New York City is the birthplace of the modern tattoo scene. The art form was banned for nearly 40 years, from 1961-1997. We learned about the history of tattooing in New York City at Fineline Tattoo, the oldest tattoo shop in NYC. Producer Sydney Kramer gets inked by Sophie C'est La Vie at Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn.

Ed Koch was Mayor of New York City from 1977 through 1989. In this vintage campaign commercial from 1981, watch as the Mayor proudly states that the South Bronx was "coming back", something people are still saying today.

In 1981 Mayor Ed Koch was running for reelection and used this commercial to show the progress taking place in the South Bronx and promised that the South Bronx was coming back.

While Mott Haven and Port Morris have some of the highest crime in the City, it is true that the area has improved greatly since the 1980s.

Captured in 1896, this incredible vintage film shows you pedestrian and horse cart traffic on Broadway, looking south from Union Square. Here is a Google StreetView of what that same vantage point looks like today: