From Times Square to the World

Discover NYC’s groundbreaking history and culture—all right from Times Square.

Hop on the subway at Times Square and travel through stories that have shaped the City—and the globe. From Times Square to the World is a film series that's part of Founded By NYC, which celebrates New York City’s 400th anniversary in 2025 and the nation’s 250th in 2026. Each episode follows New Yorkers as they explore the five boroughs, uncovering the groundbreaking cultural movements, creative cuisines and revolutionary ideas that make NYC unlike anywhere else. Every ride reveals something extraordinary. Watch all the episodes below, and use them as inspiration for your own travel itineraries.

WATCH THE SERIES

View full episodes of From Times Square to the World in the playlist below, featuring local hosts exploring stories from across the five boroughs.

PLAN YOUR TRIP

Retrace the itineraries from each episode and discover NYC through the City's fascinating cultural histories, incredible cuisines, landmark social movements and more.

The image shows the entrance of the National Museum of the American Indian. It features grand steps, ornate statues on either side, and a large red banner above the entrance. Leafy trees and a classic lamppost frame the scene.
Museums & GalleriesLower Manhattan

National Museum of the American Indian

Part of the Smithsonian, the NMAI displays exhibitions on Native cultures of the western hemisphere.

Attractions & Tours
St. George

Staten Island Ferry

The ferry is an attraction unto itself. For no charge, visitors can take a 25-minute to Staten Island.

Restaurants
St. George

Enoteca Maria

Many of the restaurant’s chefs are authentic Italian "nonnas."

Bronx Beer Hall, beer
Nightlife
Belmont

The Bronx Beer Hall

In historic Arthur Avenue Retail Market, Bronx Beer Hall offers a selection of local craft beers and food.

Shopping
Belmont

Arthur Avenue Retail Market

This Bronx market specializes in all things Italian.

People at Christopher Street Tours in Manhattan
Attractions & Tours
New York City

Christopher Street Tours

This LGBTQ+-owned and -operated walking tour company is inspired by the deep history and invigorating stories of the LGBTQ+ community in NYC and across the globe.

Attractions & Tours
Times Square/Theatre District

On Location Tours

With On Location Tours, see sites from popular films set in NYC—including Ghostbusters.

Like A Local Tours sunset
Attractions & Tours
Williamsburg

Like A Local Tours

Like A Local presents insider experiences, and every guide is a working actor.

Shopping
Garment District

The Drama Book Shop

In business for nearly 100 years, this shop near the Theatre District specializes in all things printed for the film or theater lover—from librettos, plays and screenplays, to works on theater craft, dramatic techniques and biographies of film and theater’s greats.

Hamilton Key Art
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Broadway
Times Square/Theatre District

Hamilton

Winner of the 2016 Tony Award for Best Musical and the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama, this hip-hop musical about founding father Alexander Hamilton chronicles his complicated life.

Broadway & Performing Arts
East Village

The Public Theater

This famous venue presents new and provocative plays year-round.

Museum of Moving Image interior
Museums & Galleries
Astoria

Museum of the Moving Image

Witness the art, technology and social impact of film, television and digital media at this Queens institution.

Performing Arts
East Village

Nuyorican Poets Café

This landmark for established performers and up-and-comers began as a poetry salon in the living room of writer Miguel Algarin in 1973.

Delmonico’s Burger and Fries
Restaurants
Lower Manhattan

Delmonico's

The classic NYC steakhouse, in business since 1837, is where eggs Benedict and baked Alaska were said to be invented.

Courtesy, Great Jones Distilling Co.
Attractions & Tours
Noho

Great Jones Distilling Co.

Great Jones Distilling Co. is Manhattan's first legal whiskey distillery since Prohibition.

Bowl of noodles topped with chopped peanuts, green onions, and sautéed vegetables, with other bowls of food blurred in the background on a wooden surface.
Restaurants
East Williamsburg

Win Son

Tasty and abundant Taiwanese street food in Brooklyn.

MORE TO EXPLORE

Short films. Big stories. Watch more bite-size episodes from Founded By NYC—celebrating innovation, community and culture across the five boroughs.

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Founded By NYC

Learn about the City's past and how to experience milestones in its history today.