3-D rendering of the white Civilian Defense helmet presented to Mayor Fiorello La Guardia for his wartime leadership during World War II.
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City planning zoning map showing investment strategies and scheduled improvements.
Woodcut illustration of a 17th-century Manhattan Indian village depicting longhouses.
President John F. Kennedy speaks at the 1964 World’s Fair site in Queens in 1962, ahead of the event marked by innovation and protest.
San Juan Hill community members gather to celebrate jazz musician and composer Thelonius Monk during the dedication of Thelonius Sphere Monk Circle at West 63rd Street in Manhattan.
In 1936, the NYPD held a traffic safety parade on Riverside Drive to raise awareness of rising traffic deaths, with precincts competing for best design.
Map showing farmland owned by formerly enslaved New Yorkers, with each plot labeled with the owner’s name.
Learn about how a former utility site in Elmhurst was transformed into a vibrant city park.
Founded in 1736, Bellevue is the nation’s oldest public hospital, known for pioneering medical innovations from ambulances to children’s clinics.
New Yorkers have used spray showers to cool down since the 1800s, a tradition reflected today in children playing under open fire hydrants.
Green Bus Lines served Queens for decades, operating key routes that connected underserved neighborhoods to Long Island Rail Road stations.
In 1946, American Airlines marked its first transatlantic flight by letting visitors tour a display aircraft near the Airlines Terminal building.