Cityscape

New York City's museum mile runs along Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 104th Streets in Manhattan.  Along the mile you'll find widely recognized museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim, but have you ever heard of the International Paper Museum in New York City?  On this week's Cityscape, we're paying a visit to some "off the beaten path" museums in the Big Apple.

Leonard Bernstein is recognized as one of the greatest musical minds of all time.  During his illustrious career, he composed the music for West Side Story and Candide.  But, perhaps he’s best known as the longtime music director of the New York Philharmonic.  His distinctive style of conducting was unmistakable.  Bernstein died in 1990 at the age of 72.  A new book gives us a peek inside the world of this remarkable maestro.  Our guest is performing arts photographer Steve Sherman.  Sherman's book is called Leonard Bernstein at Work – His Final Years 1984 – 1990.

For some people New Year's Day is all about tradition, like eating a particular meal for good luck.  On this week's Cityscape, we're delving into New Year's traditions in New York City, including a birding expedition in Central Park, the Coney Island Polar Bear Club's New Year's Day plunge and a poetry reading marathon on Manhattan's Lower East Side. 

This week Cityscape unwraps several segments for Christmas, including words and music from the New York Holiday Singers and an interview with the author and illustrator of a children's book called The Twelve Days of Christmas in New York City.

Tuesday marks the first day of winter.  New York City can get pretty cold this time of year.  You might say "as cold as stone," which, not so coincidentally, is the theme of this week's Citsycape.  Today we're taking a closer look at stone architecture in the Big Apple. 

For some, a dive bar invokes images of decaying, money-losing watering holes for nasty old drunks. For others, a dive bar is a hip spot where there's glamour in the grit.  On this week's Cityscape, we explore New York City's diviest dive bars.  Plus, how the rock band Van Halen brought a Bronx mom and one of her kids closer together.

This Wednesday marks the 30th anniversary of the day John Lennon was shot outside The Dakota on Manhattan’s West Side.  He was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital a short time later.  On this week's Cityscape, we talk with the author of a new book that goes into great detail about the events of that day.  Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch also joins us to share his recollections of December 8, 1980.

New York City is full of unique stories and surprising facts.  On this week's Cityscape, we will learn the answer to the question -- "when did the Statue of Liberty turn green?" -- and uncover a whole bunch of other interesting facts about the Big Apple.

The bridges of New York City are not simply a way to get from one place to another – they’re a part of the city’s history and culture and sometimes a source of inspiration. On this week's Cityscape, we're exploring the city's bridges from different vantage points.

Home can be difficult to define.  For some people it’s a physical place, but for others it’s simply a feeling.  It’s not about brick and mortar, but the comfort of family and friends that defines home. On this week's Cityscape, we're exploring what "home" feels like in New York City.