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Our friends at Ephemeral New York dug up this vintage postcard from around 1910 which shows Riverside Drive just south of 155th street along with a spooky old house. Here is a peaceful and…

Restored footage from 1903 of pedestrians walking on the street near the Flatiron building in New York City on a windy day. A man loses his hat in the very windy conditions. Footage frame…

Located along FDR Drive in Manhattan, NYC is Waterside Plaza, built on a spit of artificial land. But what many New Yorkers don't realise is that beneath Waterside Plaza are the remains of a…

New York City considered building a 990 acre airport, covering Manhattan island. Proposed in 1946, the airport would have stretched 144 blocks from 24th to 71st street, and 9th Avenue to the…

Mike Moy says he was a gang member in New York City's Chinatown. He was recruited at his school's gates and then got involved in a gang in the 1970s. Moy claims he was involved in gambling…

In this short video from MrBallen, watch and learn all about the Collyer Brother's Mansion on 5th Avenue, and what happened there in the 1930s. #1 -- "My Brother's Keeper" -- 1:09 -- A very…

They call it 'the City that Never Sleeps' for a reason! For this list, we’ll be looking at some of the most notable real-life locations found in scary movies set in the Big Apple. Our…

I colorized , restored and applied face restoration and created a sound design for this video of New York 1940s, Shows how millions of people live a crowded, hurried life in New York. Gives…

Going back in time to the lively streets of New York City in 1945 is like traveling through an important era of history. The city filled with a visible mixture of victory, transitions, and…

On April 24, 1943 a fire started in the engine room of the Panamanian freighter SS El Estero. Fire can always represent a danger to a ship, but this fire offered particular concern. The El…