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Discover the chemistry of what makes the bagels in New York City taste distinctive.
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Time-lapse footage of New York City skyline glowing orange due to Canadian wildfires...
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A look at New York City in the 1980s, showing activity in the Garment District and...
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Reflection on Wall Street.
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A glimpse of Times Square.
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An introduction to the Brooklyn Bridge, its history and construction, and its place...
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The Empire State Building, an Art Deco masterpiece and a New York City landmark.
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The Statue of Liberty as an icon of New York City and the United States of America.
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Overview of the New York Botanical Garden; from the documentary Riches, Rivals...
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Learn how sociopolitical divisions between New York City and upstate New York resulted...
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September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City remembered.
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Excerpt from the documentary Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center...
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Discussion of the High Line park in New York City and scenes from the groundbreaking...
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An overview of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; from the documentary...
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See why the cities of the Northeast are so important.
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Overview of New York City.
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Time-lapse video (2004–14) of the construction of the National September 11 Memorial...
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Watch a time-lapse video of the construction of the towering One World Trade Center...
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While many native species are lost when a natural landscape changes into an urban...
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Time-lapse video of the construction of the New York Yankees' new baseball stadium...
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Time-lapse video (2009–10) of the destruction of Yankee Stadium and the building...
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The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay in front of the New York...
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Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, flanked by the apartment buildings of the...
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Central New York City, depicting the borough of Manhattan southward from Central...
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Waterfowl on Jamaica Bay, Gateway National Wildlife Refuge, New York City.
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Manhattan (c. 1900), detail of a map of New York City from the 10th edition of the...
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The Bronx (c. 1900), detail of a map of New York City from the 10th edition of the...
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Brooklyn (c. 1900), detail of a map of New York City from the 10th edition of the...
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Brooklyn Bridge at night, spanning the East River and connecting Brooklyn to Manhattan...
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Queens (c. 1900), detail of a map of New York City from the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia...
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Staten Island (c. 1900), detail of a map of New York City from the 10th edition of...
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The Flatiron Building (1902), New York, New York, in a 1903 photograph.
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The Chrysler Building in Midtown Manhattan, with the East River and borough of Queens...
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Midtown Manhattan with the Empire State Building (centre), New York City.
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The Empire State Building in the 1930s, New York City.
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The George Washington Bridge, seen from New Jersey looking toward Manhattan, New...
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Castle Garden, oil on canvas by an unknown artist, c. 1850; in the New-York...
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Immigrants in the Registry Room at Ellis Island, Upper New York Bay, c. 1902–13.
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Fuentiduena Chapel at the Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in...
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Engraved map of New Netherland that appeared in the second edition of Adriaen van...
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Map of New York City c. 1900 from the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Smoke and flames erupting from the twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center...
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Men sleeping in the Beacon Light Mission in New York City during the Great Depression.
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Shack, built of loose boards and parts of boxes, in New York City during the Great...
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Breadline in New York City's Bryant Park during the Great Depression.
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Brooklyn Bridge, with a view of New York City, 1898.
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People in New York City celebrating the end of the European phase of World War II,...
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Crowds on Wall Street celebrating the end of World War I, New York City, 1918.
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People strolling along the mall in Central Park, New York City, 1894.
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Chamber of Commerce Building in New York, undated photograph.
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Clam seller in Mulberry Bend, New York City.
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People gathering around newspaper bulletin boards for information about the Titanic's...
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Series of setbacks on the Empire State Building, New York City, designed by Shreve,...
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The Empire State Building towering over a wall of graffiti in New York City.
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Empty streets in Midtown Manhattan, New York, during the global coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)...
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The Flatiron Building, initially known as the Fuller Building, designed by Daniel...
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General Grant National Memorial, New York City.
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German-American Bund parade in New York City, October 30, 1939.
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Gillender Building, New York City.
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Clock atop the main facade of Grand Central Station, New York City.
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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
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New York City's High Line (green area at centre), a project that converted an abandoned...
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The High Line, a park in New York that was converted from an elevated train track,...
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Industrial Workers of the World demonstration, New York City, 1914.
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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers headquarters, New York, N.Y.,...
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J.P. Morgan and Company Building (also called The House of Morgan and The Corner)...
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Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York City.
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Labor Day parade in New York, New York, 1909.
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Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island, Upper New York Bay.
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Madison Square Garden (1891), designed by Stanford White; in the 20th century it...
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Aerial view of Madison Square Garden (centre), New York City.
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The Manhattan Bridge (completed 1909), spanning the East River between Brooklyn and...
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Manhattan Bridge, spanning the East River, New York City.
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Newsstand near an entrance to the elevated train in uptown Manhattan.
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The reading room at the Metropolitan Club, New York City, 1895.
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NAACP parade in New York City, protesting the East St. Louis race riot of 1917.
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Fiorello La Guardia (centre) at the formal raising of the NRA flag outside the New...
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One of the twin memorial pools at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
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The New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City, designed by the Japanese architecture...
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Runners crossing the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during the 2005 New York City Marathon.
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Truck from the 1930s (left) used by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) next...
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Front façade of the New York Stock Exchange, New York City.
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The New York Stock Exchange (right) on Wall Street, New York City.
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Officers of the New York City Police Department and their various means of transportation.
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One World Trade Center (building with spire), New York City.
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Night view of the North Pool of the September 11 Memorial and (centre right) One...
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View of Lower Manhattan with One World Trade Center, New York, New York.
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People celebrating in Times Square, New York City, on V-E Day, May 8, 1945.
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Boat belonging to the Harbor Unit of the New York City Police Department patrolling...
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Women's quarters at the West 47th Street police station in New York City, 1891.
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In New York City during World War I the NAACP led a march protesting brutality against
African...
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Protesters demonstrating against the Vietnam War, New York City, April 27, 1968.
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Two rag collectors on a New York City street, photograph by Alice Austen, 1897.
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Easter crowds on Fifth Avenue outside St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, 1904.
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St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, designed by James Renwick.
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The Trylon and Perisphere sculptures at the New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadows,...
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Seagram Building, New York City, by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson,...
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The Seagram Building (1958), designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson;...
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Hijacked airliner approaching the south tower of the World Trade Center.
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Smoke and flames erupting from the twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center...
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The former Standard Oil Building, Lower Manhattan, New York City, constructed in...
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Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island, Upper New York Bay.
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Detail of the Statue of Liberty, copper and steel sculpture designed by Frédéric-Auguste...
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Temple Emanu-El synagogue, New York City, 1896.
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Sign in front of a New York City theatre, indicating that it would "accept checks...
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Night view of Times Square, New York City.
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Billboards advertising Broadway shows, Times Square, New York City.
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Camel cigarette sign with a man blowing smoke rings, Times Square, New York City,...
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Figure 95: Trinity Church, New York City, by Richard Upjohn, 1839-46.
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Tunnel work on the New York City subway, 1901. It is one of the largest in the world,...
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Upper Fifth Avenue, New York City.
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Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, photographed in 1899.
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Washington Square Arch, New York City.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, designed by Renzo Piano.
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The World Trade Center, designed by Minoru Yamasaki, as it appeared before the September...
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Broadway, New York City, c. 1875.
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La Grange Terrace, La Fayette Place, New York City, an elegant apartment building...
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The routes of the four U.S. planes hijacked during the terrorist attacks of September...
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Graph showing the relationship between per capita petroleum use and urban population...
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Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, New York City. The suspension bridge spans New York Harbor...
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