Not much is known of this performer, but apparently he was known as the "Human Squirrel" and would climb up cables attached off of very high buildings in order to fundraise for various…
Today's Gansevoort Market looks a lot different than when it was first established in 1884. “During the dark hours of early morning, as hundreds of wagons of all descriptions converge upon…
New York City has also been a glamorous destination—and we've got proof. Whether visiting the noticeably tech-less Times Square, the somewhat newer Brooklyn Bridge, or the better-dressed…
The Gillender Building was built in 1897 on the NW corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street. The 20-story building was one of the tallest buildings in the City, and its elegant exterior was a…
New York Magazine recently posted this great collection of newsstands as captured in 1994, a dirtier, grittier time in New York City. It wasn't the City's darkest days but the grit was still…
Back in 1980, photographer Bud Glick moved from Milwaukee to the City to be a documentary photographer for the Museum of Chinese in America, then called "The New York Chinatown History…
New York City in the 1980's wasn't the best place to be. Crime was up, the City was dirty, buildings were abandoned and squatters ruled the Village. But not everybody was having a bad time…
This vintage photograph, published by the Detroit Publishing Company in 1905, shows the Financial District's Broad Street, looking North towards Wall St. For reference, here is how the same…
Opened in 1950, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade sits directly over the Brooklyn Queens Expressway and offers one of the best views in the City, looking out over the New York Harbor and Lower…
Suspended NYC is an interesting site featuring a series of videos from Brooklyn filmmaker Solomon Billinkoff that show New York City neighborhoods and areas in super slow motion. Suspended…
