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64877) Abandoned Elevator Shaft in New York, NY Last Updated: 3/9/2012

Abandoned Elevator Shaft — 3/9/2012

secret hideout located, potential danger detected

Some curious citizens living on First Street called in to report strange noises coming from the abandoned are... The rest of this description is continued on StrangeUSA.com

62010) African Burial Ground in New York, NY Last Updated: 6/1/2005

African Burial Ground — 6/1/2005

National Monument... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

61989) Governors Island in New York, NY Last Updated: 6/1/2005

Governors Island — 6/1/2005

National Monument... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

61988) Statue of Liberty in New York, NY Last Updated: 6/1/2005

Statue of Liberty — 6/1/2005

National Monument... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

61987) Castle Clinton in New York, NY Last Updated: 6/1/2005

Castle Clinton — 6/1/2005

National Monument... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

61974) Ulysses S. Grant in New York, NY Last Updated: 6/1/2005

Ulysses S. Grant — 6/1/2005

Tomb... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58280) Wollman Rink in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Wollman Rink — 10/14/2007

Apparitions of two young girls skating figure 8s have been reported... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58279) White Horse Tavern in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

White Horse Tavern — 10/14/2007

Dylan Thomas died in New York City after consuming 18 shots of whiskey at the White Horse Tavern in November 1953. His ghost is believed to appear from time to time and rotate his favorite corner table, as Thomas did when he patronized the bar.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58278) Ye Waverly Inn in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Ye Waverly Inn — 10/14/2007

Employees claim to have seen ghostly figures and blame the ghosts for starting fires.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58277) Washington Square Park in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Washington Square Park — 10/14/2007

Used as a hanging ground during the American Revolution, Washington Square Park was also a burial ground and 15,000 bodies remained buried there today.
To hang people, they used the trees that still stand today. After they were done hanging the victims, they would toss them into a mass grave. Later on, this park served as an official cemetery for poor people that didn`t have money or relatives to give them a decent burial.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58276) Washington Square Park in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Washington Square Park — 10/14/2007

Used as a hanging ground during the American Revolution, Washington Square Park was also a burial ground and 15,000 bodies remained buried there today.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58275) Trinity Church in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Trinity Church — 10/14/2007

There`s a tombstone in the graveyard that many people claim to have heard laughter when they pass.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58274) St. Paul`s Chapel Burial Ground in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

St. Paul`s Chapel Burial Ground — 10/14/2007

The burial ground of this Episcopal Church is haunted by the headless ghost of English actor George Frederick Cooke. Cooke died in September 1811 and was buried headless after donating his head to science to pay for doctor`s bills, and his skull was used in numerous productions of Hamlet.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58273) St. Marks-in-the-Bowery Church in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

St. Marks-in-the-Bowery Church — 10/14/2007

The ghost of Peter Stuyvesant, the 17th-century Dutch Governor, is rumored to roam around the chapel. Stuyvesant was buried in a vault under the chapel in 1678.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58272) Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Radio City Music Hall — 10/14/2007

On opening nights, Radio City Music Hall`s builder, S.L. "Roxy" Rothafel, accompanied by a glamorous female companion, have been seen.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58271) The Palace Theatre in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

The Palace Theatre — 10/14/2007

Vaudeville acts dreamed of a chance to "play the Palace" and over 100 ghosts are supposed to haunt the Palace Theatre, including a while gowned cellist playing in the pit, a young girl looking down from the balcony, and Judy Garland, who is sensed near the rear orchestra door built for her. The one ghost you don`t want to run into at the Palace is that of the acrobat who died when he broke his neck there -- legend claims that those who see him will soon die.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58270) One If By Land, Two If By Sea Restaurant in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

One If By Land, Two If By Sea Restaurant — 10/14/2007

The ghost of Aaron Burr, vice president of the United States who is famous for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel, haunts this restaurant located in what was once his carriage house. Many visitors and restaurant employees have observed flying dishes and chairs being pulled out from under patrons. Burr`s daughter, Theodosia Burr Alston, who vanished off the coast of North Carolina en route to visit her father in New York, is also rumored to haunt the carriage house. Female patrons at the bar are rumored to have had their earrings removed by Theodosia.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58269) Old St. Patrick`s Cathedral in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Old St. Patrick`s Cathedral — 10/14/2007

