From the record
601 National Register listings published here, 75 of them National Historic Landmarks.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
New York County is the borough of Manhattan. 107 topographic sheets cover 55 settlements here, and 601 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
601 National Register listings published here, 75 of them National Historic Landmarks.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.
![Bird's-eye view, 1900 - [Bird's-eye-view of Manhattan and adjacent districts, New York City]](assets/locview_81694155.jpg)
















Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 35 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 674 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 27 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.



























The thermometers that kept this county's weather, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,182 of them, burning about 400 acres. 67 started naturally and 63 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 769 |
| Smoking | 95 |
| Natural | 67 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 32 |
| Fireworks | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 February 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 January 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 January 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 15 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 15 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 154 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 11 injuries and about $114,481,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 57 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 45 |
| Heavy Rain | 18 |
| Flood | 14 |
| Hail | 12 |
| Lightning | 6 |
| Tornado | 1 |
| High Wind | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2002 | Lightning | Central Park | 1 killed, 1 hurt | A 25 year old man was struck and killed by lightning at 835 pm while watching thunderstorms from the roof of a four-story building located at 365 Broome Street. A 24 year old woman was also injured in the event. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | 1 killed | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | 1 hurt, $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | 1 hurt, $6,000 | A tree limb fell on a car on West 46th Street at 8th Avenue. One person was taken to the hospital with injuries. |
| June 2025 | Lightning | Central Park | 1 hurt | A 15 year old boy was injured by a lightning strike when both him and a tree he was standing under were struck. |
| May 2024 | Lightning | New York | 1 hurt | One person injured when a building on Pine Street near Water Street in Lower Manhattan was struck by lightning. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | New York | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| October 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Central Park | $60,000,000 | Flash flooding resulted in an estimated $60 million in damages across Manhattan, and an estimated $300 million city-wide. This estimate only includes FEMA and SBA fund requests. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Central Park | $54,000,000 | The New York City Subway experienced flooding in many areas of the system and the MTA reported that service was extremely limited due to the flooding. This included reports of flooding at the Inwood-207th Street station (A line), excessive water on the tracks of the 2, 3, and 4 lines between Brooklyn and Manhattan, flooding of the N, R, and W lines in Manhattan and Queens, and major flooding at the 28th Street station on the 1, 2, and 3 lines in Chelsea. Service remained suspended on all but four lines at the start of the Thursday morning (September 2nd) rush. Overall the flooding resulted in an estimated $54 million in damage and repair costs to MTA infrastructure. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $300,000 | The New York City Office of Emergency Management reported a few hundred trees down in Central Park, with the most significant tree damage in Western Central park between 90th and 100th Street. Numerous other trees were also reported down in Manhattan, including several on automobiles. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $40,000 | The roof top blew off a building at 63rd and Broadway. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $20,000 | Tree fell on scaffolding and car. |
| November 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $10,000 | NYPD reported a light pole blown down onto an MTA bus. No injuries. |
| April 2011 | Lightning | Central Park | $10,000 | Lightning struck the top of the building located at 621 West 188th Street, near Wadsworth Avenue in Upper Manhattan. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $10,000 | Dozens of trees were reported down across central Manhattan and Harlem, including Amsterdam Avenue, Riverside Drive, Park Avenue, 2nd Avenue, and the west side of Main Street. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $7,500 | A tree fell on a car along West 78th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $6,000 | Tree down on car on 80th Street between York and 1st Avenue. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | $5,000 | Downed scaffolding at 18th Street and Seventh Avenue. Time estimated by radar. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $4,000 | Downed scaffolding at West 179th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $4,000 | Trees down along the Hudson River Drive at 158th Street. Boat basin area lanes blocked. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | $4,000 | Multiple trees were down. Debris from a construction site also fell at the same location. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | $4,000 | Windows were blown out at the Rector Place and Gateway Plaza. Numerous trees were knocked over. There was damage to the revolving door at The Solaire in River Terrace. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $3,000 | Three trees reported down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | $3,000 | The NYPD reports wires down in Lower Manhattan. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $3,000 | A downed tree was reported blocking two lanes of the southbound side of Henry Hudson Parkway at West 181st Street. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | $3,000 | Numerous trees were reported down along South End Avenue, especially between Albany and Liberty Streets. Eight trees fell into Merchant's River House, damaging the outdoor seating area. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $2,000 | A downed tree resulted in a complete road closure at West 175th St. and Broadway. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $1,500 | A tree was reported down in Central Park and a tree limb down in Riverside Park. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $1,000 | Tree down on Henry Hudson Parkway. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $1,000 | Large limbs down reported by the Central Park Conservancy. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | $1,000 | Tree down at the intersection of 9th Avenue and 45th Street. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $1,000 | A tree down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | $1,000 | Large tree limb down. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Central Park | - | Flooding on George Washington Bridge eastbound near Trans-Manhattan expressway with all lanes blocked to the Harlem River drive. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Central Park | - | Widespread street flooding with water above wheel wells of cars on Dyckman St. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | New York | - | Flooding was reported at the 28th Street subway station on 7th Avenue in Greenwich Village. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Central Park | - | All southbound lanes of the Harlem River Drive were closed due to flooding at West 166th Street in Washington Heights. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | New York | - | Flooding was reported on the eastbound ramp from the center tube of the Lincoln Tunnel to 36th Street in Greenwich Village. All lanes were closed. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | - | A 58 mph wind gust was measured at the Midtown Manhattan New York State mesonet station. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Central Park | - | Water was reported up to the top of a car tire on the corner of Nagle Avenue and Dyckman Street due to flooding in Washington Heights. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Central Park | - | Significant flooding inundated the 157th Street subway station in Washington Heights. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Central Park | - | Harlem River Drive was closed southbound in Washington Heights in the area of Exit 23 due to flooding. |
