The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…
This iconic New York photograph, captured by the late photographer Paul Himmel, features a pensive man looking out off the Brooklyn Bridge towards lower Manhattan. This photo is just one of…
Though kind of macabre, to celebrate the end of World War I in 1918, this massive pyramid was constructed near Grand Central Terminal using the helmets of captured and killed German…
On the morning of December 7th, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the U.S. Naval Military base at Pearl Harbor. On December 8th, the day after, President Franklin D. Roosevelt…
Though incorrectly identifying Grand Central Terminal as Grand Central Station (the post office next door), TIME's Travel & Leisure site recently found some great vintage photographs…
This amazing cartoon map pretty much sums up how I see the City today, 45 years after it was originally drawn. Everything to the North of Westchester is Canada, everything South of Staten…
New York City Hall was built in 1811, making it the oldest city hall of any city in the United States. It still houses important City government and also houses the Mayor's office. This…
I looked into his crystal clear eyes and knew he was the one. Carefully collecting the beautiful whole sea bass, I placed an order with the cashier – "Grilled, please" – before taking a seat…
On July 28th, 1945, bad weather and extremely low fog caused a B-25 bomber heading to Newark from the Northeast collided with the 79th floor of the Empire State Building, killing at least 14…
The Leonard Lopate Show is a radio program on WNYC that gives "insight into contemporary art, theater, and literature, plus expert tips about the ever-important lunchtime topic: food." In…
