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This interesting vintage film from March, 1930 features an "inquiring cameraman from the Newsreel Theater" asks New Yorkers on the street whether they prefer short or long skirts on women.…

New York City is breaking from the pack when it comes to crime. While crime is up in many cities, the city's crime rate has fallen to levels not seen since the 1950s. Anna Werner reports.

The 1957-1958 New York Rangers finished the season with a record of 32-25-13 for 77 points, leaving them with the second best record in the NHL. In this great vintage photograph from that…

This great vintage photograph from around 1900 shows the Washington Bridge—not the George Washington Bridge that opened in 1931— and the "speedway" underneath as it spans the Harlem River…

Back in 1987, a garbage barge full of 3,000 tons of New York City garbage was sent down the Atlantic to be dumped in a North Carolina landfill for disposal. Upon arrival, the barge was…

This great collection of vintage photographs from Flickr user Michael Donovan show several different New York City street scenes all throughout the 1950s.

There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately. 6sqft ⇒ Macy's Is Requiring…

This great vintage photograph shows the view looking west down 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, captured sometime between 1903 and 1910. On the right you can see an entrance and facade of…

There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately. 6sqft ⇒ Second Phase of Hunters Point…

Captured around 1900, this great vintage photograph shows a vendor selling roasted peanuts to two kids from his street-side peanut stand. Though labeled as West 42nd Street, it's tough to…