Rhythm & Power is a new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York that explores how salsa dancing flourished in New York City as a social movement from the early 1960s to today.…
The Statue of Liberty's original torch has been moved from the base of the statue to its new home in a museum that will open next year. The torch was replaced with a replica in the 1980s.…
In this video, listen to sculptor Robert Laurent (1890–1970) tell his story of emigrating from Brittany, France to New York City in the early twentieth century. His home movies, featured in…
Native New Yorker Katherine Towler is an award-winning author and photographer with several novels under her belt. In the early 1970's, Towler lived in Chelsea and documented many of the…
OG Ma is a streetwear legend. Born Lam Zie, she moved to the U.S. from China in the early 1990s. She fell in love with street style, and was rocking Supreme back when it was still a niche…
1970's New York City was a dirty, crime-ridden place, especially in the East Village. In this vintage photograph from photographer Manel Armengol, we get to see Saint Mark's Place at Third…
That platform was once visible and could be seen from the uptown 14 St. IRT platform, just across from the local track. There was even an open but narrow staircase on the mezzanine, with…
The United Palace in Washington Heights is one of the most stunning theaters in the World. Built in 1930 as a vaudeville house and premier movie theater, the theater's glory years were brief…
With the help of Mark Cantor from Jazz on Film, volunteers at Brooklyn's Bishop Henry B. Hucles Episcopal Nursing Home were able to track down video of 102-year-old resident Alice Barker…
David Wojnarowicz saw the outsider as his true subject. Largely self-taught, he created a body of work that spanned photography, painting, music, film, sculpture, writing, and activism. His…
