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Discover the century-long debate over New York’s greatest bagels — from the union bakers of 1907 to the hand-rolled shops still thriving today — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Discover how Romanian Jewish immigrants transformed a pickle barrel tradition into New York’s most iconic deli sandwich — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn was once the second-most visited destination in the US — a Victorian escape that inspired Central Park itself — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Discover the forgotten story of Second Avenue’s Yiddish theater district, where immigrant New York built a theatrical tradition that shaped American acting forever — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Central Park hides a 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk, a Shakespeare garden, a war fort from 1814, and a peace memorial maintained by Naples — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

The real story behind the Brooklyn Bridge — how Emily Warren Roebling kept it going for eleven years and became the first person to cross it — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Every September, Mulberry Street transforms for the Feast of San Gennaro — New York’s biggest Italian street festival, running since 1926 — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Governors Island sits 800 meters from Lower Manhattan, closed to the public for nearly 200 years. Here’s what you’ll find when you finally cross the harbor — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Discover how Woodside, Queens became New York’s most authentically Irish neighborhood — and why generations of Irish immigrants never left — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Discover why every New York City rooftop has a wooden water tower — the 160-year-old engineering secret hiding in plain sight on the Manhattan skyline — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.