Rising above the Hudson River and just across from newly renovated Clinton Park is one of the newest additions to the NYC skyline: The Mercedes House, a breakthrough design with a zigzag footprint and a silhouette of cascading green roof terraces that allow for unobstructed views of...
The New York Knicks’ rich history includes six of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History: Patrick Ewing, Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Dave DeBusschere, Earl Monroe and Jerry Lucas, but did you know that it can also be linked to Washington Irving and the Dutch settlers? Here...
The World’s Most Famous Arena’s current building is Madison Square Garden’s 4th location in New York City. Did you know that in 2023 it will most likely have to move again? Here are the facts you ought to know: Opened: – Current location opened on February 11, 1968 (scroll...
When it opened in 1903, the Williamsburg Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world with its total length at 7,308 feet (2,227 m). In the 1980’s, it was closed to all traffic for almost 2 months for emergency repairs of extensive damages caused by corrosion. There...
When closed in 1994, Fort Wadsworth had been the longest active military site in the United States. Here are the facts you ought to know: It started in 1663 as the site of a blockhouse (a small, isolated fort in the form of a single building). Situated...
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time of its completion in 1964, surpassing the Golden Gate Bridge by 60 feet. Here are the facts you ought to know: – construction began on August 13, 1959 – bridge opened in two...
Veniero’s Pasticceria & Caffé, opened by Antonio Veniero has been continuously owned and operated by the Veniero family since its founding 1894. According to many accounts, it is the oldest Italian pastry shop in the US. Veniero’s is famous for its traditional and regional Italian confections, including handmade Italian butter cookies,...
Housed in what is believed to be the oldest surviving building in Manhattan, Fraunces Tavern serves colonial style food, including “George Washington’s favorite” pot pie, along with almost 2 dozen craft beers on tap. It also doubles as a museum stocked with Revolution-era collections. Here are the facts...
The Cathedral of St. Patrick (commonly called St. Patrick’s Cathedral) is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church and the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. It is located on the east side of Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets...
Macy’s Herald Square, originally known as the R. H. Macy and Company Store, is the flagship of Macy’s department stores, located on Herald Square in Manhattan, New York City. Here are the facts you ought to know: The building’s 2.2 million square feet (almost 205,000 square meters)...
