Seneca Village: A Story of Black Freedom and Manhattan Real EstateDate: 2026-12-09Time: 18:30Location: New York CityHosted by: The Gotham Center for New York City HistoryIn his new book Seneca Village , Alexander Manevitz provides the most in-depth study to date of this remarkable community in antebellum Manhattan. Beginning in 1825, free African Americans bought land and built this settlement in today’s Central Park with the intent of…More New York City events on Citizenry