The cemetary of city`s oldest Catholic Church is haunted by Pierre Toussaint, a slave who became a hairdresser in the early 19th century. The ghost of Bishop Dubois, who is buried below the entrance to the cathedral, has been seen frequently in the church.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58268) Old Merchant`s House in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Old Merchant`s House — 10/14/2007

Gertrude Tredwell, the daughter of wealthy merchant Seabury Treadwell, is believed to haunt the home built by her father in 1832 (it is now a museum). She never married and died in an upstairs bedroom in the house in 1933, shortly after the birth of an unwanted baby of which her family strongly disapproved. Gertrude`s ghost is most often spotted in the kitchen, though she`s also been seen in her bedroom, appearing as an elegant, petite woman dressed in mid-19th century style.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58267) New Amsterdam Theatre in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

New Amsterdam Theatre — 10/14/2007

The ghost of Olive Thomas, a Ziegfeld Follies chorus girl who killed herself by overdosing on her alcoholic, womanizing husband`s syphilis medication, has been spotted on stage and in one of the dressing rooms of the theater. She wears her green beaded Follies dress, her beaded headpiece and her sash and holds a blue glass bottle that is supposed to have contained the pills that killed her. Typically, she only appears after audiences have left, though she`s rumored to appear when her contemporaries are in the theater.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58266) Morris-Jumel Mansion in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Morris-Jumel Mansion — 10/14/2007

Built in 1765 as a summer home for British Colonel Roger Morris and his wife, the Morris-Jumel Mansion is the oldest remaining house in Manhattan. Several ghosts are reputed to haunt the mansion: Eliza Jumel, former mistress of the mansion, has been seen wandering the house in a purple dress, rapping on walls and windows
the ghost of a young servant girl who committed suicide by jumping out a window has been seen in the mansion`s servants quarters
and a soldier from the American Revolution, who`s picture hangs on a wall in the mansion, has also been seen.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58265) Manhattan Bistro in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Manhattan Bistro — 10/14/2007

This SoHo building is haunted by a young woman, Elma Sands, who was murdered in December 1799 and dropped in a well which is now in the restaurant`s basement. Sands alleged murderer, Levi Weeks, was never convicted despite strong evidence. Evidence of the ghost`s presence include ashtrays knocked off tables, plates being broken on the floor, and bottles flying off shelves.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58264) Landmark Tavern in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Landmark Tavern — 10/14/2007

Opening in 1868, waiters at the Landmark Tavern believe the restaurant is haunted by an Irish girl and a Confederate soldier.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58263) "The House of Death" in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/15/2007

"The House of Death" — 10/15/2007

This classic brownstone was constructed in the 19th century and is believed to be haunted by the 22 people who have died in the house, as well as Mark Twain. Twain, who lived there from 1900-1901, is rumored to haunt the stairwell of the house. In addition, attorney Joel Steinberg lived in the house in 1987 when he was accused and later convicted of beating his 6-year-old adopted daughter Jessica Steinberg to death... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58262) Empire State Building in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Empire State Building — 10/14/2007

Various sightings have been reported of suicide victims who jumped from the Empire State Building`s observatory.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58261) Ear Inn in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Ear Inn — 10/14/2007

Haunted by Mickey, who was killed when he was hit by a car in front of the Inn, a sailor who lived in the Ear Inn when it was a boarding house.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58260) The Dakota in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

The Dakota — 10/14/2007

In the sixties, the ghost of a young boy/young man was seen by a couple of construction workers at The Dakota. A girl dressed in turn-of-the-century clothing was seen by painters working at the building several years later. John Lennon, who was murdered outside the Dakota in 1980, is also rumored to haunt the area around the undertakers gate. To add to the eerieness, the building was also the setting for Roman Polanski`s Rosemary`s Baby.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58259) Chumley`s in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Chumley`s — 10/14/2007

This West Village speakeasy claims to be visited by former barmistress and owner, Henrietta Chumley, who comes to drink a Manhattan. The former owner also makes her presence known by messing with the restaurant`s jukebox.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58258) Brittany Hotel in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Brittany Hotel — 10/14/2007

