Armed with a tape recorder and open ears, Tony Schwartz turned everyday noise into lasting art. Now, his recordings live on at Smithsonian Folkways, where they continue to inspire new ways of ...

Thousands of people gathered on the High Line on Saturday for Pigeon Fest, inspired by an artist’s sculpture and an appreciation for the city’s most resilient birds.

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the largest repositories of Black history in the country.

Reporter Kevin Sack's new book is a history of Charleston's Emanuel AME Church, the oldest Black congregation in the South, ...

As an heiress and accomplished marketer of Madam C.J. Walker’s Wonderful Hair Grower, A’Lelia Walker hosted rising stars of ...

Visiting the New York Public Library is actually both an iconic NYC experience AND it's an awesome museum. From familiar and ...

As another sweltering New York City summer descends upon us, it can often feel like the best place to be is inside. Inside a ...

The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center celebrates its beginnings, at a moment when Black history is under attack.

Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens and Staten Island are some of the most exciting and affordable parts of New York City.