Places to Visit

The legendary Chelsea Hotel housed Dylan Thomas, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Patti Smith. Discover the most creative address in New York history — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Discover why New York bagels taste unlike anything else — the immigrant origins, water debate, and where to find the best — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

Planning New York with kids? This essential guide covers the best family-friendly attractions, neighbourhoods, tips, and things to do in NYC with children.

How New York’s most iconic Italian neighborhood shrank from 40 blocks to just one street — plus get weekly New York stories free in our newsletter.

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.