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With its skyscraper height, elaborate Beaux-Arts decorations, iconic pyramidal roof, and its dramatic position straddling Park Avenue, the Helmsley Building turns heads.
The 35-story skyscraper was built between 1927 and 1929 as the headquarters of the New York Central Railroad, the powerful transportation empire founded by Cornelius Vanderbilt. It was the final maj...
Inside St. Bartholomew’s Church, if you look closely, you’ll notice a surprising number of animal depictions. Some shimmer in the golden mosaics designed by Hi...
The glorious Waldorf Astoria on Park Avenue is the second reincarnation of one of New York City’s most legendary hotels. Here is its story.
The Original Waldorf-Astoria: Born of a Family FeudThe original Waldorf-Astoria stood at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, on the site now occupied by the Empire State Building. Its creation was sparked by one of New York’s m...