Matt Soall - Realtor

06/02/2025

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04/01/2025

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03/06/2025

March newsletter -

The NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade is one of New York City’s greatest traditions. The first parade was on March 17, 1762 — fourteen years before the signing of the declaration of independence. The first NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade was comprised of a band of homesick, Irish ex-patriots and I...

02/01/2025

February newsletter -

The first recorded Chinese New Year parade in New York took place in 1888 and was organized by the CCBA (Chinese consolidated benevolent association) and community leaders.

11/01/2024

November newsletter -

The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in 1924. At the time, most of the department store’s employees were first generation immigrants to America, and they wanted to celebrate their newfound love of country with a festival similar to the ones their parents had participated in when the...

10/08/2024

October newsletter -

Central Park is one of the finest birding spots in the United States, attracting birders from all over the world. Birds migrating along the East Coast in both spring and fall find Central Park a welcoming place to rest and store up energy for the next leg of their journey. On a single “wave” or ...

09/04/2024

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08/05/2024

August newsletter -

Dutch colonial structures from 1642 are visible in the Financial District. Set into the pavement under glass at the pedestrian plaza that curves around 85 Broad Street, are the visible remnants of colonial-era New York, discovered in an archaeological dig undertaken in New York in 1975.

07/01/2024

July newsletter -

Pinball was illegal in NYC between the 1940's and 1970's. The machines were apparently 'too similar' to gambling machines and therefore banned. The ban was finally lifted in 1976 when a 26 year old magazine editor Roger Sharpe convinced skeptical government officials that it was actually a game of s...

06/03/2024

June newsletter -

On May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge opened to traffic. Though now we know it as a beautiful landmark, New Yorkers of the time were a bit more wary. At the time, it was the only bridge spanning the East River, connecting the separate cities of Brooklyn and New York, and many doubted that a bridge th...