Brooklyn photographer Samuel Gottscho is well known for his New York City photography in the 1930's. We have featured his photos on Viewing NYC a few times before, and now we have this gem…
If you are looking for an escape from reality, be sure to check out this 1930’s showbiz-themed, interactive show, Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic. Showcasing at the old Liberty Theater in Times…
Doyers Street in Manhattan's Chinatown has a violent history. Being one of the only streets in Manhattan where you cannot see the other end whilst walking through, it's bendy nature was the…
The pristine restoration of this Italianate loft building in Tribeca shows meticulous work by a team of preservation professionals. They succeeded in a minimally invasive scope of work that…
You may have heard about the British World War I fighter plane replica sitting on the rooftop of 77 Water Street in the Financial District, but unless you live/work on a floor of a Lower…
This video explores the unique operational challenges of the 145th Street subway station in Harlem, New York City. Opened in 1904, it was originally the end of the line, built for shorter…
This Spring, multidisciplinary artist Nick Mauss has his first solo museum exhibition in the United States at the Whitney Museum of American Art titled Transmissions, an exploration of the…
In this great vintage film from Alan Steinfeld, take a 45-minute tour through the* "fashionable East Villaaage"* with host Barbara Lehman as she explores Cooper Square, St. Marks Place,…
Local transit historian and railfan Dj Hammers makes tons of great videos showing how subway transit works and runs in the City. In this recent upload, DJ Hammers took a ride on the New York…
Before Times Square became the theater district for New York City, there were theaters lining Broadway from Downtown Manhattan up to Herald Square over different time periods. As the City…