The city shut down the station in 1945 on New Year's Eve. Eighty years later, it's a symbolic venue choice for the incoming ...

Since 1907, New Yorkers have marked the New Year with the ceremonial dropping of a huge ball in Times Square. Now, a ...

A History of New York City to 1898.” It won the Pulitzer Prize. In 2017 he published the second book in his history of New ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — You may have heard of Beastie Boys Square or Jimi Hendrix Way in New York City, but did you know almost 2,500 streets in the five boroughs are named for a famous or unsung hero in ...

Zohran Mamdani can claim multiple firsts when he becomes New York's mayor Jan. 1.Besides being the first Muslim and first person of South Asian heritage elected to the office, the Democrat also is ...

This article is part of Hyperallergic’s 2025 Pride Month series, spotlighting moments from New York’s LGBTQ+ art history throughout June. The resulting sculpture, “Gay Liberation” (1980), shares many ...

Hellen Obiri made history as the first woman to complete the challenging and emotional 26.2 mile course of the NYC Marathon. Every year, the New York City Marathon feels like a deep, collective exhale ...