Today's Gansevoort Market looks a lot different than when it was first established in 1884. “During the dark hours of early morning, as hundreds of wagons of all descriptions converge upon…
The Big Apple Circus returns to the Big Top at Lincoln Center for the company's 38th season with the World Premiere of its all-new show, The Grand Tour. The GrandTour transports audiences to…
Video artist Nelson Sullivan went everywhere and filmed just about everything downtown in the 1980s. As part of the Lower Manhattan art scene, he was welcomed amongst the most famous artists…
The Old Slip piers along the East River, just below the end of Wall Street, used to be known as the Banana Docks for its frequent fruit shipments from around the world, including ships…
In 2013, filmmaker Amanda Murray created this amazing 20-minute documentary titled World Fair about the 1939 New York World's Fair in Queens. Using sparkling, rare, colour film footage –…
Hot Bagels is an interesting vintage 1979 video from the Brooklyn Public Library video collection that shows how to make a Brooklyn bagel by hand. Filmed in Brooklyn, this shows the process…
This fantastic video showing bits of Harlem, the Cotton Club, and Duke Ellington in the 1930s was recently restored and uploaded by YouTuber Guy Jones. Interesting captures of Harlem in the…
Ephemeral New York recently posted a small collection of vintage signs from the 1960s and 1970s that still exist in the City. They’re an endangered species, these 1960s and 1970s store…
Local pro BMX biker Billy Perry recently uploaded this thrilling POV video of him and his buddy riding through the crowded streets of Lower Manhattan, performing tricks off of just about…
Not much is known of this performer, but apparently he was known as the "Human Squirrel" and would climb up cables attached off of very high buildings in order to fundraise for various…
