In a detailed study titled Here Grows New York, Columbia University student Myles Zhang used publicly-accessible data from the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress to create…
Local photographer and real estate agent Maggie Hopp captured these incredible color photograph of Times Square back in the 1970s, the essence of "Old New York." Experimenting in the 1970s…
The 6 train, also known as the Lexington Avenue local line, is a subway route in New York City that runs from Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall in lower Manhattan.…
The original Pennsylvania Station was a historic railroad station, opened in 1910 and demolished a short 54 years later. Its grandeur matched or exceeded that of Grand Central Terminal, and…
If you thought Donald Trump rallies in New York were intolerant, check out these vintage photographs of a mass meeting of the Friends of New Germany, the predecessor to the American Bund or…
Colorization artist Dave Hart recently took this great vintage photograph, showing a Jewish Market on the Lower East Side around 1895, and applied his magic to it, presenting a street scene…
This great vintage photograph shows the World Trade Center's Twin Towers under construction in 1970. Snapped by an unknown photographer from across the Hudson River in New Jersey, the photo…
The Cloisters is a special museum in Washington Heights operated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art that houses their collection of medieval Eurpoean art, architecture, and gardens. Built in…
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 to YouTube, Dj Hammers captures the…
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…
