In what was probably considered to be an "Action Film" back in the 1920's, this short video above shows a horsecar plowing through parts of a busy Manhattan, narrowly avoiding pedestrians,…
Happy New Year! Times Square was just as packed last night as it was on December 31st, 1937. It does look a little cold, there doesn't appear to be any entertainment, and they are oddly…
Peter Jingeleski snapped a ton of cool photos of New York City theater marquees and advertisements in the early 1950's. Not much is known about the photographer, but his photographs have…
In 1986, New York City was a dark, disgusting and crime-filled place, full of graffiti, crime and grit. This video features a fascinating peek back in time to the busy 42nd Street Times…
On a recent episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Jon highlights the recent NYPD slowdown. Then, in a segment paid for by the made-up "New Yorkers for a Shittier New York", watch…
One Times Square, the famous building on the south end of Manhattan's Times Square built, was once the home of The New York Times. It was completed in 1904 and the Times stayed there for…
In this video uploaded by professional actor Emmett Fitzsimmons, a 1957 Times Square is presented long before the Disneyfication of recent years, and even a few decades before the crime and…
This is a vintage photograph from an unknown photographer dating back to about 1909. It shows the intersection of Broadway and 42nd St., right at the South end of Times Square. Before 1909,…
Filmmaker and author Stefan Nadelman's father worked for 10 years as a bartender at Times Square's Terminal Bar, often dubbed as the "roughest bar in the City". Stefan's father snapped…
If you are looking for an escape from reality, be sure to check out this 1930’s showbiz-themed, interactive show, Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic. Showcasing at the old Liberty Theater in Times…
