StoryScapesNYC Journal

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine: The Great...

Christopher Ortenzi

One of the largest cathedrals in the world stands on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, still unfinished after more than a century. This feature explores the architecture, art, and ambition behind...

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine: The Great...

Christopher Ortenzi

One of the largest cathedrals in the world stands on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, still unfinished after more than a century. This feature explores the architecture, art, and ambition behind...

Evacuation Day: New York’s Forgotten Independen...

Christopher Ortenzi

For more than a century, New Yorkers treated November 25 as a second Independence Day. Evacuation Day marked the British withdrawal from Manhattan and the moment the city finally became...

Evacuation Day: New York’s Forgotten Independen...

Christopher Ortenzi

For more than a century, New Yorkers treated November 25 as a second Independence Day. Evacuation Day marked the British withdrawal from Manhattan and the moment the city finally became...

Haunted Greenwich Village: Ghost Stories Behind...

Christopher Ortenzi

Walk through haunted Greenwich Village and discover ghost stories of Mark Twain, Aaron Burr, and The Shadow.

Haunted Greenwich Village: Ghost Stories Behind...

Christopher Ortenzi

Walk through haunted Greenwich Village and discover ghost stories of Mark Twain, Aaron Burr, and The Shadow.