After 21 years on the Great White Way, the "Lion King" will close the curtain on its 9,000th performance this evening. Only two other shows on Broadway history have reached that marker: "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Chicago". The Tony award-winning musical has been seen by more than 100,000,000 and counting, and remains a Broadway favorite.

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 still have some of the highest crime rates in the City, it is true that the area has improved greatly since the 1980s.

Good morning! Wishing you a happy Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 from all of us at Viewing NYC!

Here's what the weather looks like in the City right now.