With video cameras getting smaller and more sophisticated, dashcam videos are ubiquitous nowadays. Back in 1900s however, can you imagine the size of the video camera mounted on the "dash"…
The Brooklyn Bridge was built in 1883 to connect the City of New York with the City of Brooklyn by spanning the East River. It was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed, and the…
Madonna has been making headlines and selling out stadiums for decades, but she wasn't always that big. Check out this vintage video of her performing at the Danceteria in Hell's Kitchen…
Queens is an often-overlooked borough for pizza, but it boasts a rich history of pizzerias, many of which have been operating since the 1960s and are still family-owned. Unlike the…
Step inside the incredible New York City loft of painter Jay Ells, a true testament to the city's artistic spirit. Jay shares his remarkable journey, from arriving in 1967 with just a…
In 1978, artists named their Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood “DUMBO” in an attempt to deter gentrification, but the effort ultimately failed. After developer David Walentas began purchasing…
In this short video from video producer Jan Somma-Hammel for the Staten Island Advance, learn all about the history and origin of the Staten Island neighborhood of Lighthouse Hill.…
In this video, we explore the mysteries and tragedies of Bannerman Castle, a crumbling fortress on an island in the Hudson River, New York. Built by Frank Bannerman as an arms storage…
Every day, more than 200,000 people hurtle beneath the Hudson River, unaware they are traveling through a pair of crumbling tunnels built before the Titanic even set sail. These narrow,…
This video sheds light on 33 Thomas Street in Manhattan, a towering, windowless brutalist building initially constructed in the late 1960s as a highly secure telecommunications hub for…
