As gold prices hit all-time highs, owners of vintage baubles and family heirlooms are scrambling to trade them for dollars.

The diamond industry moved to the West 47th Street area just before World War II. Before that, it had been based at Broadway and Nassau, and Canal and Broadway, Grumet said.

The Diamond District continued to grow through the 1930s and ’40s, as Jewish diamond merchants fleeing the Nazis set up shop on West 47th Street.

Extell expands Diamond District footprint with $74M office deal for 10 West 47th Street.

When I arrived in New York City 20 years ago and started my first job working in the Diamond District on 47th Street, I discovered a strange world that was bustling with energy, hustle and mystery ...

The film brilliantly captures the manic energy of New York City's Diamond District, a bustling commercial stretch on Manhattan's 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue.

The film brilliantly captures the manic energy of New York City’s Diamond District, a bustling commercial stretch on Manhattan’s 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue.

The frenetic street constitutes the city’s third iteration of the Diamond District after previous locations dating to the 18th century, and the current home of the district processes 95 percent of the ...

It's only a block long in the heart of the New York City's theater district and within three blocks of Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall and St. Patrick's Cathedral, but West 47th Street ...

The Diamond District has encompassed several locations in Manhattan since the 18th century, but its 47th Street location has been around since the 1940s, according to the Diamond District Partnership.