1980's New York City was a dark, disgusting and crime-filled place, full of graffiti, prostitution, crime and grit. This video features a fascinating peek back in time to 1981, where the…
It's no secret that the New York City area used to be inhabited by Native American tribes before the Dutch and English pushed them out. The tribes had been settled here for centuries if not…
Our friends over at Gothamist recently dug up this vintage video of a news report following the 1947 blizzard in New York City. The large storm hit the City directly, with very little…
The 3rd Avenue Elevated Train ("El") opened with service in Manhattan in 1878. Over the next 77 years, the 3rd Avenue "El" would provide rapid train transit fro anybody wishing to go from…
Ellis Henican is currently a columnist for Newsday and AM New York, as well as a talk radio host and also appearing as a correspondant on major National news networks. 25 years ago however,…
David Bowie has inspired countless modern musicians with his innovative and exploratory musical style, his intellectual lyrics and shocking antics. Trent Reznor is one of the musicians…
The Steel Strike of 1919 was ordered by the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers with the purpose of organizing the Steel Industry prior to World War I. Beginning in early…
Shirley Zussman is 100 years old and still practices as a sex therapist in New York City. She has been studying sex for so long that she was part of the famous Masters and Johnson research…
Madonna has been making headlines and selling out stadiums for decades, but she wasn't always that big. Check out this vintage video of her performing at the Danceteria in Hell's Kitchen…
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States so we would not be doing our part in honoring one of our Nation's great heroes without showing you a bit of MLK in New York City.…
