North Bergen Things to Do

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

Joseph Beuys 7000 Oaks is a sculpture project by the German artist Joseph Beuys. The entire block of New York City has basalt stone sculptures installed besides a single tree. This project begun in 1982 and the artists hopes to... more

Brown Building was originally the Asch building which was the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. A fire in 1911 in this factory killed 145 workers all of whom were women or girls, mostly Jewish or Italian. After the fire... more

The Majestic Apartment was built in 1930-31. There are 228 apartments in this 29-floor building. The building was designed originally keeping in mind its new status of that as a hotel, which changed to the depression that hit t... more

The Doyers Street is aptly called The Bloody Angle because of its violent past. This street has a sharp corner and hence the 'Angle'. Many shoot-outs, gang fights, street battles have taken place here. An ideal street, as most... more

Emma Goldman, the rebel and an anarchist lived in New York after migrating from Lithuania. She played a very important part in the political anarchist movement that began during the period of 1903-1913. A small plaque outside h... more

The Big Apple, the nickname is associated with many stories of its origin. A popular story says it was named after the Big Apple Club located at the 135th street & 7th Avenue in Harlem. A jazz club, that played a popular song a... more

Talmadge Studio is located at the address 318 East 48th Street, although the street address does not show it, you can see it written on the license pasted near the garage. It was a parking garage in this building that held the... more