Stories

New York City stories for walks, landmarks, and local context

Short, source-backed reads that explain what you are seeing while you move through the city.

City story

Broadway's Front Door

If you're looking for the heartbeat of the theater district, follow the crowds to Duffy Square. Bounded by Broadway and Seventh Avenue…

1 min

City story

Brooklyn by Choice

Truman Capote once famously wrote, I live in Brooklyn. By choice. Between 1955 and 1965, the author rented a garden apartment at 70 Wi…

1 min

City story

Brooklyn by Choice

At 70 Willow Street in Brooklyn Heights, there's a house built in 1839 that once held a very famous tenant. From 1955 to 1965, author…

1 min

City story

Brooklyn by Choice

Truman Capote once wrote the line, I live in Brooklyn. By choice. He spent ten years living in a garden apartment at 70 Willow Street…

1 min