This vintage film from filmmakers Carl Schlesinger and David Loeb Weis documents the last day of Hot Metal Typesetting at the New York Times, and older printing technology that dates back to…
This great vintage aerial photograph shows the World Trade Center's Twin Towers under construction in Lower Manhattan in 1971. Notice how the landfill for Battery Park City has yet to be…
We've written before about the abandoned City Hall Station that exists in Lower Manhattan at the end of the Downtown 6 Train line, but never really discussed how you can see it for yourself.…
This vintage film from filmmakers Carl Schlesinger and David Loeb Weis documents the last day of Hot Metal Typesetting at the New York Times, and older printing technology that dates back to…
In 1978, artists named their Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood “DUMBO” in an attempt to deter gentrification, but the effort ultimately failed. After developer David Walentas began purchasing…
The Lower East Side's Tenement Museum is one of New York City's more fascinating museums, giving you a peek into tenement life from the mid 19th to mid 20th centuries. Normally, the Tenement…
For our latest mission, we placed a decal (designed in the style of the ubiquitous social distancing circles) that read “stand here for dance party” on the ground in Grand Army Plaza in…
The Lower East Side's Tenement Museum is one of New York City's more fascinating museums, giving you a peek into tenement life from the mid 19th to mid 20th centuries. Normally, the Tenement…
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 video, he captures the MTA's rare de-icer…
German-born, New York based photographer Thomas Hoepker has taken photos of the City for over 4 decades. After moving to New York in 1976, Hoepker worked as a photographer and correspondent…
