New York is a city of contrasts and conflicts.

Life in the city can be wonderful indeed. But there is more to the city than parades and Sunday brunches.

Explore some of the hidden histories of the city with us. Discover how the city came to be what it is today: a home to millions from all over the world in which some do exceedingly well while others are barely making it.

Behind the walls of fabled New York
There lie many mysteries.
Uncovering them took some work
Behold our Hidden Histories.
From the houses of our Founding Fathers
To the deathbeds of their slaves,
We have found stories that others
Had tried to secure in their graves.
But through our arduous sojourn,
We had one goal in mind:
To leave no stone unturn’
And tell you all we find.

Poem by Andrew Gannon

Image courtesy of Chris Schoenbohm (CC-BY-NC).

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