This is a children’s bookstore (with books in Hebrew, Ukrainian, English, and Russian) and a great place for meetups and engaging lectures. We got lucky: our correspondent attended a talk by Dmitry Popov, a curator at the Roerich Museum in New York. It was incredibly fascinating to immerse ourselves in the world of the entire…
There’s a café that could probably claim the title of having the best view in New York. It’s located on the 64th floor of One World Trade Center. And since it has no competition inside the building, its name is as simple as it gets — CAFÉ. On the one hand, you can only get…
It turns out that for almost ten years in a row New York was naming its children the same way: boys — Liam, and girls — Emma. New York has published its newborn statistics for 2024, and it marks a quiet but symbolic change of an era:Mia is now the leader among girls;Noah is the…
The One Times Square observation deck opened on December 17, 2025, right in the heart of New York City at Times Square itself. You’re not standing on some distant rooftop far above the city. You’re hovering directly over the epicenter, watching the flow of crowds on one of the most pedestrian-heavy squares in the world,…
The photograph shows the new pedestrian zone on Park Avenue, which had just been redesigned in 1923–1924 after the New York Central Railroad tracks were covered with a concrete slab. Before 1913, trains ran along Park Avenue in an open trench — noisy, dangerous, and dirty. After the completion of Grand Central Terminal, the railway…
The Storm King Art Center in New York is more than 500 acres (just over 2 km²) of hills, meadows, and groves transformed into an open-air museum of contemporary art. Founded in the 1960s, it is now considered one of the largest and most influential sculpture parks in the United States. Here you can see…
As of today, New York City is crisp and clear, with temperatures hovering around –1 °C (31 °F) — a reminder that winter is starting to settle in. Below is a guided tour of some of the city’s most distinctive neighborhoods, arranged roughly by borough and vibe — from the shores of Brooklyn and New…
The Center for Jewish History in New York is one of the leading research and cultural institutions dedicated to Jewish history, culture, and the diaspora. It brings together several major Jewish historical, archival, academic, and museum organizations under one roof, creating an extensive archive, library, and museum collection. History The Center opened in October 2000…
New York City isn’t elastic. The truly stylish and conceptual museums can no longer fit within the borders of Manhattan — and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Today’s discovery beyond the island is Magazzino Italian Art. This is one of the most striking and photogenic museums in Upstate New York: a contemporary, minimalist, almost…
The Ukrainian Museum in New York is the largest museum outside Ukraine dedicated to preserving, studying, and presenting the artistic, cultural, and socio-historical heritage of the Ukrainian people. History The museum was founded in 1976 at the initiative of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA). In 2005, the museum moved into a new…
