From NYC Audubon: New York City Audubon is very happy to report that a nesting pair of Bald Eagles has been confirmed on the South Shore of Staten Island. The female eagle appears to be…
Humans of New York is a photo blog which captures the portraits and short stories of New York City residents. The site's author and phtoographer Brandon Stanton has taken what started a…
Tenant King is an interesting social media network which is completely private and exclusive to only your neighborhood. Once you sign up, you have to prove residency by entering a special…
Everybody hates trekking out to La Guardia or JFK. It takes forever, there are limited transportation methods you can use to get there, and it is just the wrong way to start or end a trip.…
The New York Wheel is a massive 630-foot tall ferris wheel currently being built in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island. The attraction is not slated to open until early 2017, but…
We have posted video like this a few times before, but the slow motion capture of commuters on a subway platform is always a fascinating glimpse into the lives of random people, even if only…
According to the MTA announcement, 1,443 tons of trash are removed from the tracks every year, but that hardly makes a dent in the piles of discarded wrappers, food containers and plastic…
Inspired by this week's post showing the ghost ship graveyard on Staten Island, the theme for this week's find is all about Boats. Every Friday, Viewing NYC finds five great photos snapped…
In just a few weeks, Citi Bike will be adding 139 docking stations around new neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, along with a few thousand new bikes to help fill them all. Citi…
The Staten Island Ferry transports 22 million people per year with an average of 70,000 passengers per day on weekdays. Ferry service of some sort has existed between St. George on Staten…
![New York City's Dream Airport | A spread from the March 18, 1946 issue of Life Magazine for a "$3 billion project [that] would place a landing deck in midtown Manhattan," proposed by William Zeckendorf.
This is two images stitched together crudely. Originals found at <a href="http://longstreet.typepad.com/thesciencebookstore/2010/02/rootop-airport-east-river-nyc.html" rel="nofollow">Ptak Science Books</a>.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/nuy97k2auqy5y3m6nyk38bq32lvu)
