This great aerial photograph of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan was snapped in 1981 by George Lewis from an airplane. The most notable element in the photograph is the original World Trade…
The Scenic Spiral Wheel was a unique roller coaster installed in Coney Island's Luna Park back in 1917. It was a 45 ton, 70 foot diameter steel wheel that was tipped towards its heavier side…
The Plaza Hotel is one of the most recognizable hotels in the world for its elegance and stunning facade, but on this day in 1964, something else took the attention of New Yorkers in the…
Back before street sweeper vehicles inspired dance-like automotive choreography and shenanigans, the streets were kept clean with a literal 2-horse-powered street sweeper cart, seen here 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 video he captures a vintage train from the…
The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…
The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…
The clash between big business elites and green-seeking environmentalists is not a 21st century development. Back in 1974, plans to turn Manhattan’s West Side into Westway, a waterfront…
Local transit historian and railfan Dj Hammers makes tons of great videos showing how subway transit works and runs in the City. Hammers recently got a chance to film a long length of the F…
