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Photos: NYC’s Supersonic Concorde Jet Returns to the Intrepid via Hudson River Barge
Watch as the record-setting supersonic Concorde jet returns home to the Intrepid Museum via barge and crane at Pier 86!
Titanic Memorial Lighthouse to Be Restored in NYC
The Titanic Memorial Lighthouse could use a little freshening up. The landlocked lighthouse at the corner of Fulton and Pearl
A New Face for Formerly Headless “Fame” Statue is Unveiled in the Bronx
No one knows what “Fame” really looked like. The allegorical female figure that once stood on the granite pedestal of
Prospect Park’s Concert Grove Pavilion is Colorfully Restored
After more than seven years spent closed-off to the public, Prospect Park’s Concert Grove Pavilion is open once again.
How Historic Paintwork was Saved at the Eldridge Street Synagogue
After more than thirty years of neglect, the once majestic sanctuary of the Eldridge Street Synagogue sat empty and covered
Top 10 Secrets of the Tenement Museum
A Russian fortune teller, a German saloon owner, and an Irish family of ten are just a few former residents
Join a Behind-the-Scenes Virtual Tour of the Tenement Museum
How do you turn a five-floor walk-up that is mostly in ruins into a museum? Preserve it as it was
Zion Park War Memorial Gets Cleaned Up in Brooklyn
Over the past two years, Zion Triangle Plaza has undergone an extensive renovation and expansion. The odd-shaped plot of land
New Designs Revealed for Children’s Museum of Manhattan
After receiving unanimous approval by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, plans for the new Children’s Museum of Manhattan inside the
Photos: The Stunningly Restored Surrogate’s Courthouse Skylight
Above the grandiose marble atrium of the Surrogate’s Courthouse in Lower Manhattan there hangs a 40-foot by 60-foot skylight.
Prospect Park’s Endale Arch Magnificently Restored
Visitors to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park can now see striking original details of one of the park’s oldest structures,
Groundbreaking Begins on Restoration of New York State Pavilion in Queens
The future of the New York State Pavilion, an abandoned remnant of the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona