Asylums have long captivated historians and urban explorers, serving as haunting reminders of the problematic origins of mental health care. Much like cemeteries, these institutions were used to ...

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Michelle is a freelance journalist who writes articles about real estate, architecture, art, and design. She has also wrote the children's book series "Urban Babies Wear Black" and "You See, I See." ...

Buell Hall is the only reminder of the lost Bloomingdale Asylum and the battle between real estate and mental health in Morningside Heights.

Chocolate has long been associated with love and romance, but did you know it was also believed to have medicinal properties, and that there were debates in the Catholic Church about whether it ...

42nd Street is one of the most popular and frequently visited street in Manhattan. It's home to Broadway and Off-Broadways Theaters, Grand Central Station, the New York Public Library, Bryant Park ...

In addition to its iconic skyline, historic sites, and world class culture and food, New York City is also famous for rats. Rats are particularly notorious in New York City’s subways, but they ...

The hands of artists Karima Sundarji and Sue Hunter have been busy knitting, crocheting, quilting, embroidering, sewing, and cross-stitching to recreate iconic pieces of the New York City subway ...

Mauro Lusardi jokes about writing a book titled “Fifty Years Behind Bars” - a witty nod to his decades in the restaurant business alongside his brother Luigi. The two co-founders of the ...

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Throughout Japan, including Tokyo, there are decorative “design manhole covers” intended to enhance the streetscape, celebrate culture and heritage, increase the visibility of infrastructure ...

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