The African Burial Ground
The African Burial Ground is an excavation site of a burial ground in lower Manhattan.
Big City Book Club
The New York Times monthly book club for readers led by Ginia Bellafante featuring titles related to New York City.
The City Concealed from WNET
The City Concealed is an online video series exploring the unseen corners of New York.
City Lore
An organization dedicated to preserving New York’s cultural heritage through a variety of programs and publications, including “City Play.”
David Rumsey Maps
David Rumsey Maps presents more than 28,000 international historical maps and images online, especially from the Americas with a collection of important New York maps.
The History Box
An attractive resource for historians and genealogists that includes useful directories, with entries for various that pull together articles from elsewhere on the web and present them in one place.
Jill Gill
Jill Gill has been commissioned to paint watercolor-and-ink portraits of the New York homes, gardens and room interiors of, among others, Tina Brown, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Linda Ellerbee, Drue Heinz, Charles Kuralt, Pierre Matisse, Zubin Mehta, Anna Quindlen and Kurt Vonnegut.
Justin’s New York
Through his stimulating and knowledgeable commentary Justin reveals hidden and lesser-known sides of the New York City we know and love
New York Preservation Archive Project
NYPAP aims to protect narratives of historic preservation in New York City
Old Streets of New York
Old Streets of New York is a valuable guide to former street names in Manhattan, with interesting related articles.
Sound Walks
Sound Walks offers sophisticated walking tours of New York City.