Mike Moy says he was a gang member in New York City's Chinatown. He was recruited at his school's gates and then got involved in a gang in the 1970s. Moy claims he was involved in gambling…
New York City considered building a 990 acre airport, covering Manhattan island. Proposed in 1946, the airport would have stretched 144 blocks from 24th to 71st street, and 9th Avenue to the…
Located along FDR Drive in Manhattan, NYC is Waterside Plaza, built on a spit of artificial land. But what many New Yorkers don't realise is that beneath Waterside Plaza are the remains of a…
Restored footage from 1903 of pedestrians walking on the street near the Flatiron building in New York City on a windy day. A man loses his hat in the very windy conditions. Footage frame…
Our friends at Ephemeral New York dug up this vintage postcard from around 1910 which shows Riverside Drive just south of 155th street along with a spooky old house. Here is a peaceful and…
In this video, we'll take a look at some of my favorite photos of Lauren Bacall's Dakota Apartment on the 4th floor of one of the most famous and recognizable buildings in New York City. Not…
Back in 2015, time-lapse photographer Aaron Keigher created this amazing time lapse video featuring modern scenes at iconic New York City locations, all in black and white over a timeless…
Promotional video about the now defunct New York City Transit Police Department. At the time, they were an independent police department but since combined with the NYPD. Produced by the…
The New York Public Library was established in 1895 and quickly housed one of the largest collections in the world. It is currently the second largest collection in the United States, and…
