New York City
Through Newly Installed 'Portals,' New Yorkers and Dubliners Can Wave, Dance and Inappropriately Gesture to Each Other in Real Time
New art installations connect the two cities through continuous silent video feeds
Happy 400th Birthday to New Amsterdam, the Dutch Settlement That Became New York
In 1624, Dutch settlers arrived in Manhattan. Now, officials are marking the milestone with an honest examination of the past
Pioneering Artist Faith Ringgold Stitched Together Stories of Black Life
The Harlem-born painter, who died this week at age 93, elevated the everyday lives of Black Americans and fought for representation in major museums
The Ellis Island Museum Is Revitalizing the Story of American Immigration
A $100 million renovation will help preserve the history of the millions of immigrants who passed through the island in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Six New York Inmates Successfully Sue to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse
The state's prison agency settled a lawsuit with the incarcerated men, allowing them to watch the eclipse on religious grounds. But for now, the rest of New York's correctional facilities will remain locked down on April 8
The Art World Is Reevaluating Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat's Controversial Partnership
"Untitled," a highlight of the duo's collaboration in the 1980s, could fetch $18 million at auction
How Baseball’s Official Historian Dug Up the Game’s Unknown Origins
A lifelong passion for the national pastime led John Thorn to redefine the sport's relationship with statistics and reveal the truth behind its earliest days
The All-Woman Secret Society That Paved the Way for Modern Feminism
Based in Greenwich Village, Heterodoxy had just one requirement for membership: An applicant must "not be orthodox in her opinion"
36 Famous Authors Co-Wrote a Pandemic Novel. Can You Guess Who Drafted Each Section?
Margaret Atwood, R.L. Stine and John Grisham are among the writers who collaborated on "Fourteen Days," which follows a group of New Yorkers who gather on a Manhattan rooftop to swap stories beginning in March 2020
Flaco, the Famous Owl That Escaped the Central Park Zoo, Dies After Hitting a Building
The Eurasian eagle-owl had been living free in New York City after someone cut the wires on his zoo cage last year
Stolen Chagall Print Recovered Months After Thieves Stuffed It Into a 1996 Honda and Sped Away
Detectives have arrested two suspects involved in the dramatic heist at a New York City gallery
These Photos Capture Every First and Last Subway Stop in New York City
Photographer Rita Nannini traveled across 665 miles of track and snapped some 8,000 images
The Real History Behind 'Feud: Capote vs. the Swans'
Ryan Murphy's new mini-series dramatizes the "In Cold Blood" author's betrayal of an insular group of Manhattan socialites
One of David Hockney's First Pool Paintings Is Going on View for the First Time in 40 Years
"California," which set the stage for the British artist's later poolside pieces, is expected to sell for more than $20 million
Oppenheimer Has a Long History On Screen, Including the Time the Nuclear Physicist Played Himself
Now with 13 Academy Award nominations to its credit, the blockbuster film comes after nearly eight decades of mythologizing the father of the atomic bomb
'Law & Order' Creator Dick Wolf Donates 200 Artworks to the Met
The collection of Baroque and Renaissance pieces includes Vincent van Gogh's first painting of the outdoors
The Met Is Selling This Rare Portrait of George Washington
Artist Gilbert Stuart painted the work after the president sat for him in late 1795
When a Labyrinth of Pneumatic Tubes Shuttled Mail Beneath the Streets of New York City
Powered by compressed air, the system transported millions of letters between 1897 and 1953
Broadway's 'How to Dance in Ohio' Stars Seven Autistic Actors
The musical is loosely based on a 2015 documentary of the same name
Meet the Woman Who Set the Stage for Beyoncé, the Olympics and the Royal Opera House
The award-winning set designer Es Devlin explores the art of creating spectacle
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