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Planning map for the New York City grid system. The map shows all of Manhattan, with the streets and parks labeled.
Ongoing

The Greatest Grid

Explore the history of Manhattan’s famous grid of numbered streets and avenues—the largest feat of urban planning in the city's history.
Mayor John Lindsay is cheered by crowds at Flatlands
Ongoing

America's Mayor

Learn about the controversial tenure (1966–1973) and dramatic times of New York's 103rd mayor, John V. Lindsay.
Black and white photograph of Andy Warhol and Candy Darling
October 7, 2016 - March 26, 2017

Gay Gotham

Art & Underground Culture in New York
March 23 - August 12, 2007

Facing Fascism

New York and the Spanish Civil War