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An outdoor museum photo of a man and women holding hands while ice skating with a group of people.
Urban Tastes Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Skating and Romance

Though today more commonly associated with family recreation, ice skating in New York City was once a field of ripe romantic possibility.
Arnie Charnick. Luncheonette Life. 1997. Museum of the City of New York. 97.188.23
Landmarks Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Restaurants of Yore

It’s harder and harder for an independent restaurant to survive in New York City. Here we look back at restaurants that enjoyed a successful run in our city.
Andrew Herman, Federal Art Project (n.d). Nathan’s Hot Dog Stand, Coney Island, July 1939. Museum of the City of New York. 43.131.5.13
Landmarks Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Hot Dog!

Franks, weenies, coneys, dogs, ketchup, kraut, chili; the contested history of the classic American finger food.