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5 Skyscrapers Are Up For Landmarking Ahead Of Midtown Rezoning
As city officials advance a plan to rezone a 42-block portion of Midtown, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has just ...
The blackout that nearly broke New York—and the logo that saved it
In 1977, with dozens of fires set daily and tourism in freefall, New York hired an artist to save the city. His infamous ...
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Exploring New York’s Industrial Past in "Cathedrals of Industry"
See into NYC's industrial past by viewing photographs of places like the West Side Piers before they were torn down for Battery Park City and the Hoboken Ferry Terminal in the 1970s (the deteriorated ...
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A long-lost ice sheet could predict the future of New York City — one in which Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are 'perpetually submerged'
While the Statue of Liberty may not be submerged, low-lying places like Ellis Island could be underwater. By 2100, sea-level ...
The New Yorker at 100: how bold, illustrated and wordless covers helped define the iconic magazine
The early consistency of New Yorker art deco covers expressed both wonderful visual ideas and a graphic language for ...
Take a look inside a historic 54-room Gilded Age mansion that belonged to one of America's richest families
The Vanderbilt Mansion is located on 153 acres of land in Hyde Park, New York. The National Park Service offers tours to the ...
Guidebooks to New York Tell How to Survive Among the Natives
A collection of indelible photographs, maps and “intimate guides” from 1807 to 1940 went beyond extolling the virtues of the ...
I walked every block of Manhattan. It was the best way to get to know my new city.
After moving to New York City, I decided to walk every block of Manhattan. It took me 13 months and I learned so much history ...