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Aug. 3, 1975: Coney Island was one of the few areas of activity during that summer’s hottest days, as the “Coney Island Chamber of Commerce reported a crowd of more than 1 million people, including more than 5,000 who slept on the beaches overnight,” The Times reported. Elsewhere across the five boroughs, “New York City was a town in low gear,” as temperatures seemed to linger in the 90s without any respite in sight.
Vintage Photograph Shows Thousands of Beachgoers on a Packed Coney Island Beach in August, 1975
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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…

Imagine the Early Days of NYC Subway Through These Photographs of the First Subway Trains
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For many, imagining the early days of the New York City Subway is as difficult as imagining an undercrowded one. Luckily, Google has an awesome collection of images taken from the New York…

Robin Williams Street Performance in New York City, 1979
Vintage Photograph of The Late Robin Williams Performing on NYC Streets in 1979
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From his roles as the Genie in Disney's Aladdin to Dr. Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting, late actor and comedian Robin Williams captured America's hearts with his brilliant humor and…

April 4, 1968: The presidential helicopter left Sheep Meadow in Central Park after a sudden surprise visit to attend the ceremonies installing Archbishop Terence J. Cooke at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. “Until last week,” said one girl in the crowd watching across the street from the cathedral, “I would have booed the President. But I’m confused about what’s happened in the last few days. I don’t know what it all means.” Presumably, she was referring to President Johnson’s recent decision not to run to retain office. Later that night, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.“
Vintage Photograph of the Presidential Helicopter in Central Park on April 4th, 1968
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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…

Today in 1937 - swimming pool at McCarren Park #thisdayinhistory https://t.co/HW57SD1PoH
Vintage Photograph Captures Swimmers at McCarren Park on This Day in 1937
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The high temperature in New York City on July 12th, 1937 was 84°, prompting hundreds of hot Brooklynites to head to the massive McCarren Park Pool Check out this vintage photograph shared by…

Fog machine spells death to mosquitoes
Follow the Staten Island Mosquito Man in These Vintage Photographs From 1940s - 1990s
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In the wake of the Zika virus, some have called for return of the pesticide "DDT" which used to be sprayed by Staten Island's "mosquito man" before being banned in 1972. The State Island…

1976 New York Tour, Super 8 Home Movies
Take a Tour of 1976 New York City With This Vintage Super 8 Home Movie
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New York City in 1976 was a much different place than it is today. Take a peek inside our City 40 years ago in this collection of Super 8 home movies put together by the Kino Library.

Dec. 8, 1929: Thirty-foot-tall cartoon Katzenjammer Kids marched — or rather, floated — in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to “an unknown destination.” The Katzenjammer Kids was a popular comic strip by Rudolph Dirks (later joined by Harold H. Knerr), who also created the spin-off strips Hans and Fritz and, eventually, The Captain and the Kids.
Vintage Photograph of Creepy Katzenjammer Kids Floats in the 1929 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade
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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…

A train bound for Coney Island, 1896.
Vintage Photographs of 1896 Coney Island Courtesy of Brooklyn's New York Transit Museum
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Take a look at these vintage photographs from the new exhibition at Brooklyn's New York Transit Museum. The new exhibition explains the role of different modes of transportation in Coney…

⁴ᴷ BMT Standards and D Types passing through Fulton Street
Check Out This Vintage Subway Train From 1910s Passing Through Fulton Street Station
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Local transit historian and railfan Dj Hammers makes tons of great videos showing how subway transit works and runs in the City. In this recent video he captures a vintage train used in the…