These city kids had discovered an aquatic world a stone’s throw away from their homes that they’d previously seen as a no-go zone. You can read my full story here.

It’s also the first (extant) map, ever, to show New York harbor. (Remember, Henry Hudson wouldn't make it past the harbor and up the Hudson river for another 80 years.) ...

New York has seen a big bump in humpback whales, which are attracted to the bunker fish drawn to our harbor's cleaner waters. Artie Raslich Paul Sieswerda was supposed to be retired by now. The 77 ...

Anton Thomas, a New Zealander in Melbourne, Australia, has given three years of his life to a hand-drawn map of our planet and its animal inhabitants.

A scaled-down replica of the Statue of Liberty that has retraced the journey made over a century ago by its big sister was erected on Ellis Island in New York Harbor on Thursday.

The Harbor Defense Museum ccupies part of a masonry fort at Fort Hamilton, New York City's only remaining active military base.

Imagine flying home to New York City and landing on a floating airport right in New York Harbor, or catching the Metro-North not underneath the Beaux Arts Grand Central Terminal, but an hourglass-s… ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) --On Dec. 7, 1941, the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by Japan, plunging the U.S. into World War II. A total of 2,400 Americans were killed ...

For a great blend of culture, history, and charming natural beauty, head to this New York vacation destination that is loaded with fulfilling activities.

Every year, the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum commemorates Pearl Harbor Day with a ceremonial wreath laying honoring those who served and lost their lives in the attack.