We've gotten so used to using Google Maps, that perhaps we've forgotten that there are many other sources of maps on the intertubes. The New York Public Library has a webpage devoted to its Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map...

We just heard the CNN morning weatherman say that New York City has not been hit by a major hurricane since "maybe" 1410. If he had done a little research, he'd know that the New York City region was directly...