Now an NYU dorm, mysterious music, lights and footsteps have been reported. People have also claimed to feel like someone is "watching them".... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58257) Beth Israel Hospital in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Beth Israel Hospital — 10/14/2007

Many people have reported hearing unexplained footsteps, noises, and voices throughout the hospital.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58256) Belasco Theatre in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Belasco Theatre — 10/14/2007

Numerous accounts of haunting at one of New York City`s oldest theaters including sightings of the building`s builder and namesake, David Belasco, who lived in an apartment at the top of the theater before his death in 1931. His ghost is said to interact with actors, offering kudos and handshakes, and many have reported hearing footsteps and the disconnected elevator running. Sightings of the Blue Lady, possibly Belasco`s companion, have been reported numerous times.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58255) Bridge Cafe in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Bridge Cafe — 10/14/2007

The building dates back to 1794, but the Bridge Cafe`s life as a drinking establishment first began in 1847 when it was opened as a porter house, making it New York City`s oldest bar. Just under the Brooklyn Bridge, rumors of ghosts of the pirates who frequented the bar continue... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

58253) Algonquin Hotel in New York, NY Last Updated: 10/14/2007

Algonquin Hotel — 10/14/2007

Many guests at the Algonquin Hotel have claimed to spot members of The Round Table, a group of writers that met at the Algonquin for lunch daily after World War I. Members of The Round Table (who called themselves the Vicious Circle) include Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Franklin Pierce, Robert Sherwood, Harpo Marx, Alexander Woollcott, Herold Ross, George S. Kaufman, Heywood Broun, Marc Connelly and Edna Ferber.
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57804) Nightmare in New York, NY Last Updated: 8/24/2007

Nightmare — 8/24/2007

Nightmare is a commercial haunted house that is open Sept. 28th - Nov. 3rd. Tickets are $25 per person for the haunted house and $30 per person for the haunted house and maze. You can find more info at their website www.hauntedhousenyc.com... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

57796) Blood Manor in New York, NY Last Updated: 8/24/2007

Blood Manor — 8/24/2007

Blood Manor is a commercial haunted house that is open in October. Tickets are $25 per person. You can find more info at their website www.bloodmanor.com... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

57294) callicoon in New york, NY Last Updated: 1/4/2007

callicoon — 1/4/2007

In 1996 I walked outside around 11am (a clearbright day) and looked up over the hill. There was a silver disk shaped
saucer in the sky. It was about 2000 feet above the hill.
When we lived there we saw a lot of things in the sky. Everynight you would watch the stars
move quickly not like a plane then they would stop.
There have been a lot of sightings from neighbors. Two workers at the villa romma said they saw one
ufo land on the golf course and take off. Another one told me that one even went into a pond.
There are a lot of sightings there.
These things seem to move the tv satalite dishes alot too!!!... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

53582) UFO Reports (New York City, NY) in New York, NY Last Updated: 8/27/2006

UFO Reports (New York City, NY) — 8/27/2006

---------------------------Link to original story: http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/051/S51211.html" 7/2/06 18:30
Shape: Other
Duration: 30 seconds
Summary: never imagined it would be this way|
---------------------------Link to original story: http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/050/S50887.html" 6/9/06 23:46
Shape: Sphere
Duration: 12 Seconds
Summary: Ok I usually am very sceptical when it comes to appearances of apparitions, imaginary susperstitions, aliens, ufo`s and things of that|
---------------------------Link to original story: http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/050/S50345.html" 4/29/06 19:30
Shape: Cigar
Duration: 3 minutes
Summary: My brother and I saw 3 objects flying over the 11203 zip code heading east out toward Long Island 2 were flying in tandem a the 3rd wa|
---------------------------Link to original story: http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/050/S50599.html" 4/29/06 19:30
Shape: Cigar
Duration: 10 min
Summary: UPDATE,... The rest of this description is continued on StrangeUSA.com

