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NYC stairwell haunting

A shadowy human-shaped figure in a dimly lit stairwell of the Dakota apartment building at night in New York City.

The Ghost of the Dakota Stairwell

February 10, 2026

American Ghost Stories·American Urban Ghost Tales

Even before dusk settles over Manhattan, the Dakota apartment building casts a quiet, imposing presence on its surrounding streets. Tourists admire its architecture, but for those who live inside, there is an awareness of another layer hidden beneath its elegance. It is in the stairwells, away from the hum of elevators and the chatter of hallways, that residents feel a

Parchment-style artwork of the Sun and Moon facing each other in the sky, Cherokee folktale scene.

The Sun and the Moon Are Man and Wife: Cherokee Folktale (United States)

In the ancient days, before the world found its rhythm of day and night, the Sun and the Moon lived together on

Parchment-style illustration of Rip Van Winkle waking on a Catskill Mountains slope, American folktale.

Rip Van Winkle, The Man Who Slept for Twenty Years: American Folktale of Time and Change

At the foot of the misty Catskill Mountains in colonial New York, there once lived a good-natured man named Rip Van Winkle.

Parchment-style illustration of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox in snowy woods, American folktale.

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Strength, Teamwork, and the Power of Legend

Long ago, in the rugged northern forests of America, where towering pines whispered to the wind and the snow stretched farther than

NYC stairwell haunting

The Ghost of the Dakota Stairwell

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The Sun and the Moon Are Man and Wife: Cherokee Folktale (United States)

Rip Van Winkle, The Man Who Slept for Twenty Years: American Folktale of Time and Change

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Strength, Teamwork, and the Power of Legend