presbyterians on, 250

proprietary New York, 78, 79, 80-81, 83, 85, 86, 87, 90

Quakers on, 61

rebel activity on, 246

religion on, 59

settlement of, 28, 29, 30, 36-37, 40, 67

in 1790s and early igoos, 403

slaves in, 122-23

social life on, 953-54

Tories on, 220, 228, 230, 233, 235, 236-37, 246

trade on, 36

transportation to, 937-38

water supply for, 837

wealth on, 88. See also Long Island Sound

Long Island Bible Society, 548

Long Island City, 938, 1069, 1226, 1228, 1231

Long Island Historical Society, 972

Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), 567, 613, 656, 719, 728, 937, 938, 972, 1058, 1068

Long Island Sound, 5, 18-19, 20, 22, 23, 29, 35, 37, 123, 426

Longacre area, 721

Longacre Square, 1149

Longshoremen: blacks as, 854

and Civil War, 874, 884

in early nineteenth century, 438, 451, 516

Irish as, 744, 771, 772, 854, 884, 1123

Italians as, 1123

in late nineteenth century, 993, 1006

in mid-nineteenth century, 744, 771, 772

strikes by, 874, 884

Longshoremen’s Union, 772, 986

Longshoremen’s United Benevolent Society, 772

Longstreet and Company, 771

Lord & Taylor, 437, 667, 668, 869, 945

Lords of Trade, 71, 94-95, 106, 148

Lorillard Tobacco factory, 884

Lotos Club, 1149

Lotteries: in colonial New York, 168, 180, 181, 188

draft, 888-89

in mid-nineteenth century, 688

in New Amsterdam, 45

in post-revolutionary New York, 300

Louisbourg, 178, 182

Louvre (concert saloon), 957

Loyal American Regiment, 246

Loyal National League, 887

Loyal Order of Orange, 1003

Loyal Publication Society, 887

Loyalists, 219-22, 248, 285. See also Board of Associated Loyalists; Tories

Ludlow Street, 476, 745, 1117

Ludlow Street Jail, 1011, 1043

Lutherans, 59, 60, 129, 208

Luxury apartments, 1078-79

Lyceum of Natural History, 589

Lyceum of Natural Sciences, 964

Lyceum Theater, 724, 1149

Lydia Thompson Burlesque Company, 956, 1142

Lynch and Stoughton, 272,

Macaroni Club, 193

McCreery’s, 1145

McDermott’s Hotel, 543

MacDougal Street, 178, 325, 363, 622, 854

MacDougal Alley, 363

McGlory’s Armory Hall, 957

McGowan’s Pass, 240, 751

Machine tools industry, 742

Machinists, 884, 901

Mackerelville, 903, 1006

McKim, Meade and White, 1154

Maclay bill, 631

McLeod Iron Works, 874

Macomb’s Dam, 954

Macomb’s Wharf, 305

Macy’s department store, 945, 946, 980, 1145, 1177, 1188

Madames of the Sacred Heart, 751

Madeira, 122, 163

Madison Avenue: as Bancker Street, 391, 392

in early nineteenth century, 480

in late nineteenth century, 930-31, 960, 970, 977, 1008, 1044, 1055, 1065, 1075, 1077, 1078, 1147, 1207

mansions on, 1065

in mid-nineteenth century, 656, 733

in 1790s and early 1800s, 363, 391, 392. See also Bancker Street

Madison Square: and Civil War, 887, 896, 902

in early nineteenth century, 507

and entertainment, 946, 947, 959, 962, 1147, 1148

in late nineteenth century, 945 946, 947, 959, 962, 1034, 1063, 1064, 1066, 1081, 1147, 1148, 1213, 1216

in mid-nineteenth century, 669, 716, 733

Statue of Liberty in, 1034

utilities around, 1063, 1064, 1066

Madison Square Club, 1149

Madison Square Depot, 656, 672

Madison Square Garden, 944, 1138, 1147-48, 1149, 1164, 1100, 1193, 1205, 1213, 1214

Madison Square Garden Company, 1147

Madison Square Presbyterian Church, 1167, 1192

Madonna of 115th Street, 1125-26

Madonna del Carmine, 1125-26

Magaw Street, 363

Magazines, 378, 641, 683-85, 688, 701-2, 724-25

Magdalen Society, 534-35, 539

Magdalene Asylum, 546,