The Beat Generation

Riverside Park stretches four miles along the Hudson River, defined by its long, narrow shape and the way it clings to the steep hillside above the water. While much of Manhattan is built on a rigid grid, this park was planned to follow…

The massive complex of brick buildings lining First Avenue between East Twenty-Fifth and East Thirtieth Streets holds a long, haunting history as the city’s primary destination for those labeled mentally ill. In the mid-twentieth century,…

The Washington Square Arch, a towering marble monument designed by Stanford White, marks the northern entrance to this park. While it draws the eye today, the ten acres beneath your feet hold a much older, darker history. Before it became…

Minetta Tavern stands out for its dimly lit interior, where checkered floors meet dark wood paneling and walls covered in framed caricatures. Opened in nineteen thirty-seven, the restaurant takes its name from the vanished Minetta Brook…

Denino’s Greenwich Village at ninety-three MacDougal Street is defined by its deep, narrow interior, where dark wood tables and vintage photographs line the walls. This location is an outpost of a Staten Island institution that dates back…

Eighty-six Bedford Street is marked by an imposing, dark green door adorned with metal grilles and the number eighty-six. This intimate, thirty-five-seat steakhouse operates within the historic space once occupied by the Prohibition-era…