The brainchild of developer William J. Levitt, the first Levittown sprang to life in 1947 on 1,300 acres of potato fields on Long Island. When completed in 1951, it encompassed over 5,000 acres and some 17,500 single-family homes, making it the largest...

In 1946, developer William J. Levitt and his brother Alfred capitalized on the twin circumstances of enormous demand and unequaled opportunity of the post-World War II era by purchasing 1500 acres of potato fields in Nassau County, Long Island and then...

Levittown is the name of some large suburban developments created in the United States of America by William Levitt and his company Levitt &...

In 1951, 7-year-old Louise Cassano couldn't imagine a better life than the one here, where she rode her bicycle past rows of cookie-cutter houses, kids held backyard campouts in makeshift tents and nobody locked their front doors."It was an absolute ideal community," said Cassano, whose...

As of Sunday, April 8, 2007, at least 3,280 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,634 died as a result...

8 a.m. The urban leadership conference takes place, in Shepard Hall at City College. Speakers include Dan Doctoroff, Colin Powell and Richard Parsons. 8:30 a.m. Members of the city’s School Construction Authority board meet, at 52 Chambers Street. 9:30 a.m. Members of the state...

As of Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006, at least 2,983 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,391 died as a result...