New York-style cheesecake bakes up dense and rich. ... One is a light and airy no-bake, the other, a dense, crustless New York style cake. You’ll have to try both to see which you prefer. ...

Remove the cheesecake from the oven and cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until completely chilled and set, at least 3 hours. Remove the sides of the pan.

Remove the cheesecake from the oven and cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until completely chilled and set, at least 3 hours. Remove the sides of the pan.

Cool cheesecake, covered loosely with paper towels, in the water bath in the larger pan for 1 hour on a wire rack. Carefully remove cheesecake from water bath. Remove paper towels and cool 1 hour ...

Their mother, Eileen Avezzano, first moved to New York from Philadelphia at age 18, following a dream of becoming a Rockette. But, alas, she was too short: “At the time,” Ms. Maloney said ...