Next month, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will unveil a resized, recolored and simplified edition of the well-known map, its first overhaul in more than a decade. Manhattan will become ...

This short video lays out how the map of Manhattan NYC works, and will get you oriented to the key regions of the city, like lower Manhattan, the Upper East Side, or the Financial District.

New York history buffs are getting a rare chance to view a collection of spectacular maps from 1811 that were the first to show the grid plan for Manhattan. At the request of Manhattan Borough ...

This was no organic evolution: in the early 19th century, a radical new map was proposed to completely transform the island. The idea was to make Manhattan an efficient, global center of commerce.

The map, pictured above (zoomable version here), shows a quaint little settlement with a handful of blocks. Ephemeral New York notes that while Manhattan looks rather charming, it was pretty much ...