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Did you know? On this day in 1927, The Holland Tunnel originally opened. It was the world’s first underwater tunnel designed for cars, connecting Lower Manhattan to Jersey City.

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This week, we’ve tracked down some of the best hidden gems in the city to try this fall:

At its SoHo Estiatorio on Thompson Street, Piccola Cucina feels like a quick trip to Sicily. The space is small, but it bursts with energy, the smell of garlic, the clinking of wine glasses, and waiters calling out in Italian.

Start with the duetto di bruschette and fritto misto. Then, I will let you in on a secret—ask for the off-menu highlight: the lobster pasta. You’ll get a rich, flavorful dish topped with half a lobster for under $40.

Expect a little chaos. The tables are practically touching. But the food, service, and value for money are what makes Piccola Cucina stand out.

Broadway Was Here Before New York
Broadway, the city’s most famous street, actually predates New York itself. Long before the Dutch arrived, the Native American Lenape people used this same path as a trade route running the length of Manhattan. When the Dutch settled in the 1600s, they simply paved over it—calling it De Heere Straat (“the Gentlemen’s Street”).

Because it ignored the later grid plan of 1811, Broadway cuts diagonally across the island, creating some of the city’s most iconic intersections—Times Square, Madison Square, Union Square.

Nikola Tesla

Inventor Nikola Tesla made New York City his home base for nearly 60 years, and much of the modern world still runs on what he built here. From his South Fifth Avenue laboratory in the 1890s, Tesla developed the alternating current system that powers the city’s lights, trains, and skyscrapers. He lived for decades in Manhattan hotels—the Waldorf-Astoria, the Hotel Pennsylvania, and finally the New Yorker—where he continued working on wireless power, radio, and even early versions of radar.

By the end of his life, Tesla was nearly penniless, feeding pigeons in Bryant Park and dreaming of new inventions. Yet his ideas shaped the entire electrical age. A statue of Tesla now stands near Niagara Falls, where his AC system first lit up the grid that powered New York.

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