Nicole Saraniero

Secrets of NYC Become a paid member to listen to this article 888 Madison Avenue may look like it was built for a 19th-century railroad tycoon, but it is actually a 21st century construction. Standing at the corner of Madison Avenue and 72nd Street, this Beaux-Arts building opened as a flagship location for Ralph Lauren in 2010. It stands on the same plot as a lost Vanderbilt home and complements an extant Gilded Age mansion right across the street (also a Ralph Lauren store).

Become a paid member to listen to this article For the nation's 250th anniversary, a handful of museums and libraries in New York City are digging into their archives and pulling out some of the most rare and important documents related to the country's founding. Chief among those documents are copies of the Declaration of Independence.

Architecture Become a paid member to listen to this article For nearly 200 years, the Gothic Revival structures of the General Theological Seminary have sat quietly behind an iron fence in the heart of Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. Now, the site's newest tenant, Vanderbilt University, is revitalizing the historic campus, opening it to students and New Yorkers alike.