You don't see Saturday Night Live pro character-actor and comedian Kate McKinnon break out of character very often, but when last night's host Louis C.K. played a racist Polish re-enactor at…
"Nestled under the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Banks is one of New York City's most iconic public skateparks, acting as a skater hot spot since the 1980s. In 2009, the…
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…
In this video from Great Big Story, learn how the Harlem Renaissance of the 1930s led to the creation of an essential late night food item: Chicken & Waffles. Nothing beats the sweet and…
This great vintage photograph from 1875 shows the view of Battery Place in Lower Manhattan, as seen looking west towards the Hudson River from Broadway. On the right of this photograph, out…
Marcel Duchamp is known for his "readymade" art that he created over 100 years ago, where he would select items at a store, or combine a few items, then present it as art. He was one of the…
The 3rd Avenue Elevated Train ("El") opened with service in Manhattan in 1878. Over the next 77 years, the 3rd Avenue "El" would provide rapid train transit for anybody wishing to go from…
Recently dug up from the New York Public Library stereoview collection by our friends at Stuff Nobody Cares About, this old vintage photograph shows 58th street in Midtown Manhattan around…
This incredible aerial photograph was captured over Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor around 1906 by an unknown photographer. The tallest building in the world at the time, the Singer…
Untapped Cities recently published this great article about the history of this vintage subway car from the 1960s that is sitting inside of a vacant storefront on 42nd Street near Bryant…
