[VIDEO] Take a Virtual Drive Through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel

Many New Yorkers never step into an automobile, so this video featuring a trip through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel is a unique opportunity to see one of the East River's crossings that you normally don't get to see. Check it out!

Known as the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel until 2012, the Hugh Carey Tunnel links the southern tip of Manhattan with western Brooklyn under the mouth of the East River and Governors Island. The crossing that ultimately opened in 1950 is far different in appearance that what was originally proposed... Also Includes: Gowanus Expressway (Interstate 278) eastboundKnown as the Brooklyn-Bat

Meet Nia Franklin, the Newly Crowned Miss America Hailing From Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Two days after winning, Nia Franklin, who lives in Clinton Hill, says it hasn't quite sunk in yet that she is the new Miss America. Franklin said her two roommates are "super stoked" and both were there in Atlantic City on Sunday night to help her celebrate. She may have grown up in North Carolina, but she says living in Brooklyn gave her an edge in this competition.

Vintage Film Shows Twin Towers and Manhattan From a Small Plane Flying Over the City

YouTuber and pilot RobFuz took this flight on a small prop-plane over Lower Manhattan in 2000, beautifully capturing the Twin Towers and pre-9/11 skyline up close from above. Check it out!

I flew over the NYC Skyline with my friends! This was an amazing journey to fly back and forth the New York City Skyline in a very small plane! Since September 11th you are no longer allowed to do this anymore and I will cherish this adventure for the rest of my life! I hope you enjoy it!