About Us

Our Mission

ClassicNewYorkHistory.com went live in 2015. The site was started to deliver well writen articles on the history of New York State. ClassicNewYork History strives to balance a mix of Academic writing with New York newspaper-style journalism.

Who We Are

ClassicNewYorkHistory.com was founded by Brian Kachejian, who still serves as the site’s editor-in-chief as well as one of the site’s leading journalists. Brian Kachejian is a Stony Brook University graduate with a BA in history and an MA in the Social Sciences. He is a certified New York State Public School teacher. His academic and journalism experiences provide the site with accuracy and professionalism in its research and news stories.

Well-established journalists and college professors have written and published many articles on the site. The site is also home to the real-life stories of people who grew up in all parts of the State of New York.

Aerial view of Fort Ticonderoga showing its stone bastions and defensive walls beside Lake Champlain in New York
History of Fort Ticonderoga and the Lake Champlain Corridor
Aerial view of Brooklyn neighborhoods with the Manhattan skyline in the distance
Why New York City Became Five Boroughs in 1898
Saratoga National Historical Park in Upstate New York, site of the 1777 Battles of Saratoga during the American Revolution
The Battles of Saratoga: Why the 1777 Victory Changed the American Revolution
Historic stone houses lining Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York
25 Upstate New York Towns Older Than the United States
Red outdoor picnic tables, restaurant sign, and surrounding neighborhood at L&B Spumoni Gardens in Brooklyn.
25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were From Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were From Sullivan County, New York
Grand Union supermarket storefront in Rome, New York, displaying the chain's distinctive red-dot logo
Whatever Happened to Grand Union Supermarkets?
View of Chautauqua Lake from Bemus Point, New York, with waterfront benches, boats, and docks
25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were From Chautauqua County, New York
Historic 1915 photograph showing crowds and emergency activity at Broadway and West 55th Street during the New York City subway fire
The 1915 New York City Subway Fire: What Happened Beneath Broadway
Historic Flight of Five Erie Canal locks in Lockport, New York, built to carry canal boats over the Niagara Escarpment.
25 Erie Canal Towns That Helped Build Upstate New York
New York Central electric train arriving at Grand Central during the early electrification era in 1906
Why New York City Trains Went Electric
Interchange ramps connecting the Major Deegan Expressway and Cross Bronx Expressway in the Bronx, New York
The 8 Most Complicated Highway Interchanges in New York State
Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, New York, showing its Gothic Revival stone architecture, distinctive towers, and surrounding lawn.
25 Historic Hudson Valley Estates and Mansions With Remarkable Stories
Historic photograph of Beacon Towers mansion in Sands Point, Long Island, in 1922, showing its Gothic towers and grand entrance.
15 Lost Gold Coast Mansions of Long Island
Main Lodge at Great Camp Sagamore on Sagamore Lake in the Adirondacks
15 Historic Great Camps of the Adirondacks and Their Remarkable Architecture
Close view of the Statue of Liberty’s raised arm and torch against a blue sky
10 Secret Spaces and Hidden Rooms Inside New York City Landmarks