StoryScapesNYC Journal

Titanic Sites in New York City: The Piers, Park...

Christopher Ortenzi

Most visitors to Little Island walk past a rusted steel arch without a second look. It once marked Pier 54, where Titanic’s survivors arrived in New York. The ship never...

Titanic Sites in New York City: The Piers, Park...

Christopher Ortenzi

Most visitors to Little Island walk past a rusted steel arch without a second look. It once marked Pier 54, where Titanic’s survivors arrived in New York. The ship never...

Irish New York: From The Five Points to St. Pat...

Christopher Ortenzi

In 1850, New York had more Irish-born residents than Dublin. This is the story of how they got here, how they survived, and how they built a city within a...

Irish New York: From The Five Points to St. Pat...

Christopher Ortenzi

In 1850, New York had more Irish-born residents than Dublin. This is the story of how they got here, how they survived, and how they built a city within a...

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.