Fifth Avenue in New York City is one of the main streets of Manhattan: 28 blocks of shops, several world-famous museums, and a stretch of Central Park. It is also the most expensive street in the world for retail rent. Even the Champs-Élysées in Paris look like a budget option in comparison. If you are…
Wollman Rink is an ice skating rink located in the southern part of Central Park in Manhattan, and it happens to be one of the most cinematic places in New York City: behind you are trees and the park, and in front of you are the skyscrapers of Midtown. In winter, both tourists and locals…
Central Park in New York City is a green oasis in the middle of the concrete jungle of Manhattan. Here, New Yorkers can catch their breath after a work week, while tourists can relax between visits to museums and landmarks. However, there is also plenty to see within Central Park itself. Every year, it receives…
One of my favorite photo series. It captures the space shuttle Enterprise flying directly over Manhattan, mounted on a Boeing 747, which was used to transport it to JFK Airport so it could become part of the permanent exhibition at the Intrepid Museum on the New York waterfront. You can spot the museum at around…
The Empire State Building in New York is another symbol of New York that comes to mind, along with the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, and the Brooklyn Bridge. When you see this Art Deco skyscraper in a movie or TV series, you immediately understand — this is New York. And not without reason… When…
Times Square in New York is known all over the world, even by those who have never been to New York. It is at the same time a symbol of the city, an attraction, a living stage, and a chaos of colorful advertising banners. Everyone who comes to New York goes here first to take…
Statue of Liberty in New York is one of the most recognizable symbols in the world and an iconic image of American history. The monument represents democracy and independence — the core values on which the United States was built. Lady Liberty has long served as a guiding beacon for millions of people seeking a…
New York is an extraordinary city — perhaps the only place where people from around 200 different countries can feel at home, even if they don’t speak English. I’m one of those millions, and for a simple reason: just like in my hometown, there’s a statue of Lenin in New York. For the first few…
One of the most remarkable things about museums in the U.S. that I’ve come across is that on museum ships, the guides are often people who once actually served on those very vessels. For example, in the photo is Jean Austin at the Intrepid Museum. During the Cold War, he served on the ship for…
The Staten Island Museum is officially the oldest cultural institution on the island, and the only remaining general-interest museum in all of New York City. That last distinction matters more than it sounds. Most museums specialize — contemporary art, natural history, a single culture or era. The Staten Island Museum does something increasingly rare: it…
