Places to Visit

On December 31, 1897, Brooklynites held a funeral procession as their city was absorbed into New York. The story of how Brooklyn lost its independence — and why its identity only grew stronger.

In 1983, a Manhattan church became the Limelight — New York’s wildest nightclub. The building is still there, and the story is extraordinary.

New York’s iconic fire escapes were built as a quick fix and were never meant to stay. Here’s the story of how they became part of the city’s identity.

The knish arrived in pushcarts on the Lower East Side over a century ago. Today it is still made by hand in the same corner of Manhattan. Here is its story.

The Bronx was once written off by the world. Here’s the real story of what it kept, what it built, and why the rest of New York is finally catching up.

Every spring, a narrow window between late April and mid-May turns Central Park’s Ramble into one of America’s best birding spots — and the devoted community who knows exactly when to show up.

The Chelsea Hotel on West 23rd Street has housed more legends than any address in America — and it all started with an unusual way to pay rent.

The Bagel Bakers Local 338 controlled every bagel sold in New York City for decades. The story of the union that shaped America’s most iconic breakfast food.

The High Line wasn’t always a garden in the sky. In 1999, New York City wanted to demolish the rusting elevated freight railway above Chelsea. Two strangers at a community meeting said no — and changed the city forever.

The East Village has been reinventing itself for 200 years. Here’s the story of how one New York neighborhood went from ruins to the center of global cool.