This great vintage photograph shows the construction of subway tunnels in Harlem around 1901. A wonderful photograph on August 10th, 1901, the photographer is looking on the downtown side of…
This vintage map from 1965 shows the recommended routes and connections for the second avenue subway into the existing subway systems. Finally opening to the public on January 1st, 2017, the…
This great vintage photograph from the U.S. National Archives shows the "Lantern Side of Hester Street" in 1903. At the time, the immigrant-settled Lower East Side had a very large Jewish…
Back before street sweeper vehicles inspired dance-like automotive choreography and shenanigans, the streets were kept clean with a literal 2-horse-powered street sweeper cart, seen here in…
Cole Thompson runs a fantastic local blog titled My Inwood which is, you guessed it, all about Manhattan's Inwood Neighborhood. In this recent video, Thompson shares a collection of dozens…
The 69th Street Transfer Bridge is a historic piece of urban industrial art sitting in the Hudson River off of Riverside Park on the Upper West Side. Once an integral piece of infrastructure…
Ephemeral New York is a site that seeks to chronicle "an ever-changing city through faded and forgotten artifacts." In a recent post, the site shows a vintage postcard showing a colorized…
Madonna has been making headlines and selling out stadiums for decades, but she wasn't always that big. Check out this vintage home video recording of her performing at the Danceteria in…
This great vintage photograph shows the Lower Manhattan skyline as seen from across New York Harbor on Governors Island, around 1938. View looking north of Lower Manhattan’s Fiancial…
This fantastic video from January 9th, 1930 shows a day in the Upper West Side's Straus Park. It was restored and uploaded by YouTuber and historian Guy Jones and includes audio, something…
