Visiter New-York

City of New York: Did you know that construction on this bridge began in 1899 and was completed in 1901? It is made of stone and steel.

City of New York: When you’re in the park, be sure to visit the historic Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, used in 1936 by Mayor LaGuardia as a summer office for city government.

City of New York: Brooklyn Cruise Terminal first opened in April 2006 and has won numerous accolades, including “Cruise Terminal of the Year” by Princess Cruise Lines and “Best New Homeport” by PortHole Magazine.

City of New York: Sweeping skyline views and waterfront tranquility draw visitors to this Red Hook retreat all year long, while free kayaking and outdoor films make it a bona fide summer hotspot.

City of New York: Don't miss the Little Red Lighthouse Festival every fall, which offers free tours and other fun activities to celebrate the area.

City of New York: Freshkills Park will be 2,200 acres which will be almost 3 times the size of Central Park and the largest park developed in NYC in over 100 years. The site used to be the world's largest landfill.

City of New York: Did you know? Tweed Courthouse was the first permanent government building erected by New York City after City Hall. It is now the headquarters of the Department of Education.

City of New York: Yankees fan? FDNY firefighters from Engine 68/Ladder 49 would be the first called to an emergency at Yankee Stadium.

City of New York: Did you know ? The boulder seating area was created from remnants of the deconstructed Willis Avenue Bridge.

City of New York: Now this popular kite surfing beach is bigger than ever.

City of New York: Luna Park takes its name from the original Luna Park, which operated at Coney Island from 1903 to 1946.

City of New York: When the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre was built in the early 1900s, it featured a retractable roof to keep theatergoers comfortable.

City of New York: The first phase of improving the East River Waterfront Esplanade was a 2-mile-long, City-owned public open space extending from the Battery Maritime Building to Montgomery Street.

City of New York: The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission designated Grand Central as a historical landmark on August 2, 1967.

City of New York: Demetris Avramopoulos, Mayor of Athens, Greece, presented a replica of the Piraeus Athena (c. 350 BC) for installation in the park as a gift to the City of New York on March 28, 1998.

City of New York: NYC Greenmarket: Located at Rockefeller Center, North Plaza. Open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 7/24/13 - 8/23/13 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

City of New York: St. Ann's is the oldest surviving church in the Bronx, which was built in 1841 on the country estate of entrepreneur Gouverneur Morris Jr., the son of one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution.

City of New York: Did you know? This is the first combined FDNY firehouse and EMS station in New York City.

City of New York: Check out this stretch of living shoreline along the Harlem River! While it's a new feature for New York's waterfront, the building technology used here actually dates back to ancient Egypt.

City of New York: Mayor Bill de Blasio held a roundtable with Staten Islanders at Goodfella's Pizza on January 10, 2014.

City of New York: The 1873 Italianate structure is the earliest known concrete building in NYC. Once part of a 5-acre factory complex that manufactured the product from which it was made: Beton Coignet.

City of New York: Home to the famous BIG Piano Dance Mat, a smaller replica of the in-store piano featured in the Tom Hanks film BIG (1988).

City of New York: In the 1998 remake of Godzilla, Nick and the team discover that Godzilla has made his nest inside Madison Square Garden (MSG).

City of New York: The outside of the 9th Precinct's stationhouse has been used as the setting for several police television series including Kojak, Cagney and Lacey, NYPD Blue, Castle and Person of Interest.

City of New York: Mets fan? The members of the FDNY's Engine 273/Ladder 179 would be the first to respond in an emergency at CitiField.

City of New York: This playground was named to honor EMT Christopher Prescott, who was the 1st NYC EMS worker to die in the line of duty. He was killed by a drunk driver while tending to a patient on June 17, 1994.

City of New York: Opened in 2002, the Audubon Center is housed in the landmarked 1905 Boathouse, an architectural masterpiece based on the design of a 16th-century Venetian Library.

City of New York: Did you know? Before the High Line was built in 1934, freight trains traveled along 10th Avenue, creating such dangerous conditions that the busy thoroughfare became known as “Death Avenue.”

City of New York: In the third installment of the Die Hard series, Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995), McClane drives through the park in a race to get to the bomb at a subway station near Wall Street.

City of New York: One of the filming locations for cult classic American Psycho (2000)

City of New York: For the film Malcolm X, the welcome for Joe Louis and the march from the police station to the hospital after the release of brother Johnson, were filmed on 125th Street by the legendary theater.

City of New York: Runners of the NYC Marathon call the Willis Avenue Bridge "the wall" because it marks the 20 mile mark on the route.

City of New York: Katz's was the site of Meg Ryan's famous "faking it" scene in the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally..., followed by Estelle Reiner's iconic line, "I'll have what she's having".

City of New York: The 91st Street Garden in New York's Riverside Park was the location for the final scene of the movie You've Got Mail (1998) starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

City of New York: One of the filming locations for the film classic Annie Hall (1977)

City of New York: In the opening sequence of the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), the cab drops Holly off at this Tiffany's and she walks home to 167 E. 71st Street, a mile away, in high heels.

City of New York: In the movie Ghostbusters (1984), Columbus Circle is the site where the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man begins his trip towards 55 Central Park West.

City of New York: In the movie The Producers (1968), the scene where Leo agrees to Max’s scheme was shot at the Lincoln Center fountain.

City of New York: In Men in Black (1997), the entrance to Headquarters is actually Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Ventilator Building, just north of Battery Park.

City of New York: One of the filming locations for the film Shaft (2000)

City of New York: The popular children's television show Sesame Street has been taped within Kaufman Astoria Studios since 1992.

City of New York: The movie Requiem for a Dream (2000) was predominately filmed in Coney Island and Brighton Beach.

City of New York: Did you know? This is the oldest precinct house still in use which dates back to 1881.

City of New York: Did you know? The Visitor Center is a former storage area that with little money and the dedicated efforts of the Department of Records staff was renovated to a beautiful exhibition space.

City of New York: Did you know? Part of the simple wooden building dates to 1694. The eastern third of the meeting house is New York City’s oldest structure in continuous use for religious purposes.

City of New York: The 26th Street Viewing Spur is an illuminated steel frame that evokes the advertising billboards that were attached to the High Line after the freight trains stopped running.

City of New York: If you’re headed to the Barclay’s Center, know you’re in good hands. The members of FDNY Engine 219/Ladder 105 would be the first to respond if there was an emergency at the arena.