Everett H. and Evelyn G. Ortner galvanized the historic preservation movement in Brooklyn. In 1963, after living in Brooklyn Heights for the first decade of their marriage, the couple…
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…
This great vintage photograph from 1977 shows Debbie Harry, lead singer of new wave/pop band Blondie, hanging out in the parking lot of Luna Park at Coney Island, Brooklyn. The roller…
The New York City blackout of 1977 saw a loss of power to most City residents and businesses, resulting in looting and other criminal activity, including arson. Caused by a series of…
Hot Bagels is an interesting vintage 1979 video from the Brooklyn Public Library video collection that shows how to make a Brooklyn bagel by hand. Filmed in Brooklyn, this shows the process…
Brooklyn photographer Jamel Shabazz has been taking photos of New York City for nearly 4 decades. Growing up in Red Hook in the 80's gave him the opportunity to capture the life that most…
Sheepshead Bay is a neighborhood in the deep south — Brooklyn's deep south that is. It sits just north of Brighton Beach and has a feeling of half-suburb, half-ocean town. The neighborhood…
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…
German photographer Franz Grasser who travelled to the United States in 1938, capturing some amazing photos of a pre-war New York City. Sadly, when he returned to Germany he was drafted into…
English graphic designer Oli Town recently created this great little stop motion video detailing a very brief demonstration of how the red-beret wearing Guardian Angels helped clean up the…
