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The Real NYC Police Station Used as the Brooklyn Nine-Nine Precinct
The 99th Precinct featured on the hit network comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine doesn’t exist in the NYPD, but its station
10 Labor Strikes in NYC History
Labor Day sprang from the efforts of 19th-century workers in New York City who fought to improve their working conditions.
10 Seedy Remnants of Gritty Old Times Square
While some New Yorkers may still avoid walking through Times Square, it’s for drastically different reasons than why many
When 911 Was Started in New York: A History of the Emergency Phone Number
The attacks on 9/11 were collectively the deadliest terrorist attack in history. For New York City, it was also
Today in History: The Black Tom Explosion of 1916
On July 30, 1916, a dark Sunday morning in Manhattan, people were woken up by a deafening explosion in New
The Top 10 Secrets of Stonewall Inn
The Stonewall Inn, the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement, survived the coronavirus pandemic and remains open as a
The Brave Story of Charlie H. Cochrane, Jr., NYPD’s First Openly Gay Cop
Raised in Canarsie, Brooklyn, Charles ‘Charlie’ H. Cochrane, Jr. was someone who always did things by the book. He was
The Week Without Police: What We Can Learn from the 1971 NYC Police Strike
The streets of New York City were particularly empty on the morning of January 14, 1971. Many might have assumed
Video and Photos of the Last Week of NYC Demonstrations for George Floyd
Since our first photo essay a week ago about the George Floyd demonstrations, Untapped New York photographers have continued to
NYC to Get Up to 100 Miles of Open Streets for Pedestrians and BikerThis Summer
After much hemming and hawing, and political machinations, New York City will get 40 miles of open streets in the
10 Seedy Remnants of Gritty Old Times Square You Can Still See Today
Photograph by Gregoire Alessandrini While some New Yorkers may still avoid walking through Times Square, it’s for drastically different
What’s This Mini Police Station Doing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn?
In the Hasidic Jewish area of Williamsburg, you may see a miniature police station that might look straight out of