New York City Articles

With so many famous people actually living in the Big Apple at any given moment, it's hard to tell who is from New York and who isn't. Here is a fairly comprehensive list of famous people either born in or who are from New York in some way.

Midge Ure, who is a very young 66 (and whose given name is James Ure), has led an exemplary career as one of the major point men of British pop music.

We've compiled some fun and little known facts about NYC. You may find several you weren't aware of. They are categorized as Fun, Historical, Broadway and Famous Firsts. Enjoy!

Tucked away along a busy block of Mulberry Street is one of the city’s quiet gems of Italian dining. Paesano's of Little Italy is still making exquisite but simple Italian dishes here the same way they did when the restaurant first opened. Paesano's has been a fixture of Little Italy since 1911 and is the original red sauce Italian restaurant.