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How an abandoned Manhattan freight railroad fought off demolition and became one of New York’s most beloved — and most copied — public spaces. — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Discover the Brooklyn Botanic Garden — 52 acres of Japanese gardens, cherry blossoms, and rose collections that most NYC visitors never find — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

The hidden medical check that greeted every immigrant at Ellis Island and determined their fate — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Staten Island hides botanical gardens, a Tibetan temple, and New York’s finest free harbor view — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Discover the Harlem rent party tradition — how 1920s New Yorkers turned Saturday night house parties into the birthplace of stride piano and jazz — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Discover Jackson Heights in Queens — where South Asian spice markets, Colombian arepas, and Tibetan momos share the most diverse block in New York — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Manhattan’s Chinatown has survived exclusion laws, development pressure, and 150 years of change. Here’s how — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Discover the Shakespeare Garden — Central Park’s best-kept secret, where every plant comes from Shakespeare’s plays and has been growing since 1916 — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.