New York publishers Taschen printed the photograph this amazing colorized photo for their An American Odyssey photo book. It shows the daily life of residents on Mulberry near the turn of…
Channel 7 is celebrating 50 years Eyewitness News this month. Here’s a look back at how Eyewitness News covered the New York City blackout on Jul 13-14, 1977.
This stunning photograph from 1972 shows the World Trade Center towers under construction and without interior walls, allowing the sun to pass right through them. This September 11th, 2017…
While it's rare that conservative tabloid The New York Post would share an opinion with us at Viewing NYC, it does happen from time to time. For instance, in this video from the Post, watch…
On a recent episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Jon highlights the recent NYPD slowdown. Then, in a segment paid for by the made-up "New Yorkers for a Shittier New York", watch…
This great vintage photograph shows the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in 1973, completely framing the Woolworth Building in between. Snapped by an unknown photographer from across the…
Our current subway system, an amalgamation of the old privately owned Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT), the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Company (BMT), and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit…
On January 6th, 1915, New York City saw it's first Subway disaster when a small electrical fire near Broadway and 52nd Street caused a blackout under the surrounding midtown stations and…
Our friends at Stuff Nobody Cares About recently dug up this vintage photograph captured from atop the old IRT Second Avenue Elevated ("El") train tracks. Despite being named for 2nd Avenue,…
In 1986, New York City was a dark, disgusting and crime-filled place, full of graffiti, crime and grit. This video features a fascinating peek back in time to the busy 42nd Street Times…
