New York City Things to Do

Remodeled in the Victorian Gothic style by Calvert Vaux and opened in 1898, the National Arts Club supports American artists and has several galleries open to the public. Its members have included many famous painters, sculptor... more

The Harry de Jur Playhouse was built in 1915 and its renovated state-of-the-art acoustics and intimate space (seats 350) has made it a designated national landmark. The Playhouse is home to the Gotham Chamber Opera and has seen... more

Brooklyn's Coney Island, or the more dialectical term of Rabbit Island, exploded in the late 19th and early 20th-century following the introduction of the Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad streetcar line. Since then the area was... more

United States Custom House or Alexander Hamilton Custom House or the National Museum of the American Indian and Federal Bankruptcy Court is located at One Bowling Green. This is New York's most beautiful building with French sc... more

First settled in 1637, this neighborhood has a long and rich history. After the Dutch immigrants of the 17th century and the Jewish immigrants of the 19th century, a wave of American blacks from the south arrived in the 1920s.... more

If you long for some quiet from the Manhattan crowds, then the 1,146 acres of Van Cortlandt Park is made for you. This is the third largest park in New York City, but one of the least well known. It is filled with playgrounds,... more

18 West 11th Street is the place where the Weathermen Townhouse Explosion took place. It is famous for the Brownstones, buildings that have been made with pride and great workmanship. Three blocks from Washington Square Park, t... more

The Stonewall Riots took place at Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village in 1969 near the Sheridan Square, which is predominated by the gay crowd. This was the first time that the gays were reacting to the government persecution of... more

Stone Street is as old as the city itself. It was first developed by the Dutch in the 1600s. The cobblestoned alley has an unassuming look, but it was here that New York had got its first paved street. It has two rows of not ve... more

Patchin Place has a whole lot of red brick row houses that have acted as homes to many famous authors. It is a popular location on the walks of New York City tours. It is now home to psychiatrists. This place was once a part of... more