Despite its hefty $20 ticket price, the museum attracted its highest-ever number of visitors, 3.09 million, during its 2010 fiscal year. "Monet's Water Lilies" was the most popular exhibit. Read more.
Hanging out on the Met steps is a New York tradition, and billionaire David Koch has pledged "at least $10 million" to renovate the fountains outside the museum. Read more.
PHOTO: Opened on May 1st, 1931, the Empire State Building turns 80 this year! Visit our iconic photo gallery, at the link, for amazing images of the building's history! Read more.
PHOTO: Get the view from above in this aerial shot of Rockefeller Plaza and the Ice Rink, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: Check out this great aerial shot of the old RCA building casting its shadow over Rockefeller Center in 1934 after its construction, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: The Vanderbilt family owned an enormous mansion here on 5th Ave and 57th which was torn down in 1927. Click "More Info" to see a historic pic of this gigantic home! Read more.
Completed in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Click "More Info" to see some of our amazing photos of the bridge throughout history! Read more.
PHOTO: Remember the old Penn Station? Click "More Info" to view travelers waiting for trains in 1942. Read more.
See some amazing photos of Lady Liberty throughout NY history on our photo archive website! Read more.
Perhaps no building has symbolized a city and it's skyline as much as the Empire State Building. Click "More Info" to visit our photo gallery for amazing shots of the building throughout history! Read more.
PHOTO: Workers lower framework into place on the top levels of the first World Trade Center during construction in 1970, at the link. Read more.
PHOTO: Comedian Milton Berle seems to be losing his tennis match against some youngsters at the Armory in 1951, at the link! Read more.
PHOTO: Sale of the Empire Statue Building in 1961. Title was transferred from Colonel Henry Crown to the Prudential Insurance Co. Total purchase price was 72 million dollars. Photo at the link! Read more.
