Aerial view of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge under construction from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, before its 1964 opening as the world’s longest suspension bridge.
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1949 WNYC-TV program featuring the opening of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, election night and NYC bookmobiles.
City planning zoning map showing investment strategies and scheduled improvements.
Learn about how a former utility site in Elmhurst was transformed into a vibrant city park.
New Yorkers have used spray showers to cool down since the 1800s, a tradition reflected today in children playing under open fire hydrants.
Steeplechase Park entertained visitors at Coney Island for 67 years, becoming a beloved seaside attraction and a hallmark of the area’s amusement history.
Black and white photo of Astoria Park Pool, a 1936 New Deal project built under Mayor La Guardia, with Triborough Bridge visible in the background.
Architectural rendering of Idlewild Airport, now JFK, showing curved terminal, runways, planes, and boats during its 1940s construction era.
Historic photo of workers posing around a massive circular gasket during tunnel construction, with several seated atop and others standing inside.
Topographical survey map of Central Park showing the receiving reservoir, land plots in red, and areas taken for the Croton Reservoir.