Worth over $10 Million dollars and currently the world's most valuable coin, an ultra-rare 1933 Double Eagle gold coin sits inside the New-York Historical Society museum on the Upper West…
The Beastie Boys are one of New York City's most famous and beloved musical groups, growing up on the Lower East Side and rapping all about it. In this vintage promo video from MTV, watch as…
This great vintage photograph from the U.S. National Archives shows the "Lantern Side of Hester Street" in 1903. At the time, the immigrant-settled Lower East Side had a very large Jewish…
Marilyn in Manhattan: Her Year of Joy is a new book from author and historian Elizabeth Winder that recounts actress Marilyn Monroe's time spent in New York City in late 1954 and 1955. In…
The 69th Street Transfer Bridge is a historic piece of urban industrial art sitting in the Hudson River off of Riverside Park on the Upper West Side. Once an integral piece of infrastructure…
The New York Landmarks Conservancy's Tourist in Your Own Town series explores some of New York City’s best hidden gems as well as some of the classic iconic landmarks. In this video from the…
Much to our surprise, these water tanks are perched on top of most City buildings that are higher than five or six stories. In 1950s New York, photographer Andreas Feininger was able to…
Uploaded to YouTube by MyFootage.com, this vintage video shows what life was like in Greenwich Village in the 1960s. A place away from the hustle and bustle of Downtown and Midtown, a place…
This vintage photograph shows the corner of West 114th Street and 7th Avenue in Harlem back in 1910. At the time, this impressive building belonged to Ansche Chesed Synagogue, however the…
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…
