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Plaza Hotel to close for a four-year exterior restoration
The facade of the iconic Plaza Hotel at 1 Central Park South will be getting a thorough revamp, according to its operators, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. The work will require that the hotel be shut...
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Manhattan’s Little Red Lighthouse is getting a makeover
The Historic House Trust of New York City this week announced plans to restore the Little Red Lighthouse, a landmark in Washington Heights made famous by the 1942 children’s book “The Little Red...
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10 NYC streets and parks that take you back in time
The streets of New York City are constantly evolving, as gleaming new residential towers and other buildings reshape the cityscape. Despite the constant waves of modernization, development, and the...
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Gloria Steinem’s Upper East Side brownstone will remain a space for...
The New York City home of feminist icon Gloria Steinem, who died on September 2 at 92, will become a permanent gathering place for thinkers, activists, and cultural and political luminaries, as it has...
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A history of the U.S. Open in New York: From the West Side Tennis Club to...
U.S. Open fever has again swept New York City. Although nowadays it’s all Coco and Djokovic and Honey Deuce cocktails and lobster rolls, there’s a long history behind the world-famous event. Ahead,...
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Prospect Park to host Battle of Brooklyn reenactment for borough-wide 250th...
Relive the first and largest battle of the American Revolution this weekend as part of a borough-wide commemoration of the Battle of Brooklyn’s 250th anniversary. Fought in August 1776, just weeks...
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Explore how ‘The Odyssey’ is depicted in art at the Met
If you haven’t been able to snag one of the elusive tickets to see Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey” in IMAX 70-millimeter film at AMC Lincoln Square (join the club), a visit to the...
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MTA is auctioning off MetroCard vending machines
The sturdy steel vending machines with giant buttons and colorful hardware that spit out MetroCards to commuting New Yorkers for 30 years are now a thing of the past, with the ubiquitous rollout of...
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Macy’s giant shopping bag sign is removed, revealing 100-year-old building...
The giant shopping bag sign proclaiming Macy’s Herald Square as “The World’s Largest Store” was removed over the weekend, revealing a 100-year-old building that had been hidden for decades. The...
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Historic Studio 54 theater prepares for $100M renovation
Plans for a major renovation of the historic Studio 54 theater moved forward on Monday. The City Planning Commission certified Roundabout Theatre Company’s application for a special permit to generate...
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A short history of New York City’s foul air shafts
If you think there is nothing worse than renting an apartment with windows and no view, think again. At one point in the city’s history, where one may now enjoy a small sliver of daylight and at least...
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The Flatiron Building is getting a new restaurant from the chefs behind Via...
The celebrated chefs behind some of New York City’s most acclaimed restaurants are opening a new spot in one of the city’s most iconic buildings. James Beard Award-winning duo Rita Sodi and Jody...
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Three buildings linked to New York City’s immigrant history designated as...
Three buildings in New York City with long histories of serving immigrant communities have been designated as individual landmarks. On Tuesday, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to...
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These beautiful NYC civic spaces are now available to rent for events
New York City is home to an abundance of stunning event spaces and venues, but there are a few hidden gems you may not know about. The city’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) on...
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New exhibit celebrates 400 years of NYC history and the people who shaped it
What makes New York City, New York City? That’s one question a new online exhibit from the city’s Department of Records & Information Services (DORIS) explores. Featuring more than 100 items from...
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Historic Hunterfly Road Houses in Weeksville reopen after $4M renovation
Four wood-frame homes built in the 19th century as part of one of the nation’s largest free Black communities before the Civil War have been restored. The Hunterfly Road Houses at the Weeksville...
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New Underground Railroad stop discovered at Merchant’s House Museum in Manhattan
A previously unknown site connected to the Underground Railroad was discovered in Manhattan this week. The Merchant’s House Museum, a well-preserved 19th-century home-turned-museum on East 4th Street...
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Here’s how to tour the abandoned City Hall subway station
You don’t have to be the mayor to tour the abandoned City Hall subway station, but you do have to be a member of the New York Transit Museum. After Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s midnight swearing-in at the...
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Mamdani to use 19th-century Quran from the New York Public Library at...
At his swearing-in ceremony at midnight on New Year’s Eve, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will use a 19th-century Quran from the collections of the New York Public Library. Mamdani, New York City’s first...
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10 ‘secrets’ of Gracie Mansion
Gracie Mansion, the gracious Federal-style mansion that overlooks the East River from Yorkville’s Carl Schurz Park, has been New York’s Mayoral residence since 1942. But the house had a long history...
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