51412) UFO Reports (New York, NY) in New York, NY Last Updated: 8/27/2006

UFO Reports (New York, NY) — 8/27/2006

---------------------------Link to original story: http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/046/S46797.html" 10/4/05 18:05
Shape: Light
Duration: 20 minutes
Summary: Six bright "stationary" objects over Manhattan / NYC I took a picture|
---------------------------Link to original story: http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/049/S49052.html" 10/2/05 18:00
Shape: Other
Duration: 3 minutes
Summary: Did anyone see a very strange object flying above New York City on October 2, 2005? I have pictures|
---------------------------Link to original story: http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/046/S46643.html" 9/30/05 20:15
Shape: Light
Duration: 15 mins
Summary: UFO Spotted over the New York State Thruway !!|
---------------------------Link to original story: http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/044/S44273.html" 6/5/05 20:30
Shape: Circle
Duration: 20 minutes
Summary: Objects hovered over Brooklyn in one location for more than 20 minutes, viewed by many observe... The rest of this description is continued on StrangeUSA.com

6903) The City College of New York in New York, Ny Last Updated: 10/29/2007

The City College of New York — 10/29/2007

Numerous reports since the 1920s of students seen and recognized by students, and [former] professors years back known to have died in the First World War, haunting one of the former political club lounges in Shepherd Hall. Legend had it that in one particular instance, a math tutor noticed that a student`s clothes seemed somewhat dated for the mid20s and put it in his mind to inquire as to how the young man was making out financially: given it was still a wholly free college with a mostly working class student body. Only later that night did this "absent minded professor" wake up from sleep with a start, scaring his wife in the process [isn`t that always the case?], with the recollection that the young man died in France in 1918. Apparitions dressed in 60`s & 70`s clothes and one ghost in particular is in grunge attire, he always appears "sad looking", is only seen just before or after closing hours.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

6902) New Amsterdam Theatre in New York, Ny Last Updated: 8/27/2006

New Amsterdam Theatre — 8/27/2006

Haunted by a Ziegfeld Follies chorus girl, Olive Thomas, who killed herself. She has been seen on the stage and in one of the dressing rooms by workmen that were doing repairs on the theatre. She holds a blue glass bottle (reportedly that held the poison that killed her).... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

6901) Hotel Des Artistes in New York, Ny Last Updated: 9/24/2007

Hotel Des Artistes — 9/24/2007

People have reported a ghost that likes to touch people.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

6900) One If By Land Two If By Sea in New York, Ny Last Updated: 5/2/2008

One If By Land Two If By Sea — 5/2/2008

Once a carriage house owned and operated by Aaron Burr, the place is apparently running with ghosts. Not the least of which is supposedly Burr`s own beloved daughter Theodosia Burr Alston, who vanished off the coast of North Carolina while on her way to visit her father in New York. Apparitions of Theodosia and various other spirits have actually been seen and several women sitting at the bar have had their earrings popped off by an enamored Theodosia.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

6899) Dakota Apartment Building in New York, Ny Last Updated: 10/2/2007

Dakota Apartment Building — 10/2/2007

This building was designed by architect Henry Hardenberg in the early 1880`s. The movie Rosemarys Baby was filmed from within the building. It`s reported that former Beatle John Lennon has occasionally been seen outside the apartment building where he once lived, and was assassinated.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

6898) Clinton Street Brownstone in New York, Ny Last Updated: 10/29/2007

Clinton Street Brownstone — 10/29/2007

haunted by a young girl who died there.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

6897) Bay Ridge Apartments in New York, Ny Last Updated: 8/27/2006

Bay Ridge Apartments — 8/27/2006

haunted by numerous spirits.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

6878) New York University in New York, Ny Last Updated: 7/9/2006

New York University — 7/9/2006

Brittany Residence Hall, Corner of East 10th and Broadway, Phantom music and lights, people hearing unknown footsteps in the rooms and feeling presences "watching" them. Reports of the basement being rather labyrinth like.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com

6877) Chelsea Hotel in New York, Ny Last Updated: 7/10/2006

Chelsea Hotel — 7/10/2006

The hallways are haunted and it feels like someone is either watching or behind you. This hotel has a bad reputation in the past for drug dealers, addicts, pimps / prostitutes who were murdered or hurt. You can feel the pain and sadness.... To read more about this, and view comments and images Goto StrangeUSA.com