July SASS: Manhattan History @ Caveat!

Shiny new venue, same old SASS!

To celebrate our move to Caveat, we’ll be muckraking up some old-timey dirt with an evening of Manhattan history. 

Event details:

With talks on:

  • The History of Manhattan Newspapers
  • Gilded Age Gossip
  • Manhattan’s Worst Deals

Lecture details:

The History of Manhattan Newspapers

Since New York’s first newspaper, The Gazette, was printed in 1725, Manhattan has been host to many of the world’s best known print journalism titles, a thriving ethnic press, and a slew of anarchist publications. From The New York Times to underground paper Rat Subterranean News to homeless-run Street News and the United States’ first African-American owned paper, Freedom’s Journal, NY Post Features Reporter  Hannah Frishberg brings us all the history that’s fit to present.

Gilded Age Gossip

It was an Age of Innocence… but also of mansions, murder, and ridiculously extravagant costume balls. Historian & SASS co-founder, Anna Rasche, explores the headlines, scandals and high-society happenings of NYC’s Gilded Age elite. 

Manhattan’s Worst Deals

Manhattan is the most expensive “city” in America, so people are always looking for deals. Some deals are good, some are bad but only a few are truly the worst. Deal Connoisseur Becky Sandler will share her favorites and together we will crown Manhattan’s Worst Deal.