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Maurice Hines on the Legacy of the Apollo Theater
The legendary dancer talks about starting his career in Harlem and his upcoming Sammy Davis Jr. project
November 01, 2010 |
By Lucinda Moore
Legends of the Apollo
For more than 75 years, some of the world’s greatest entertainers have performed at the famous Harlem theater
May 10, 2010 |
By Lucinda Moore
The Search for the Guggenheim Treasure
Loot valued at $20 million lies off the coast of Staten Island, and Ken Hayes is on the hunt for the sunken silver bullion
March 05, 2010 |
By Christopher Solomon
Joyce Carol Oates Goes Home Again
The celebrated writer returns to the town of her birth to revisit the places that haunt her memory and her extraordinary fiction
March 2010 |
By Joyce Carol Oates
The World’s Fastest Animal Takes New York
The peregrine falcon, whose salvation began 40 years ago, commands the skies above the Empire State Building
December 10, 2009 |
By Meera Subramanian
Homemade Clothes for Hollywood - Made Movies
Rabbit Goody has been the go-to weaver for historically accurate fabric for the movie industry’s biggest period dramas
December 07, 2009 |
By Rachel Dickinson
Hazel Scott’s Lifetime of High Notes
She began her career as a musical prodigy and ended up breaking down racial barriers in the recording and film industries
October 16, 2009 |
By Karen Chilton
Roller Derby’s Sisterhood
Ithaca’s SufferJets may have ironic skate names and elaborate uniforms, but on the track, it’s all business
October 02, 2009 |
By Rachel Dickinson
Teaching Cops to See
At New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Amy Herman schools police in the fine art of deductive observation
October 2009 |
By Neal Hirschfeld
A Woodstock Moment – 40 Years Later
On a whim, a young duo went to the legendary festival only to be captured in a memorable image by photographer Burk Uzzle
August 2009 |
By Timothy Dumas
Setting Sail on the Hudson River 400 Years Later
Using 17th century techniques, volunteers built a replica of Henry Hudson's vessel in honor of the anniversary of his exploration
June 08, 2009 |
By Wayne A. Hall
Harlem Transformed: the Photos of Camilo José Vergara
For decades, the photographer has documented the physical and cultural changes in Harlem and other American urban communities
June 02, 2009 |
By Jamie Katz
Weegee's Day at the Beach
For the noir photographer Weegee, bathers at Coney Island had another kind of gritty reality
June 2009 |
By Matthew Gurewitsch
Celebrity Portraitist Gerard Malanga
An associate of Andy Warhol, Gerard Malanga reflects on his subjects and his career as a photographer
April 14, 2009 |
By Jeff Campagna
You got a problem with that?
Why do New Yorkers seem rude? A noted critic and essayist has a few ideas
May 2008 |
By Joan Acocella
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Discover one of the country’s oldest winter festivals—Saranac’s Winter Carnival
February 01, 2008 |
By Mariana Gosnell
New York
From its majestic mountains, cities and lakes to pastoral farmlands and impressive vineyards, New York has something for everyone.
November 06, 2007 |
By Smithsonian.com
"It Felt Like a Real Discovery"
Six decades after the death of an unheralded New York City municipal photographer, a researcher stumbles upon his forgotten negatives
September 2007 |
By Carolyn Kleiner Butler
Goodbye My Coney Island?
A new development plan may alter the face of New York's famous amusement park
July 01, 2007 |
By Marina Koestler
