New York City's skyline is as complex, diverse and changing as the population that inhabits its buildings day in and day out.Transitioning from a more bare landscape in the 1910s to a cosmopolitan model for the rest of the world via the 1930s race for the tallest skyscraper to its devastating destruction of the Twin Towers in the 2001, Lower Manhattan’s ever-evolving skyline reveals much about New York City’s history. Read More...
As the capo of the Lucesse crime family, Paul Vario was not a man you wanted to cross. Wikimedia CommonsLucchese crime family capo Paul Vario.
Brooklyn’s streets held a different kind of allure for Paul Vario. Forget the corner hotdog stands and bustling markets. Vario carved his own path, one paved with whispers, muscle, and the glint of easy money. From a young age, trouble seemed to follow him like a stray dog. Read More...
Turns out the winter sculpture has served more than just aesthetic purposes.Julian Finney/Getty Images
If there’s a white, fluffy layer of snow on the ground, odds are you’re itching to play in it. And if you’re playing in the snow, what else would you do but roll it into a ball? And then another, slightly smaller one. And then a third. Stick on some arms, a face and maybe some accessories, and voila: You’ve become a part of a millennia-long tradition. Read More...
