The map was drawn by Joseph Colton, who one of the most prominent map publishers in New York City, with a career spanning three decades from the 1830s to the 1850s.

The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long elevated linear park, greenway and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan in New York City.

New York is a city made up of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Most tourist attractions are in Manhattan, with a few scattered across Brooklyn, Queens, and ...

William Bridges’ map of Manhattan, from 1814, shows inklings of the modern city. “Notice the Empire State Building at 34th Street and 5th Avenue,” explain the writers at the Great American Grid.

In response, they established a trading colony, New Amsterdam, at the southern tip of Manhattan island in 1625. Renamed New York when the British took control 40 years later, the city grew ...

V isiting New York City for the first time can feel overwhelming. After all, it's the city that never sleeps, and many visitors feel the need to remain awake 24/7 to squeeze every drop out of ...

As of publication, it includes more than 350 distinct neighborhoods, based on more than 37,000 responses. (The New York Times also contacted all 59 community boards and all 51 City Council members ...

“There are a million ways to slice New York City that are official, but those maps don’t show the reality of how we see it generally,” said Larry Buchanan, a graphics editor and reporter for ...

The map was drawn by Joseph Colton, who one of the most prominent map publishers in New York City, with a career spanning three decades from the 1830s to the 1850s.