The Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation, or BMT, ran all the below-ground subway and above-ground trolly lines in Brooklyn and parts of Manhattan up until 1940, when the City purchased the BMT along with the other large agencies to create the current MTA.

In this vintage map from 1930, the above-ground (surface) lines are mapped in amazing detail. It's amazing how much of an even spread they got across the borough, much better than the current subway layout.

Fall for NYC by learning which leaves belong to which trees!

October is Filipino-American History Month, which commemorates the first Filipinos who came to America in the late 1500s. For the last half century, Filipinos in New York City have held onto their culture in a Queens neighborhood unofficially known as “Little Manila.” However, locals say it is in danger of disappearing, and they’re campaigning to save it.