New York City, actually the correct name is “The City of New York”, was formed in 1898 with the merger of 5 counties- New York County, King...

Steinway Hall, West 57 street Steinway Piano, part 1 can be found here .  Steinway & Sons company was founded in  1853 by German...

Steinway Hall, West 57 st. Steinway has been in business for 160 years. Its pianos have been a status symbol and a must-have luxury in ...

C.O. Bigelow Apothecary   at 414 6th Avenue  is the oldest  apothecary in America. It was founded in New York’s Greenwich Village 1838 by ...

Part 1 of the story is here Bowling Green, the oldest park in New York, is a small green space just above the Staten Island Ferry and Batt...

Manhattan's Bowling Green park , sitting at the very beginning of Broadway, is the first official park in New York. At the early days ...

Hearst Empire. Part 1 Hearst Corporation is one of the largest diversified media companies in the world. The corporation now includes a...

Hearst Empire. Part 2 The Hearst Tower, home for the headquarters of the Hearst Corporation, is located at 300 West 57th Street, near C...