New York City
New York Public Library Acquires Archive of Modern Dance Pioneer Martha Graham
The trove includes photographs, scripts, recordings and correspondence
Sample the World's Cuisines With This Cookbook From a Popular New York Market
The Queens Night Market’s new guide brings the international flavors of the city's boroughs into your home
A Tiger in the Bronx Zoo Tested Positive for COVID-19
Nadia, a four-year-old Malayan tiger, is the first known animal to test positive for coronavirus in the United States
Recently Discovered Drawings for the Statue of Liberty Hint at a Last-Minute Change
Sketches from the workshop of French engineer Gustave Eiffel suggest a different plan for Lady Liberty’s upraised arm
After Closure, the Met Opera Offers Free Streaming of Past Performances
Each night, the institution will post an encore showing of an opera from its "Met Live in HD" series
Rats May Be Genetically Adapted to New York Living
Perhaps it was not just a massive slice that made Pizza Rat a true New Yorker
How Horace Greeley Turned Newspapers Legitimate and Saved the Media From Itself
The 19th-century publisher made reform-minded, opinion-driven journalism commercially viable
New York Says Goodbye to Plastic Bags
A statewide ban prohibiting the distribution of single-use plastic bags went into effect on Sunday
From Ballerina Flats to Tutus, Ballet Has Left Its Mark on Fashion
A new exhibition in NYC features high-end couture, historic ballet costumes and modern athletic wear
Duck Ensnared in Plastic Sparks Rescue Mission in Central Park
Rangers and bird enthusiasts are searching for a common merganser that appears to be unable to eat due to plastic debris that has become stuck in its bill
How New York Made Frank Lloyd Wright a Starchitect
The Wisconsin-born architect's buildings helped turn the city he once called an 'inglorious mantrap' into the center of the world
Library of Congress Acquires 100,000 Images by Harlem Photographer Shawn Walker
The African American photographer was a founding member of the Kamoinge Workshop, an art collective launched during the 1960s
When a Women-Led Campaign Made It Illegal to Spit in Public in New York City
While the efficacy of the spitting policy in preventing disease transmission was questionable, it helped usher in an era of modern public health laws
Fire at Museum of Chinese in America Caused Less Damage Than Initially Feared
Around 200 boxes recovered from the building have been deemed "very much salvageable," but they represent only a "fraction" of the museum's collection
New York Public Library Announces Its Most Borrowed Books of All Time
The list, dominated by children's literature, spans 125 years of reading
The History of O. Henry's 'The Gift of the Magi'
The beloved Christmas short story may have been dashed off on deadline but its core message has endured
When the Yankees Got the Larger-Than-Life Babe Ruth
It was a fateful December a century ago, when the Red Sox-Yankees trade launched a dynasty; a Smithsonian curator reflects on the legendary home-run hitter
The Unheralded Influence of Mexico's Muralists
These painters, the focus of a new exhibition at the Whitney, put their own stamp on 20th-century art
New York Is Poised to Require Bird-Friendly Glass on All New Buildings
Each year, up to a billion birds in the United States die from glass collisions
How the New York City Subway Is Preparing for Climate Change
“We’re doing this because climate change is real,” the MTA account wrote on Twitter after a local shared a snapshot of a flooded subway entrance
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