Michelle Young

The Lost Sport of Ice Baseball That Originated in Brooklyn

Washington Park Skating Pond and Old Stone House. Image from The Old Stone House. We all know Brooklyn’s connection

The Top 10 Secrets of the Bialystoker Synagogue in NYC

One of Untapped New York’s exclusive tours is a visited inside the normally off-limits Bialystoker Synagogue on the Lower

NYC Street Scene Made of Papier Mâché Part of Federal Hall Exhibit Portal

A Visionary Plan for a Submerged Aquarium in NYC's East River

What if there was a submerged aquarium off the Long Island City waterfront in Queens? The organization Arch Out Loud

Pop-Up Robert Moses Exhibit about LOMEX Opens on Lower East Side

As part of Lower East Side History Month, a condensed pop-up version of the exhibit about the never-built Lower Manhattan

Discover 40,000 Historical NYC Photos with OldNYC iPhone App from NYPL

If you were a big fan of the New York Public Library initiative, OldNYC (who doesn’t love the geolocation

Formerly Off-Limits Hallett Sanctuary in Central Park Opens to Public More Regularly

The Hallett Nature Sanctuary was once one of the best kept secrets of the immensely popular landmark, Central Park. Located

The Top 10 Secrets of the American Irish Historical Society on NYC's 5th Avenue

The American Irish Historical Society (AIHS) is housed in a magnificent Gilded Age townhouse on Fifth Avenue, across from the

Photos from the 2016 America's Cup in NYC Harbor

After difficult sailing conditions on Saturday, Sunday turned out to be a spectacular day for the 2016 America’s Cup

Photos from Duke Riley's Fly By Night Pigeon Project at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

In one of the more anticipated public art installations this summer, Duke Riley’s Fly by Night launched this past

The Top 12 Historical Secrets of the Gowanus Canal

1. No One Really Knows the Origin of the Word Gowanus Map of Brooklyn in 1766, showing what was then

The Abandoned Buildings at Sea View Hospital on Staten Island

We’ve previously taken you inside the abandoned tunnels and the old Children’s Hospital within Sea View Hospital on