Requirements for In-Person Attendance: Until otherwise advised, proof of vaccination in combination with a matching photo ID is required to be presented on site for admission to public programs in compliance with New York City health safety measures. Masks are required for all attendees older than age 2. Visit nyhistory.org/safety to learn more about safety requirements for program attendance.
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Recommended for children ages 3–7.
Imagine going for a stroll through Chinatown – what would you see, smell, and hear? Share your favorite things about Chinatown and Gung hay fat choy! That means “Happy New Year!” in Chinese.
Chinatown by William Low
From the seventeenth century to the twenty-first, through fiction and through fact, hear tales of NYC and the people who made it great.
Support for the Macy's Sunday Story Hour provided by the Macy's Foundation.
Floor plan & visitor information
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
New York, NY 10024
Phone (212) 873-3400
TTY (212) 873-7489
| Monday – Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday – Thursday | 11 am – 5 pm |
| Friday | 11 am – 8 pm |
| Saturday – Sunday | 11 am – 5 pm |
