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July 9, 1976: “Queen Elizabeth II came to New York yesterday to make speeches, shake hands, become an honorary citizen, wave to thousands of New Yorkers — and collect 279 years’ worth of back rent,” The Times reported. “The rent, 279 peppercorns in a Steuben glass container, was paid to Her Majesty on the steps of Trinity Church, at Broadway and Wall Street. The church received its charter from William III, an ancestor of the Queen, in 1697, for a nominal yearly rent of one peppercorn. Until today, the rent had never been paid.”
Vintage Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II Visiting New York City in 1976
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The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…

[FULL VERSION] Magnus Carlsen Blind & Timed Chess Simul at the Sohn Conference in NYC
The World Chess Championship Comes to Seaport This November
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The 2016 World Chess Championship will officially be played in New York City's Seaport District. The contest, a series of 12 games played between the current World Champion and a challenger…

April 1, 1968: Stock-watchers observed the numbers on Broad Street, which showed signs of good news “as securities markets around the world generally placed a bullish tag on President Johnson’s bid for peace in Vietnam,” reported The Times. “Brokers said that markets hungering for good news in recent months seized upon the speech Sunday night by President Johnson,” which called for a halt to bombing in Vietnam and invited its government to “join him in a ‘series of mutual moves toward peace.’ ” The war lasted until 1975.
Vintage Photograph Shows Stock Watchers on Broad Street Looking for Good News Surrounding Vietnam Peace Calls
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The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…

Rebuilding a Church Crushed on 9/11 | 360 VR Video | The New York Times
360° Video Shows Reconstruction of St. Nicholas National Shrine, Crushed on 9/11
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The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was a small church located on the periphery of the World Trade Center that was crushed in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. 15 years later, the St.…

[VIDEO] See What Manhattan Looked Like Before the World Trade Center
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It's been 16 years since the collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11th, 2001 following a terrorist attack on New York City. Throughout the day, there will be tributes and memorials…

Live - Lower Manhattan & New York Harbor NYC Cam - St. George Tower
Watch This Live Feed of East River and Lower Manhattan From Brooklyn Heights
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This is a live video feed of the East River and lower Manhattan streaming from a camera on the top of the St. George Tower in Brooklyn Heights. Another camera at the same location is aimed…

How TV looked on the evening of September 11th, 2001 (Part 1)
Watch This Heartbreaking 90-Minute Collection of 9/11 News Coverage
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YouTuber Jason Ary recently found an old VHS tape in which he recorded an hour-and-a-half of news coverage on the evening of September 11th, 2001. Notable moments: 0-10:30 - CBS coverage…

Live - Lower Manhattan & New York Harbor NYC Cam - St. George Tower
[REPOST] Watch This Live Feed of East River and Lower Manhattan From Brooklyn Heights
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This is a live video feed of the East River and lower Manhattan streaming from a camera on the top of the St. George Tower in Brooklyn Heights. Another camera at the same location is aimed…

SAMO SOTO | Dir: Eduardo Donoso
[VIDEO] Check Out Samo Soto Break Dancing in the New York City Subway
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In this short video from Day Break Media and director Eduardo Donoso, watch as professional breakdancer Samo Soto dances all over the New York City subway. The music featured in the video is…

STAY THE F*&$ HOME
Public Service Announcement: STAY THE F*&$ HOME
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Our streets are full of people, and many New Yorkers are not taking this global pandemic seriously. People are dying, and they are dying alone in hospitals where family access is not…