Learn About the George Washington Bridge's Origin in This Short 34-Second Video

From the very top of One World Trade Center, One World Observatory can see just about everything in New York City. While up on the 102nd floor, you can rent an iPad which has a special app on it containing augmented reality bits of information over the skyline you are seeing, plus these short, informative videos telling you what you are looking at. The One World Explorer app videos are now online, and in this one, learn the origins of the George Washington Bridge in just 34-seconds.

Vintage Photograph Shows Italian Bread Peddlers on Mulberry Street Circa 1900

Italian Bread Peddlers, Mulberry Street, New York City ca. 1900
Italian Bread Peddlers, Mulberry Street, New York City ca. 1900
Photo: LOC

This great vintage photograph shows a few Italian bread peddlers selling loaves on Mulberry Street in Little Italy, circa 1900. Trying to find the present day location of this photograph is difficult as the only identifiable information is the caption, and the P. Avallone on the store behind. Some research shows that P. Avallone was at 71 Mulberry Street, though the building in this shot has been replaced and the street's addressing tweaked slightly over time. A reasonable guess due to the building corner and curved curb would suggest this was snapped on the northwest corner of Mulberry Street and Bayard Street. Here is a Google StreetView of that intersection, and the current building that sits there:

[VIDEO] You Can Eat Gourmet Ants, Crickets, and Beetles at Black Ant in the East Village

Black Ant is a Mexican/Latin food restaurant in the East Village that stands out amongst all other Mexican food restaurants in the area for one big reason: insects. In this video from the New York Post's Foodgod series, watch as host Jonathan Cheban and friend Ksenia Sles head to the restaurant to try some of their unique bug-filled dishes.

“Foodgod” Jonathan Cheban chowed down on ants, worms and crickets at an East Village eatery for the adventurous, The Black Ant. “I'm bugging out! Hurry up!” he yelled at pal Ksenia Sles while the two munched on critters.