Vanderbilt Ball
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The Contentious History of Supplying Water to Manhattan
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 by
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A View of Melrose
On a hot August afternoon last summer, I left the office early and caught the 5 train north. My objective was to locate the site of the Ursuline Convent in what had once been the rural village of Melrose, and was now the heart of the South Bronx.
A Fine Line: The Art of the Clothesline
Before laundromats, the clothesline was an intrinsic component of the urban landscape of New York City.
Ghosts of the 6 Train
Thursday, July 11, 2013 by
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Ringing in the New Year with the Second Avenue Subway
This past Saturday night, New Year’s Eve, the Museum was honored to serve as part of the host committee of the inaugural Second Avenue Subway ride. Read on to explore the history of past subway expansions.
The Broadway-Lafayette Transfer and the Evolution of the City’s Subway
In celebration of the subway transfer at Broadway-Lafayette station, we put together a collection of images that show the construction and evolution of the New York City subways.
The Beach Pneumatic Transit Company – just a bunch of hot air?
The story of a forgotten transit line, one powered entirely by forcing air through a tunnel.
The Broadway-Lafayette Transfer and the Evolution of the City’s Subway
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 by
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Ringing in the New Year with the Second Avenue Subway
This past Saturday night, New Year’s Eve, the Museum was honored to serve as part of the host committee of the inaugural Second Avenue Subway ride. Read on to explore the history of past subway expansions.
Ghosts of the 6 Train
New York City’s vast transit system is in a constant state of flux, expanding to fill the needs of underserved areas and simultaneously contracting due to budget cuts or obsolescence. Abandoned subway stations across the city remind us of how transit has changed over the years.
Riding the Subway with Stanley Kubrick
As most New Yorkers know, the subway system is the lifeline of New York City. In 1946, Stanley Kubrick set out to capture the story of New York City’s subway commuters.
The Beach Pneumatic Transit Company – just a bunch of hot air?
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 by
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Riding the Subway with Stanley Kubrick
As most New Yorkers know, the subway system is the lifeline of New York City. In 1946, Stanley Kubrick set out to capture the story of New York City’s subway commuters.
From Expressway to Contemplative Oasis: The Elevated West Side Highway
When racing in a cab down West Street trying to make it in time for a meeting, how many people think back just a few decades when an elevated expressway ran down the western edge of the city from the Henry Hudson Expressway to Battery Park?
The Broadway-Lafayette Transfer and the Evolution of the City’s Subway
In celebration of the subway transfer at Broadway-Lafayette station, we put together a collection of images that show the construction and evolution of the New York City subways.
Peter Pan: over 100 years of the boy who wouldn’t grow up
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 by
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![Byron Company. [James K. Hackett as Mercutio fights Campbell Gollan’s Tybalt] 1899. Museum of the City of New York. 34.271.813G](https://www.mcny.org/sites/default/files/styles/mcny_col_3_thumbnail/public/thumbnail_1.jpg?itok=eLop50mT)
Romeo and Juliet, a love story in pictures
It has been called the greatest love story of all time; take the opportunity to revisit the romance with a pictorial re-telling from the Museum’s collection.
The Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic
It’s a sweltering July evening in 1915 and the lights have just come up after the finale of a Ziegfeld Follies show at the New Amsterdam Theatre on 42nd Street. You dread walking out into the muggy night and long for a cool escape. But you’re in luck tonight because it’s the premiere of Flo Ziegfeld Jr.’s new revue, the Danse de Follies!
A Fine Line: The Art of the Clothesline
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The Apple Peeler and Corer
As part of our featured object series that explores key artifacts from the New York at its Core exhibition, we asked Hasia Diner to reflect on the Apple Peeler and Corer, on loan from the Lower East Side appetizing store, Russ & Daughters.
Mott Haven Historic District
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 by
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A View of Melrose
On a hot August afternoon last summer, I left the office early and caught the 5 train north. My objective was to locate the site of the Ursuline Convent in what had once been the rural village of Melrose, and was now the heart of the South Bronx.
Riding the Subway with Stanley Kubrick
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The Tale of the Shoe Shine Boy
Stanley Kubrick's 1947 pictorial of Mickey, a 12-year-old boy from Brooklyn who shines shoes for 10 cents a pop.
Hot Dog!
Franks, weenies, coneys, dogs, ketchup, kraut, chili; the contested history of the classic American finger food.
The Beach Pneumatic Transit Company – just a bunch of hot air?
The story of a forgotten transit line, one powered entirely by forcing air through a tunnel.