The pristine restoration of this Italianate loft building in Tribeca shows meticulous work by a team of preservation professionals. They succeeded in a minimally invasive scope of work that…
AD joins Robert Garneau of Architecture Workshop PC in Manhattan, NYC, to tour a 1920s apartment brimming with sleek designs and space-saving innovations. “We wanted to maintain its rich…
Madonna has been making headlines and selling out stadiums for decades, but she wasn't always that big. Check out this vintage video of her performing at the Danceteria in Hell's Kitchen…
Wing Heung Noodle Co. is one of the last noodle factories in New York City’s Chinatown. For more than 50 years, Wing Heung has been churning out fresh wheat noodles, dumpling wrappers and…
The history of New York City’s lost City Island monorail is a fascinating chapter in urban planning that illustrates both ambition and failure. In the early 20th century, City Island—located…
This excellent colorized vintage photograph from the early 1900s shows hundreds of curbside stock brokers, well-dressed pedestrians, horse carts and old-time shops. The camera looks north…
In this video, we'll take a look at some of my favorite photos of Lauren Bacall's Dakota Apartment on the 4th floor of one of the most famous and recognizable buildings in New York City. Not…
As one of the oldest sandwich shops in New York City, Defonte’s has been a top destination for Italian American sandwiches for more than 100 years. Originally purchased in 1922 by Nick…
Can you imagine riding down Broadway on a special sidewalk cart? In 1872, a proposal by Alfred Speer would have had the street lined with tracks and carts for the first moving sidewalk. Back…
The Flatiron Building, originally called the Fuller Building, is so symbolic of New York City that it is tough to imagine a time when it wasn't there. But the building for which an entire…
