From the Empire State Building to the Statue of Liberty, these buildings are the heart and soul of this city.
For 54 years, railroad passengers would enter New York City in a triumphant and stately Pennsylvania Station. In the ’60s, it was razed. Here’s why.
Whether you’re an outdoors enthusiast, a history fiend, or an arts aficionado, there’s a locale for you—and only two hours and change from Boston.
Some fantastic buildings topped off or opened in Boston this year. We want your help in declaring the best of the bunch.
There are no shortage of places and ways to virtually travel back in time and see what New York City looked like in bygone eras, and recently, a glut of Great Depression-era photos were made easily...
Once again, the MTA will roll out some of its special Nostalgia Trains for the New York teams' home openers next week.
These perfectly preserved historic homes once housed financiers, oil tycoons, and U.S. presidents.
Whether you’re an outdoors enthusiast, a history fiend, or an arts aficionado, there’s a locale for you—and only two hours and change from Boston.
In Cambridge, Mass., yesterday, MIT dedicated a new permanent memorial to Sean Collier, the campus police officer ambushed by the Boston Marathon bombers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, on April...
The rise and fall of New York City’s Little Syria and Radio Row
Curbed's Nic Cage Day rolls on with this sweeping map from everyone's favorite treasure hunting movie Indiana Jones National Treasure. Cage plays Benjamin Franklin Gates, a man obsessed with...
The way we use storefronts and malls is changing. Here’s how.
Celebrate the enviable Boston enclave with stops at SoWa, Underground at Ink Block, the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, and elsewhere.
Our best tips for everything from where to sit and eat to the best ways to get there (and back)!
renderings via The Godfrey HotelThe Godfrey Hotel at 505 Washington Street is ushering in a new look to Downtown Crossing. While it's a construction site now, the Oxford Capital Group has some...
New York City is chock full of cultural and historical landmarks, some of which not even the most seasoned New Yorkers have visited. So how is it that tourists, who are in the city for a fraction...
These include some of America’s oldest burial grounds and the resting places of many very famous folks
As the Guggenheim Museum prepares for its 60th anniversary, learn about its iconic NYC building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
There are several points along the 26.219-mile slog for spectators to cheer and to gape at those who got their acts together and competed. Here are some particularly choice ones.
Did you know that Central Park's southeast entrance at 59th Street is dedicated to scholars? Or that the area by Prospect Park's new Lakeside complex was once a parking lot for horse-drawn...
'Twas a time when commercial train travel was It as far as getting around, and out of, the Boston region. Take the snow trains from here to places such as Vermont and Maine. Here's the Boston...
How the planner and the project helped create each other
The e-commerce giant plans to take 425,000 square feet at 111 Harbor Way, which will also bring a new privately owned public space.
The decline of New York City’s subway system isn’t a new thing—and if you go back far enough, you see how the influential city planner was to blame.
The five-story townhouse was previously owned by broker Leslie J. Garfield.
The Statue of Liberty, easily New York's most famous and recognizable structure, sailed through the New York Harbor and arrived in this fair city exactly 130 years ago today. It was a gift to...
Sales at Roman & Williams's green terracotta and bronze Chelsea condo launched just about one month ago, but listings for The Fitzroy just made their way online. And with them comes a first look at...
File this under: Please, God, make it happen. A Utah firm called the Springbox Group is applying for a city permit to lay down a three-lane, 1,000-foot, vinyl water slide on a gently sloping...
Get away from the hustle and bustle of the city at these secluded green spaces
There are no shortage of places and ways to virtually travel back in time and see what New York City looked like in bygone eras, and recently, a glut of Great Depression-era photos were made easily...
The posh boutique building offers just eight luxury apartments.
Welcome to House Calls, a recurring feature in which Curbed tours New Yorkers' lovely, offbeat, or otherwise awesome homes. Think your space should be featured next? Drop us a line. ...
What an awesome way to kick off Pride Week 2015.
America’s oldest public park is headed toward its 400th anniversary in 2034, and Boston wants it to look great.
Consider this your ultimate survival guide to the much-maligned transit hub—find out the best places to eat, where to wait, and what to avoid.
Manhattan’s luxury market has fallen flat, but Brooklyn’s may be on the upswing
For all of its built-up space, New York City is chock-full of parks and gardens that offer at least some reprieve from the concrete jungle. But in a city of 8 million with tourists galore, it's...
Cars will be banned from most park roads starting in June.
Walk Score's out with its ranking of the 10 most walkable large cities in the U.S., and Boston clocks in at No. 3, behind New York and San Francisco. Walk Score gave Boston a 79.5, calling it "a...
The preserved home dates back to the 1840s
By 2020 New York will be home to the Empire State Trail, a 750-mile path that will connect the state’s major attractions.
In the middle of the New York Harbor, where unused, decades-old buildings once stood, four hills are taking shape, sloping up toward the sky and pointing to the Statue of Liberty. The man-made...
