New York’s largest recorded earthquake struck on September 4, 1944, near Massena in St. Lawrence County. The tremor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each October, Sleepy Hollow welcomes thousands of visitors to Westchester County's very own version of "Halloweentown," thanks to ...

The Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow had stood for more than a century before Washington Irving immortalized it and brought it to the world’s attention in 1820 with his story of The Headless Horseman ...

There’s part of the classic American short story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, where the iconic headless horseman is supernaturally barred from crossing a wooden bridge spanning a stream as he ...

SOUTH TO MANHATTAN. EERIE STONE RELICS IN THE BRONX. A STREET SIGN OFFERS A CLUE. THE AQUEDUCT WAS DESIGNED TO BRING FRESH, DRINKABLE WATER INTO NEW YORK CITY. IT WAS THE WAY TO RESCUE NEW YORK. SARAH ...

JUST RENAME ITSELF SLEEPY HOLLOW TO HONOR WASHINGTON IRVING’S CLASSIC STORY. THE TOWN CONTINUES TO CELEBRATE ALL THINGS IRVING. WE ALL FEEL VERY CONNECTED TO THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW AND THE FACT ...

The enormous popularity of what was once a nonevent owes a lot to Washington Irving and the lower Hudson Valley An 1849 sketch of Ichabod Crane pursued by the Headless Horseman for an edition of ...

Halloween is just around the corner, and if you're looking to visit a place with spooky history, fun activities, and plenty of pumpkin beer, there's a village in the Northeast that should be at the ...