HBO's The Gilded Age is fiction, but informed deeply by history, with several characters that are based on real people ...

Hiking columnist Peter Marteka suggests places to hike or walk along the Connecticut shoreline — which has plenty of private ...

A woman who was brutally attacked on Randall's Island last month​ has opened her eyes and can move her left arm.

I wanted to see old New York, the earliest New York, the Lenni Lenape land of Mannahatta (“island of many hills”), the 1624 ...

A former hot dog mogul and the current owner of a celebrity-favorite restaurant in Manhattan is facing foreclosure at his ...

Alexandra Clancy’s new triplex at Tribeca’s landmark 108 Leonard Street building overlooks sweeping city views from three ...

Once household names, Brooklyn's candy makers numbered nearly 100 around the turn of the 20th century, and today many of their buildings still stand.

Amtrak has proposed expanding into Long Island with a stop in Queens, a move that could reshape intercity travel in northeast ...

Waking up before dawn usually feels like a chore, but there are places where it's absolutely worth it. Their mornings are ...

The transfer of power from the Dutch to the English was more like a strategic merger, historian Russell Shorto contends.

The city is pushing forward with its efforts to find a developer for the next phase of a massive housing complex in Long ...