From 1874 through 1940, passengers of the Central Railroad of New Jersey that were departing or arriving from New York City would take a ferry across the Hudson River to Jersey City, where…
This great vintage photograph shows iconic New York City rappers The Beastie Boys hanging out in front of Stromboli Pizza in the East Village on St. Marks Place and 1st Avenue. The photo is…
A hundred years ago yesterday, Germany surrendered in World War I. This great colorized vintage photograph from that day, November 7th, 1918, shows the celebration on Wall Street.
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 great vintage aerial photograph from 1968 shows the Lower Manhattan waterfront, skyline, and Battery Park pre-World Trade Center. because the excavation of the Twin Towers led to the…
The Statue of Liberty's original torch has been moved from the base of the statue to its new home in a museum that will open next year. The torch was replaced with a replica in the 1980s.…
This fantastic video from January 9th, 1930 shows a day in the Upper West Side's Straus Park. It was restored and uploaded by YouTuber and historian Guy Jones and includes audio, something…
Captured around late 1908 or early 1909, this fantastic vintage photograph shows the construction of the Manhattan Bridge over the East River. This shot was taken from Main Street, in…
This great vintage photograph from 1919 shows Delancey Street and the Manhattan entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge. At that time, there were trolley stations on both sides of the bridge,…
TGI Fridays is the kind of cookie-cutter, shopping mall, corporate chain restaurant that New Yorkers tend to avoid, but it wasn't always like this. In this short video from Great Big Story,…
