History in New York City

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.

A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

The oldest Dutch colonial stone house in New York City is a hidden gem on the border of Brooklyn and Queens.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.