- Abandoned Subway Stations
 - Complete inventory of existing underground stations in the metro area which are not in use. - American Experience: New York Underground
- Interactive Web companion to the WGBH/PBS series programme on the construction of the New York City subway.
- American Experience: New York: A Documentary Film
- Features an extensive introduction to the making of the six-part film, a 3D virtual trip around New York City using QTVR panoramas, a multimedia quiz game on New York history, and more.
- American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Map of Manhattan
- Features a 1639 map which is the earliest portrayal of Manhattan and its environs.
- Behind the Brass Door
- Multimedia exploration of the three stages in The New York Times' printing history, to celebrate the closing of the Times Square presses.
- Birth of New York, The
- Considers the origins of New York City. Includes such people as Willem Usselinx, Henri Hudson, and Jessé de Forest.
- Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit
- Provides a history, routing schedule, car roster, annual reports, and photos for the transit service of the 1920s.
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Archdiocese of New York
- Offers history.
- Celluloid Skyline
- Exploration of New York City and the movies. Based on the book by James Sanders.
- City Hall Park, 1899
- History of the Newsboys Strike of 1899, told from the newsies point of view.
- City Legacy
- A new publication about old New York.
- Dot City - Dorothy Parker's New York
- Photo gallery and walking tour of Dorothy Parker's Manhattan homes, hangouts, and haunts. From The Dorothy Parker Society of New York.
- Early Maps of Long Island
- Offers several 17th century maps which illuminate how Europeans came to understand Long Island.
- Five Points (5)
- Explore Five Points, the notorious 19th century slum area of Manhattan, New York City through sites featuring archaeological artifacts and photos, history, maps, newspaper clippings, as well as the portrayal of the district in Martin Scorsese's movie, Gangs of New York.
- Fraunces Tavern Museum@
- Find sites for Fraunces Tavern Museum and its restaurant where George Washington spent the last days as the General. Sites feature the museum, fieldtrip details, and the renowned restaurant designed by William Mersereau, located at Manhattan, New York City.
- Governors Island (1)
- Grand Central Terminal@
- Explore Grand Central Terminal (GCT), the subway station in Manhattan, New York City with sites featuring history, renovations, terminal's restaurants, tours, train schedules, trivia, and the large image projections on the east balcony of the GCT which has stood sentinel to the 20th century.
- Harlem (15)
- Explore Harlem, the African American neighbourhood of Manhattan which grew into a cultural and business centre, through sites with exhibits and article about the community's revival. Also find sites for Harlem Renaissance and the Collyer brothers' deaths.
- KODAK e-Magazine: The Kodak Colorama
- Described as "the world's largest photograph," this showcases the 18 x 60 foot projected images that graced the east balcony of New York's Grand Central Station for 40 years.
- Labor Arts
- Working to gather and display the cultural and artistic history of the labour movement and working people.
- LaGuardia and Wagner Archives
- Repository for 20th century New York City political and social history covering the mayoralties of LaGuardia, Wagner, Beame, Koch, and more.
- Lower East Side Tenement Museum
- Preserved tenement building designated as a National Historic Site.
- Max's Kansas City
- Oral history about this restaurant/club/bar that served as a watering hold in the 1960-70's for artists, musicians and writers. Includes photos, sound files, chat and a message board.
- Medieval New York Guide
- From gargoyles to bodies of dead saints to over 15 cathedrals, New York is a medieval city. Compiled and illustrated by Fordham students.
- Moving Uptown: Nineteenth-century Views of Manhattan
- Online exhibit from The New York Public Library.
- Myths of the Underground
- Have any alligators ever been found in the sewars of NY? This is the place to find out.
- New York City Subway Historical Maps
- Offers New York City subway maps from 1880 to the present, sorted by decade.
- New York Freedom Trail
- Virtual tour of important sites connected with the Revolutionary War and the struggle for American liberty.
- New York Marble Cemetery
- Established in 1830 and sometimes called the Second Avenue Cemetery. Site includes history and vault owners.
- NYC Roads: Maps and History
- Historical maps of the New York metro's roads and highways. From 1928, through the many changes of the 1960s, to the 1990s.
- Pennsylvania Station@
- Seneca Village
- Existed from 1825 through 1857 and was Manhattan's first significant community of African American property owners. Presently, this area is part of Central Park.
- South Street Seaport Museum
- Contains square-rigged tall ships, schooners and maritime exhibits and galleries. Provides maritime history, entertainment and education.
- Studio 54@
- Explore Studio 54, the 1970s New York disco through sites offering history, cultural impact, information about its patrons and performers, as well as audio files of hit songs from the disco era.
- Tale of Three Cities
- National Geographic project explores two millennia of urban life in pictures and text: focusing on Alexandria, Egypt in 1 A.D.; Cordoba, Spain in 1000 A.D., and New York City in the year 2000.
- Tammany Hall (9)
- Find sites for Tammany Hall, the political machine that ran the New York City politics and reforms from 1854 to 1934. Sites offer history, speeches, and the major players of the social and political club which established the Irish link in American politics.
- Taxi Dreams: History
- Traces the history of taxis and cabbies in New York City. From PBS.
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
- Today the period rooms of the house are restored to reflect their appearance between 1865 and 1872, with 40 percent of the furnishings from the original house.
- Triangle Shirtwaist Fire@
- Learn about Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, the 1911 factory fire in New York City which killed many women garment workers through sites with history, images, and background info about the industrial disaster which offset legislation for improved factory safety standards in the U.S.
- Upper West Side Story
- Trivia questions about the history of the neighbourhood. By Peter Salwen.
- WTC and Lower Manhattan: Past and Future
- From The Lewis Mumford Centre at the University of Albany. Presents a history of the construction, use, and destruction of the World Trade Centre in New York.
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