Most people who walk through Central Park, from tourists to lifelong New Yorkers, have no idea of the history under their feet. In 1825, a 25-year-old African American shoe shiner named Andrew ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In honor of Black History Month, each week, ...

NEW YORK - It looks much like the rest of Central Park. But one section, on the western edge of the green space, is quite different. It was once home to Seneca Village, a vibrant community of free ...

For more than a century, the story of Seneca Village had been largely forgotten. The pre-dominantly African American village was settled in what was a remote and rural area of Manhattan in between ...

Seneca Village was destroyed to pave the way for Central Park but where was it, who lived there and what is the Irish connection? Located from West 82nd to West 85th streets between Seventh and Eighth ...

In February, Central Park Conservancy hosted a month-long series of free tours on Seneca Village in honor of Black History Month. These tours, which were given also to our Untapped New York Insiders ...

Wander the winding paths and open fields of Central Park’s northwestern quadrant— the one closest to Columbia’s campus— and you may come across a discreet kiosk that reads, “Discover Seneca Village.” ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MANHATTAN — To a modern-day visitor, Seneca ...