The Top 10 Oldest Churches in NYC
Discover the 10 oldest churches in NYC and the roles they played in American history, from the Revolutionary War to rescue efforts of 9/11.
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Tucked in One of NYC’s Largest Parks is a Historical Dutch Windmill
Hidden inside Alley Pond Park, the Douglaston Estate Windmill is a Dutch-style windmill replicated after a much-loved structure that had been saved by local residents.
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The 10 Oldest Broadway Theaters in Times Square, NYC
Manhattan’s Theatre District, an area renowned for high quality entertainment for over a century, is home to some of NYC’s oldest and most iconic theaters.
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Photos: Penn Station Renovation Begins with Modern New Entrances Along 7th Avenue
Over the last few days, we have watched the new entrances start to be built at Penn Station along 7th Avenue. See everything new in store for the train station.
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The Top 10 Secrets of Fort Totten Park in Queens
Dotted with historic buildings and abandoned military structures, Fort Totten Park in Queens has many secrets from the first vehicular tunnel to never-completed batteries.
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Help Save Brooklyn’s Weeksville Heritage Center, Site of One of Largest Free Black Communities Pre-Civil War
The Weeksville Heritage Center in Crown Heights, on the site of one of the largest free-black communities pre-Civil War is raising funds to keep the doors open.
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The Abandoned Substation of the East New York Long Island Railroad Station
In Brooklyn, an abandoned brick building, ivy-coated and in a state of decay, it appears to have been long forgotten next to the Atlantic Av subway station.
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Groundbreaking on the The American Museum of Natural History Wing Begins
Groundbreaking for the American Museum of Natural History’s latest expansion, the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, began today.
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10 Buildings Connected with NYC’s Maritime Past
NYC’s’s maritime past is embedded inside and outside the buildings in lower Manhattan, where the bustling port of New York was once centered. Trace the remnants of maritime history with this guide.
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Explore the challenge of activating NYC’s historic sites in a new mini-documentary about Fort Totten Park in Queens, created by NYC-based artist Aaron Asis.
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On Staten Island, a Landlocked Lighthouse is a Curious Discovery
A landlocked lighthouse in Lighthouse Hill, Staten Island is a curious find amidst a historic neighborhood that feels straight out of colonial New England.
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12 of the Last Remaining Wooden Houses in Manhattan
Wooden houses are rare in Manhattan due to a ban in construction in 1866 but you can still find a few rare and charming wooden houses that have survived!
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