New York’s history is laid out in its streets. Most of those streets are open to the public. But throughout Manhattan, the city’s oldest borough, you can find private streets that were drawn and ...

Geologic map and sections of Manhattan Island, State of New York (1898) (all images via New York Public Library Map Division) One of the more intriguing items is a geologic map of Manhattan from 1898, ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Krissy Oechslin. The following has been edited ...