Our friends at the New York City Historical Blog recently published Ellis Island related pieces from their historical photograph collection. These photographs show off the island,…
It's no secret that the New York City area used to be inhabited by Native American tribes before the Dutch and English pushed them out. The tribes had been settled here for centuries if not…
Ellis Henican is currently a columnist for Newsday and AM New York, as well as a talk radio host and also appearing as a correspondant on major National news networks. 25 years ago however,…
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…
Shirley Zussman is 106 years old and still practices as a sex therapist in New York City. She has been studying sex for so long that she was part of the famous Masters and Johnson research…
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…
As part of his New York Up & Down series, New York City street photographer Frank Horvat captured this incredible juxtaposition of a bunch of colorful, happy balloons with a rusty,…