| November 2021 | Hail | New York | - | Hail of 1.25 inches in diameter was measured in Greenwich Village. |
| November 2021 | Hail | New York | - | Hail of 3/4 inch diameter was measured. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Central Park | - | The 3 train was suspended in both directions due to flooding between Harlem-148th Street and 34th Street-Penn Station in Manhattan. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | New York | - | Barclay Street was closed due to flooding between West Street and Greenwich Street in Tribeca. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Central Park | - | Penny sized hail reported at 100th Street and 2nd Avenue. |
| June 2019 | Hail | New York | - | Hail size of 0.75 inches was reported in Rose Hill section of Manhattan. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph was reported at Battery Park. |
| April 2018 | Flash Flood | Central Park | - | The subway station at 145th Street and Broadway was flooded in Manhattan. |
| April 2018 | Flash Flood | Central Park | - | The northbound lanes of the Henry Hudson Parkway were closed at 178th Street in Washington Heights due to flooding. |
| April 2018 | Flash Flood | Central Park | - | The southbound lanes of the Henry Hudson Parkway were closed at West 96th Street in Bloomingdale due to flooding. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Central Park | - | All lanes blocked on the northbound ramp to the FDR Drive and East 62nd Street in Manhattan due to flooding. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Central Park | - | FDR Drive was closed due to flooding between 61st Street and 96th Street in Manhattan. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | New York | - | Flooding reported on FDR Drive with water up to car bottoms. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Central Park | - | Scaffold Collapse and Flying Debris (Corrugated metal panels) from building under construction on 133rd Street and Broadway. Several injuries reported. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York | - | A large tree branch was reported down, blocking two west bound lanes at 360 West 34th Street. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 13 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Iron | 4 |
| Garnet | 2 |
| Titanium | 2 |
| Beryllium | 2 |
| Zirconium | 1 |
| Gemstone | 1 |
| Molybdenum | 1 |
| Garnet, Gemstone | 1 |
| Zeolites | 1 |
| Garnet, Titanium | 1 |
| Kyanite | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102nd St & 4th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| 155th St & 10th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| 176/178 Sts & 11th Ave Deposit | Titanium, Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| 200th St & 10th Ave Kyanite Deposit | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| 64th St & 10th Ave Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| 69th/70th Sts & 2nd Ave Deposit | Iron, Garnet, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Manhattan Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| 159th St & 11th Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| 180th St & 10th Ave Rutile Deposit | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| 49th St & 1st Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| 2nd St & 4th Ave Siderite Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 55th/56th Sts & 3rd Ave Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 85th/86th Sts, 9th/10th Aves Dep. | Iron | Occurrence |
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
Manhattan · 10280 · On Hudson River · Jersey City quadrangle
40 sheets, 1898 to 1986
Manhattan · 10031 · By Coogan's Bluff · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
No longer a settlement
Manhattan · 10011 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Jersey City quadrangle
40 sheets, 1898 to 1986
Manhattan · 10002 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10037 · Near Mount Morris · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
Manhattan · 10003 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10039 · By Coogan's Bluff · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
Manhattan · 10003 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10003 · Near Belmont Island · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10003 · Near Belmont Island · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10014 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Jersey City quadrangle
40 sheets, 1898 to 1986
Manhattan · 10031 · By Coogan's Bluff · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
Manhattan · 10023 · Near Great Lawn · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
No longer a settlement
Manhattan · 10002 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10002 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10029 · Near Manhattan · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
No longer a settlement
Manhattan · 10026 · Near Great Hill · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
Manhattan · 10012 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10002 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10027 · Near Mount Morris · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
Manhattan · 10027 · Near Great Hill · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
Manhattan · 10007 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Jersey City quadrangle
40 sheets, 1898 to 1986
Manhattan · 10025 · Near Manhattan · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
Manhattan · 10001 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10010 · Near Belmont Island · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10011 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
No longer a settlement
Manhattan · 10024 · Near Great Lawn · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
No longer a settlement
Manhattan · 10012 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10009 · Near Belmont Island · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10035 · Near Mount Morris · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
Manhattan · 10007 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Jersey City quadrangle
40 sheets, 1898 to 1986
Manhattan · 10012 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
Manhattan · 10024 · Near Great Lawn · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
Manhattan · 10033 · Near Long Hill · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
Manhattan · 10012 · On Minetta Brook (historical) · Brooklyn quadrangle
37 sheets, 1889 to 1995
The vanished settlements of New York County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.