Martin Scorsese’s new film, “Gangs of New York,” has positioned the director as the best-known chronicler of the infamous 19th century slum called the Five Points. But 160 years before Scorsese’s ...

Editor’s Note: A version of this post was originally published in 2014. You can view the original post here. By definition, a tenement is a building with multiple tenants, nothing more sinister that ...