Technical drawing of a coal-burning locomotive displaying detailed front and side profile views of the train car.
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Aerial view of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge under construction from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, before its 1964 opening as the world’s longest suspension bridge.
1949 WNYC-TV program featuring the opening of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, election night and NYC bookmobiles.
Bike gifted to Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in 1995 promoting Copenhagen’s bike share program, a precursor to NYC’s Citibike initiative.
Early 1990s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) campaign videos encouraging subway ridership and featuring interviews with riders and workers amid concerns about safety and service.
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.
Green Bus Lines served Queens for decades, operating key routes that connected underserved neighborhoods to Long Island Rail Road stations.
Handwritten 1835 license document granting authorization for operation of the Staten Island Ferry.
1904 photo of John B. McDonald, Mayor Seth Low, and William Parsons driving the last spike to complete New York City’s first subway tunnel.
Architectural rendering of Idlewild Airport, now JFK, showing curved terminal, runways, planes, and boats during its 1940s construction era.