The New York Public Library has announced that the Rose Reading Room on 42nd Street is set to reopen in 2016. See photos of the empty room under construction.
Ephemeral New York recently wrote about a former ethnic enclave in 19th-century Soho, where over 20,000 French immigrants lived and worked until the 1890s.
The New York Public Library created a map of photo locations from Roy Colmer's project "Doors, NYC", which featured images of Manhattan doors in 1976.
Though many city dwellers may not realize it, there are numerous nature trails in NYC, perfect for outdoor activities and escaping the city's busyness.
An urban climber from England, James Kingston, climbed the EIffel Tower at night without any harness or support-and without getting into too much trouble.
Read about the history and locales of some of the lesser-known ethnic micro-neighborhoods that help make NYC the melting pot it is today in all five boroughs.
Forrest Myers's art piece "The Gateway To Soho" stands proudly on a wall at 599 Broadway in NYC but has had an unstable history and was the subject of a lawsuit
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The New York Adventure Club will be hosting a behind-the-scenes look at winemaking at Long Island's wine country with visits to Martha Clara Vineyard and others
Szold Place, a tiny overlooked one block street in NYC's East Village named after Jewish reformist Henrietta Szold, but has an interesting backstory.