This great vintage photograph from 1875 shows the view of Battery Place in Lower Manhattan, as seen looking west towards the Hudson River from Broadway. On the right of this photograph, out…
There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately. Bklyner ⇒ Celebrating Jackie…
The Cabaret Law is a law in New York City established in the 1920s that prohibits three or more people from dancing in a club or bar that does not have a proper license. It was originally…
Marcel Duchamp is known for his "readymade" art that he created over 100 years ago, where he would select items at a store, or combine a few items, then present it as art. He was one of the…
Ed Koch was Mayor of New York City from 1977 through 1989. In this vintage campaign commercial from 1981, watch as the Mayor proudly states that the South Bronx was "coming back", something…
The 3rd Avenue Elevated Train ("El") opened with service in Manhattan in 1878. Over the next 77 years, the 3rd Avenue "El" would provide rapid train transit for anybody wishing to go from…
There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately. 6sqft ⇒ Electric Buses Are Coming to…
Due to the newly constructed subway system reaching into borough, The Bronx saw a massive explosion of population increase in the early 1900s. Several apartment buildings and homes were…
Recently dug up from the New York Public Library stereoview collection by our friends at Stuff Nobody Cares About, this old vintage photograph shows 58th street in Midtown Manhattan around…
This vintage television commercial from the New York City Transit Authority (now the MTA) attempted to increase ridership by letting straphangers know they could get to the 1964-65 New York…
