Viewing NYC Archives: May 12, 2015

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Long Island City's Famous Clock Tower Officially Landmarked

by Matt Coneybeare

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Frank Staropoli of the New York City Police Aviation Unit scoured SoHo rooftops in the growing search for Etan Patz, the boy who disappeared on his way to a bus stop on May 25, 1979. Nearly 36 years to the day of the disappearance, a judge declared a mistrial in the case after jurors — who had deliberated for three weeks — could not reach a verdict.

New York Times' Lively Morgue Posts a Vintage Aerial Photograph Over Lower Manhattan

by Matt Coneybeare

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No Your City 2: Episode 8 (Normal Bob Smith)

"No Your City" Introduces Normal Bob Smith, Union Square Documentarian

by Matt Coneybeare

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Newstand #10

Check Out These Gritty 1994 Newstands, a Peek Into an Era Before the Smart Phone

by Matt Coneybeare

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Homeless, Drunk, or Commuting? Early Morning Subway Photo Rouses Lively Debate

by Matt Coneybeare

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