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Discover the real Williamsburg — three communities sharing the same blocks, two centuries of history, and Brooklyn’s most layered neighborhood. Plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Discover the surprising reason thousands of wooden water towers still crown New York City’s rooftops — and the two families who built almost all of them — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

New York’s most beautiful subway station was sealed in 1945. It’s still there underground, and you can ride the 6 train through it for free — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Explore the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn — where centuries of industrial history, street art, and a thriving creative community come together in just two miles — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Discover the Brooklyn neighborhood where Italian-American families transform every house into a dazzling holiday spectacle each December — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Manhattan’s Chinatown has preserved a China that no longer exists elsewhere — century-old dim sum parlors, ancestral halls, and living traditions — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Discover Central Park’s secret gardens, forgotten follies, and hidden woodland paths that most visitors — and many locals — never find — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Discover DUMBO Brooklyn — the neighborhood whose ugly name became its greatest asset. Explore cobblestone streets, iconic bridge views and waterfront parks. — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

The Staten Island Ferry is free, runs 24/7, and gives you the best views of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan skyline anywhere in New York City — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Explore City Island, the Bronx’s secret fishing village that feels like a New England harbor town — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.