History in New York City

An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.

How a century-old glass factory in Queens became a concert venue and arts center.

The collection is exhibited in a Staten Island building modeled on traditional Himalayan architecture.

This theater opened in 1998, but both the building and the puppeteers who perform there have a distinguished history.

The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.

A small piece of the composer's New York home lives on in the center of Czech culture in Manhattan.

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

Staten Island's original central park is the former home of the city water supply as well as thousands of immigrant graves.

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.

This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.

Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."