Neighborhoods

Newsie (newspaper seller)

Many children living in cities in the 1800s sold newspapers and shined shoes; they were called "newsies" and "shiners." The term "newsboy" -- they were almost…

Newspaper Row

Newspapers in the 19th century liked to be close to the source of news -- city hall. In the second half of the nineteenth century (roughly 1875-1900), Park Row in Manhattan was also called…