The High Line is a public park built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. It extends from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, between 10th and 12th Avenues. Here are the facts you ought to...
Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse acquired it’s name from H. Swift’s 1942 children’s classic story. The popularity gained by the same book saved it from being dismantled when it became obsolete. Here are the facts you ought to know: Built in: 1889 Height: 40 ft (12 m) Construction:...
Considered by many to be the most magnificent residence in all of New York City, Brooklyn’s Gingerbread House is one of the finest representations inside and out of the Arts and Crafts style still standing in America. Here are the facts you ought to know: – built...
Contrary to popular belief, the Flatiron Building was never the tallest building in the world or even the tallest building in New York. These titles belonged to the slightly older Park Row Building, built in 1899. However, it was the first triangular skyscraper ever constructed and because of...
Eataly is a massive, high-end Italian food market/mall chain comprising a variety of restaurants, food and beverage stations, bakery, and retail items. The New York Times has described it as a “megastore” that “combines elements of a bustling European open market, a Whole-Foods-style supermarket, a high-end...
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 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 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...
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...
