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Historic watercolor illustration of the Erie Canal with a stone bridge, riverside homes, and forested hills in early New York State.

Why New York Became America’s Biggest City: The Erie Canal and a Concrete Breakthrough

By Hunter DeVries

New York didn’t become the biggest city in America just because it had a great harbor or a lucky head start. For a long time, Boston and Philadelphia were the heavyweights, largely because their ports…

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New York City Apartment Building

NYC Apartment Hunting 2025: 12 Tours, Real Prices, and What You Actually Get

By Hunter DeVries

Apartment hunting in New York City is equal parts hope, stress, and whiplash. In this video, Chandler and his wife Lucy tour apartments across the Upper West Side and Brooklyn while trying to upgrade…

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Evening skyline of manhattan bridge in brooklyn, nyc at dusk

How New York City Changed Over the Last 100 Years

By Hunter DeVries

New York City does not change quietly. It reinvents itself in public. Over the last 100 years, the city has reshaped its skyline, rewired its transportation, redefined who lives here, and rebuilt…

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Updated NYC subway station with digital displays and accessibility improvements

Everything New Coming to NYC in 2026

By Hunter DeVries

New York City is constantly evolving, but 2026 represents a particularly concentrated period of transformation across multiple sectors. Large-scale infrastructure projects, real estate developments…

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Antique map of lower Manhattan and the surrounding region, including Brooklyn, Jersey City, and New York Bay, showing the irregular street layout of lower Manhattan in contrast to the planned grid pattern of upper Manhattan.

Why New York City Has One of the Best Urban Designs in the World (Almost)

By Hunter DeVries

New York City is often described as chaotic, overwhelming, or intense — but beneath that energy is one of the most effective urban designs ever created. The city's layout has allowed it to grow into a…

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Black-and-white historic photo of a large Ziegfeld Follies billboard above a New York City theater with vintage cars and pedestrians on the street below.

A Brief History of Broadway — How One Street Changed Entertainment Forever

By Hunter DeVries

Broadway is often described as an industry, a genre, or a destination. But at its core, Broadway is something far stranger and more powerful: a single street that reshaped global culture. Stretching…

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Original Pennsylvania Train Station. Built in 1910 and demolished in 1963.

Why New York Destroyed 3 Iconic Landmarks — And What Stands There Now

By Hunter DeVries

New York is famous for reinvention. But that reinvention has a cost. Architect Michael Wyetzner recently examined three extraordinary buildings that once defined the city skyline — and were ultimately…

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New York Marathon Bridge Fee Dispute

The Insane Logistics Behind the New York City Marathon: How NYC Pulls Off a 26.2-Mile Citywide Shutd

By Hunter DeVries

Every fall, the New York City Marathon turns the largest city in the United States into a moving festival. More than 55,000 runners pour through all five boroughs on a 26.2-mile route, while crowds…

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Wall Street street sign in Lower Manhattan, tied to the history of American finance and the Financial District

New York City’s Most Significant Historical Places

By Hunter DeVries

New York City isn’t just a modern global capital. It’s one of the most historically layered cities on Earth. Revolutions, immigration, finance, culture, civil rights, architecture, and global trade…

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Golden-hour aerial view of Central Park's full expanse of autumn trees and The Lake surrounded by Manhattan skyscrapers, with Lower Manhattan visible in the distance

What’s Below New York’s Central Park?

By Hunter DeVries

Central Park feels like an escape. Birdsong replaces traffic. Trees replace towers. Gravel paths replace asphalt. But Central Park is not sitting on untouched land. It is layered over one of the most…

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