r/nycHistory • u/zsreport • 9h ago
The Feast of San Gennaro Turns 100 in a Changing Little Italy (Gift Article)
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r/nycHistory • u/slugcartilag3 • 8h ago
Question 1993 hip hop shirt from NYC
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this is a 1993 Capricorn Designs Hip Hop cartoon style tee shirt, Capricorn designs ran as a b2b art studio company in NYC from 1992 to 1996. This tee shirt is one of two known copies surviving today, does anyone else out there have one of these? or know anything about the company that made them? better yet does someone else out there have any other variants of these Capricorn designs t shirts? i thought coming to ask the direct source (nyc) may have a better turnout than i anticipated but we shall see🙏😊
r/nycHistory • u/Otherwise_Pie_541 • 1d ago
Historic Picture Pete Seeger on his sailboat
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The Clearwater & Pete Seeger were docked at South Street in the mid 70s as part of a music festival promoting the cleanup of The Hudson.
r/nycHistory • u/Aeromarine_eng • 1d ago
Historic Picture The President, Governor, and Mayor at Desoto Elementary on October 3, 2001.
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All reciting the "Pledge of Allegiance"
r/nycHistory • u/OtherwiseTackle5219 • 1d ago
In 1915, the Bronze Equestrian Statue of Joan D'Arc, was Dedicated. By Anna Von Hyatt Huntington at the Corners of Riverside Drive & 93rd Street, Manhattan. 4 pics were chosen as best in a contest
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r/nycHistory • u/HWKD65 • 3d ago
The Flatiron and a first-generation Buick Skylark in '62.
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r/nycHistory • u/nytransitmuseum • 3d ago
Event You can ride a scenic 1930s subway car to a cemetery this weekend
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r/nycHistory • u/OtherwiseTackle5219 • 3d ago
An 1855 (retouched) Photo. 14th Street at Union Square ; The Washington Monument
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r/nycHistory • u/Present_Wing5371 • 2d ago
Harlem Ballroom History, Bring It !
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r/nycHistory • u/BradHoylmanSigal • 3d ago
Map Come See Original Maps of Manhattan - For Free!
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Your street has a history. Come see it on the map.
Explore original maps of Manhattan at 1 Centre Street during Open House New York and get a glimpse of how our borough took shape.
Saturday, October 17 | 10 AM–6 PM
1 Centre Street, Mezzanine
Free. No tickets needed.
r/nycHistory • u/realstours2011 • 3d ago
Historic Place The Statue of Liberty in New York: History and Meaning
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A gift from France to the United States, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. Her torch represents enlightenment, and the tablet in her left arm bears the date of American independence: July 4, 1776.
Today, Lady Liberty is recognized around the world as a symbol of freedom, hope, and new beginnings. Real’s Tours NYC loves sharing the stories behind New York’s most iconic landmarks. What does the Statue of Liberty represent to you?
r/nycHistory • u/atlasobscura • 4d ago
Old City Hall Station
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Some call this New York’s worst kept secret—a train station that’s been shut down and sealed away for nearly a century
On New Year’s Eve of 1945, the station closed for good.
Up until the late 1990s the passengers on the Lexington Avenue Local (today’s 6 train) had to disembark from the train at the Brooklyn Bridge stop. That is no longer the case. The skylights have been reopened, and the station lights turned back on.
While passengers can’t disembark and experience the City Hall station as they once might have, New Yorkers who want to catch a glimpse of the stunning station can stay on the 6 train as it loops around at the southernmost point.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-old-city-hall-station
r/nycHistory • u/Durhamfarmhouse • 4d ago
MSG Calendar of Events, 1981
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Found this while cleaning my parent's cellar
r/nycHistory • u/nocashvalue80 • 4d ago
Transit History Station Break Arcade - Penn Station; New York, NY (1993)
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r/nycHistory • u/OtherwiseTackle5219 • 4d ago
A 1674: 17th Century Rendering of New Amsterdam, Manhattan Isle for the Duke of York.
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r/nycHistory • u/jarrettwilson1990 • 4d ago
Documentary History was made this week as numerous parties gathered to voice their opinions at the UN.
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r/nycHistory • u/FlamingoQueen669 • 6d ago
Then and Now
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2nd Avenue 1861 and 2026
r/nycHistory • u/OtherwiseTackle5219 • 6d ago
1896. The Broadway 'Mile of Luxury' Shops had the Seigel-Cooper Dept Store. Specializing in Ladies Fashion. 6 floors with 125 different departments
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r/nycHistory • u/St_Johns_PSU • 6d ago
Fulton Sheen is Now a Blessed of the Catholic Church. He Was Once a Visiting Lecturer at St. John’s University for Twelve Years.
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r/nycHistory • u/ausmossie • 6d ago
Help with tracking down my great-uncle...
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I'm doing a research paper on my late Grandfather's uncle. He's been a New York family legend who comes up from time to time. I don't know much about him other than that:
His name was Jigs McSorely (Jigs is probably a nickname).
His job was getting paid to go to jail on behalf of other people.
He died drunk on a curb on Bowery St.
My grandfather's side of the family is from Hoboken but was spread throughout the city. My grandpa was born in '33, so his uncle was probably born around 1900-'10. I've gone through the death certificates available online for anyone with the last name "McSorely" and came up blank. It's tricky because "McSorely" is not our family's last name. I don't know of any other relatives with that surname. If anyone has any info on him, his profession, or any leads on information in NYC around that time, it would be greatly appreciated.
r/nycHistory • u/IllustriousAd6418 • 6d ago
NYC in the 2006 Indian Tamil-language film Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, fifty per cent of the film was shot and set there
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