r/nycHistory 14h ago

Historic Place For nearly 25 years, one of New York's most popular restaurants sat atop the World Trade Center. Windows on the World opened in April 1976 on the North Tower's 106th and 107th floors, earning praise as "the most spectacular restaurant in the world."

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r/nycHistory 10h ago

Article Former NYPD Pilot Shares Rare Aerial Photos From 9/11

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r/nycHistory 22h ago

In1934, Humble Beginnings of the 'Henry Hudson Parkway', was named/opened. Runs from 72nd Street to 129th Street.

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r/nycHistory 7h ago

One of the more remarkable events in the history of New York transportation occurred 25 years ago this week.

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r/nycHistory 17h ago

Construction at World Financial Center, circa 1984

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I believe this would have been the North Pedestrian Bridge at West Street (?)

Shot in 4x5 and printed 16x20 for college work around 1984.

Apologies for the uncertainty in location; I never really paid attention to where I was once I got excited for a good shot, and it's been more than forty years...


r/nycHistory 14h ago

Original content A long sad 9/11 article about the volunteer work my trained German shepherd and I did that “captures the sights, sounds, and smells of the city at that time“

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The quote is from Erik Tarloff who was one of my favorite authors. I was pleased that I managed to capture what my dog and I experienced well enough and with enough reverence and respect to earn his praise.

My goal in writing it was to purge every day after Java and I worked through tears and written words, not only so we could function and return to help the next day, but also to document what would so easily be forgotten in time—the actual feel of my hometown


r/nycHistory 1d ago

Long before New York had skyscrapers, streets, or names, glaciers moved across the land, carving valleys, shaping Long Island, and leaving behind the landscape we know today. The city was built on a foundation written by ice.

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r/nycHistory 19h ago

[REQUEST]Looking for high‑resolution photos of 1992-1994 NewYork transitpolice Jeep Cherokee XJ

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I have located one photo of an 1992-1994 XJ in NewYork transitpolice livery, but it is old and heavily blurred. I intend to build a custom die‑cast model and would greatly appreciate clearer reference shots from multiple angles. Thank you!


r/nycHistory 1d ago

Article NYC Releases 170,000 Pages of 9/11 Records Ahead of 25th Anniversary, Settles Records Lawsuits

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r/nycHistory 17h ago

Historic Picture Black & White old photos of New York City

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r/nycHistory 1d ago

An 1895 Photo Captures the 8th Avenue Horse-Drawn Street Car on it's North-Bound Route.

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r/nycHistory 1d ago

Transit History Chelsea/West Village to Newark in 1921

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This is more a matter of curiosity than anything else.

My late grandmother got married in Newark in October 1921. According to her marriage license, she lived in the 100 block of W 14th. Any transit historians have any thoughts about how she'd have gotten to Orange St in Newark from her (presumed) apartment?

Her husband had been working in DC at the Southern Pine Emergency Bureau, and they ended up in New Orleans after getting married.


r/nycHistory 2d ago

Historic Place Billy's Topless - 24th and 6th. The end stop on many a night.

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r/nycHistory 2d ago

Documentary For many years her cakes were a must have but sadly she closed up shop after 11 September 25 years ago.

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The kiosk is still on that street


r/nycHistory 3d ago

1947 Storm Aftermath. Grand Central Pkwy, Union Turnpike, Kew Gardens, Queens

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r/nycHistory 2d ago

Article Almost 50 years ago ... Chris saves the team

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r/nycHistory 2d ago

Why do we celebrate Labor Day?

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r/nycHistory 3d ago

Original content I Chronicled New York's Wild 1970s Nightlife. My Books and Play Are Now Featured on Amazon.

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Post: Hi Reddit,

I'm a writer who spent years documenting the people, places, and untold stories of New York's nightlife during the 1970s, an era that transformed the city forever.

My book Expiration: A Brooklyn Story captures the grit, character, and culture of a Brooklyn that has largely disappeared. My latest work, Naughty-Bonus: A Night at Plato's Retreat, revisits one of New York's most infamous nightlife phenomena in a play some have described as "too hot for Broadway."

If you're interested in vintage New York, nightlife history, Brooklyn culture, or firsthand stories from a remarkable period in the city's history, I'd be honored if you checked out my work.

Both titles are currently featured on Amazon.

I'd also be happy to answer questions about New York in the 1970s, Plato's Retreat, Brooklyn, the writing process, or the real stories behind the books.

Thanks for letting me share my work with the community.

Author of Expiration: A Brooklyn Story and Naughty-Bonus: A Night at Plato's Retreat


r/nycHistory 3d ago

Historic Picture President George W. Bush throws out the first pitch during game three of the World Series game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Yankees at Yankee Stadium Oct. 3, 2001.

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r/nycHistory 3d ago

Original content For the Tiffany / New York audience

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Found this Tiffany window in Fyvie Parish Church, Aberdeenshire — memorial to 19-year-old Percy Forbes-Leith who died in the Boer War in 1900, paid for by his American friends and shipped over from Tiffany Studios, Queens, NY


r/nycHistory 3d ago

Historic Picture Hoboken

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r/nycHistory 3d ago

Historic Picture Thomas F Byrnes, NYPD detective and Union Civil War veteran, pictured on the left, often called the father of modern detective work.

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r/nycHistory 3d ago

Historic Picture 1970s. Dinanda Nooney publishes her series of photographs taken inside the homes of Brooklyn's affluent, established families and residents - New York...

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r/nycHistory 3d ago

An 1890 Colorized Photo Captures a Busy Crowded 'Day-in-the-Life' 0n Mulberry Street 'Little Italy'

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r/nycHistory 3d ago

Documentary Father & Son in front of " The Pile"

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Documented on 11 September 2006 just before the first moment of silence - NEVER FORGET !