In the 1800s, a group of NYC artists and writers created the modern-day SantaClaus

Ever the New Yorker, Santa catches the trolly to Bloomingdales! Via the NYPL Saint Nicholas arrived in New York with the Dutch and became the Patron Saint of New York City in the early 19th century, but Santa as we know him is a hometown boy. New York’s writers and artists were the first to depict the […more]

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