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Throwback Thursday: NYC’s Original Pennsylvania Station Opens in 1910
This image of entrance of Penn Station is viewable on 7th Avenue and 32nd Street on the Membit app. Membit
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NYC’s Neon Signs Abound in Vintage Photo Collection of Greenwich Village in the NYU Archives
Author Thomas Rinaldi, who wrote the book New York Neon, is the guide for our tour of Greenwich Village’s
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Discover 40,000 Historical NYC Photos with OldNYC iPhone App from NYPL
If you were a big fan of the New York Public Library initiative, OldNYC (who doesn’t love the geolocation
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10 Architectural Accidents and Disasters in NYC
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. From technological accidents to natural disasters, with tragedy mixed in, here we have some
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House of Flowers: NYC’s Lost Thorley Building Covered in Foliage at 562 Fifth Avenue
In 1874, at the age of sixteen, Charles Thorley opened his first flower shop on West Street in New York
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Vintage NYC Photos: The Gas House District That Became Stuy Town
Before the housing complex we’re familiar with in Stuyvesant Town was built, the area was formerly known as the
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A Look At NYC’s ‘Forgotten Borough’ In 1983 With Christine Osinski’s “Summer Days: Staten Island”
In 1982, artist Christine Osinski moved to Staten Island with her husband after being priced out of Manhattan, something many
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12,000 Vintage Photographs from Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium to Be Preserved
Kodiak bear and keeper, Bronx Zoo, December 18, 1905. The WCS historical photo collection is a priceless resource for exploring
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Early Vintage Video of NYC Snow Plowing from 1930s
While we wait patiently for snow to arrive in New York City (maybe never?), here’s a look back at
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Exhibit “New Land…New Life, An Italian Family’s Migration to America” Showcases LIFE Photographer Marvin Koner’s Lesser-Known Work
The morning of departure, crowds of well-wishers wave and cry as they watch their loved ones board the SS Constitution
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The NYC Cow That Designed C.K.G. Billings’ $250,000 Driveway in Fort Tryon Park
The 154-foot-long gallery at Fort Tryon Hall is visible to drivers on the Henry Hudson Parkway. If you’ve ever
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Discover New Exhibit Jacob Riis: Revealing New York’s Other Half with MCNY Curator Bonnie Yochelson
Photo by Jacob A. Riis. Image via Museum of the City of New York, Gift of Roger William Riis Today,