As a walking tour guide and historian, I’ve discovered that an often-overlooked source for understanding New York City is old guidebooks. Whether it’s something as mundane as addresses of ...

As Columbia University moves into Manhattanville, its industrial past is erased The vernacular architecture of West Harlem is slowly being eroded as part of Columbia University’s long-awaited ...

See 10 of the historic New York City buildings and cultural institutions lost to demolition in the past decade.

New York City is no stranger to creepy abandoned buildings, but the spookiest among them might be the hospitals, asylums, and other medical centers that have long since been left in the shadows ...

New Yorkers do a lot of walking, most of it very quickly. After all, there are places to go, people to see, and things to do. But there are rare occasions when there is the time and desire for a ...

New York City’s museums aren’t the only places to find beautiful or thought-provoking art. Since 1967, when the first public art program was established in the city, a diverse array of ...

A long-neglected Queens neighborhood grapples with the effects of climate change in NYC In Edgemere, residents must face the reality of how climate change will reshape the community ...

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On Staten Island, a massive barrier will rise to protect against climate change New York City’s latest efforts to fight climate change underscore the reality that the city is facing a very ...

A breakdown of ULURP and how the controversial city planning process is crucial to life in New York.

In Yonkers, the ongoing efforts to daylight the Saw Mill River have already radically altered the city’s physical landscape, and more change is still to come. The first major phase of this ...

From house of worship to house of sin: The history of Chelsea’s Limelight building The Church of the Holy Communion has had many lives ...