Since the early 1960s, the large East River island we know today as Randalls Island used to be three completely separate islands. In this vintage photograph from 1948, take a peek at…
The Queens–Midtown Tunnel was first planned in 1921, though the plans for the tunnel were modified over the following years. By the 1930s, the tunnel was being proposed as the Triborough…
New York City photographer Sam Shere captured much of the early 1900s through his lens for LIFE magazine and other major publications. In this series of photos from 1946, Shere set out to…
Rodriguez drove a cab from 1977 to 1985, and in the last two of those years, he was studying to be a photographer. He lost his first set of gear in a classic ’70s New York stabbing and…
They call it 'the City that Never Sleeps' for a reason! For this list, we’ll be looking at some of the most notable real-life locations found in scary movies set in the Big Apple. Our…
Sadly, put Diners on the list of NYC's endangered species list. Since 1974, Shalimar Diner has been serving up comfort food to Rego Park, Queens residents. There's no such thing as "just a…
A recent WNYC piece entitled The Lament of the C Train Rider discussed the aging trains on the C-line, most of which date back to 1964. It's an interesting read on why the C-line is so…
LaGuardia Airport is currently one of the worst, run-down airports in the country… though it wasn't always like this. In this vintage photograph from 1951, imagine how nice it would have…
Redditor Reporteratlarge recently uploaded this great photo from 1977 showing the supersonic Concorde airplane making its first landing here in New York City. Though the twin towers are…
Photographer William Meyers is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal since 2008, but before that he spent a lot of time capturing the beauty often overlooked in the outer boroughs…
