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Plan of the Battle of Long Island and of the Brooklyn defenses, August 27th, 1776. Courtesy of the New York Public Library.
Operation Sail, 1986. Courtesy of the South Street Seaport Museum.
On this July 4th, to commemorate the country’s...
Postcard of The Cyclone, “Ride of your life.” Courtesy of Columbia University Libraries.
When the Cyclone first opened at Coney Island in 1927, it quickly became an iconic Brooklyn landmark. As the Island’s amusement district grew more and...
Hey New Yorkers, we want you to help us document the summer heat.
For the past three summers, we’ve partnered with Melting Metropolis to collect photographs and personal histories that illustrate how New Yorkers have weathered the summer s...
Criminal Courts Building, 1895. Courtesy of the New-York Historical
New York is a city of islands, with only the Bronx connected by land to the rest of the continental United States. We all know the iconic bridges of New York: the Brookly...
Fort George Amusement Park, 1907. Courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York.
A century ago, a summer escape was just a trolley ride up Third Avenue. You can follow this same route today along the M101 bus line, getting off at West 184...
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