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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…

This vintage photograph from 1925 shows New York Yankee Babe Ruth—perhaps the greatest player of all-time—posing in Yankees Stadium with a group of fans. According to the photo's uploader on…

In this recent video from Vox Media, learn how street dancers in the Bronx introduced breakdancing to the world back in the 1970s and 1980s, and how it has evolved since. Breaking, popularly…

The Bronx-Manhattan High Bridge recently opened up to pedestrian traffic after over four decades of inoperation. Originally built to supply the flow of water from the Croton Aqueduct to…

This two-minute vintage film from Edison Studios shows the expansion of Rikers Island using landfill in 1903, as seen from a boat circling the perimeter of the island. The film was…

Due to the newly constructed subway system reaching into borough, The Bronx saw a massive explosion of population increase in the early 1900s. Several apartment buildings and homes were…

Ed Koch was Mayor of New York City from 1977 through 1989. In this vintage campaign commercial from 1981, watch as the Mayor proudly states that the South Bronx was "coming back", something…

YouTube channel That's Classic recently put together this great compilation video showing off some vintage footage of the Bronx in the 1980s. The Bronx in the 1980's, is a visual put…

Indian Gharials are a highly endangered species with only about 2,500 in the entire world. While most of them are in their native habitat of Northern India, several more gharials are…

Popular Netflix original series The Get Down is all about the birth of hiphop in The Bronx during the 1970s. The series is back with the highly-anticipated second half of season 1, and a…