NYC Throw Back Thursday 1966: The Deadly 23rd Street Fire Destroys a Building Next to Flatiron
This image of 23rd Street and Broadway is viewable in Times Square on the Membit app. Membit is a new
Old Penn Station in NYC Still Lives on Today Hidden in Plain Sight
A photo from Norman McGrath’s Penn Station demolition collection. Source: Norman McGrath. I love lost causes… That’s why
Throw Back Thursday 1935: Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess Premieres in NYC
This image of the Neil Simon Theatre (formally the Alvin Theatre) is viewable in Times Square on the Membit app.
Throw Back Thursday 1927: The First Full-Length Motion Picture with Sound Premieres in NYC
This image of the Warner Strand Theatre is viewable in Times Square on the Membit app. The Warner Strand Theatre
The First Televised World Series was Yankees v. Dodgers, 1947
On September 30, 1947, New York City hosted the first televised World Series between the New York Yankees and the
Throw Back Thursday 1654: The First Rosh Hashanah in North America
A plaque sitting at the entrance of the first Shearith Israel Cemetery on St. Jame’s Place in Lower Manhattan.
The Origins of Labor Day in New York City
Labor Day is a New York City-born and bred holiday first celebrated this week on September 5, 1882. Of all
This Week in NYC History: The First Edition of Scientific American is Published in 1845
Top half of the front page of Scientific American’s first edition published on Thursday, August 28, 1845. Image source
This Week in NYC History: New York Becomes New Orange
Little known New York City fact: New York became Dutch again for about seven months. The city formally known as
Today in NYC History: Robert Fulton’s Revolutionary Steamboat Makes Its First Run
A sketch of the Clermont making its first voyage up the Hudson River. Source: Wikipedia Commons. On August 17, 1807
This Week in NYC History: President Ulysses S. Grant’s Is Laid to Rest in Riverside Park
On August 8, 1885 New York City played host to a grieving nation as nearly a quarter of million people
This Week in NYC History: The Cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty’s Pedestal is Placed
On August 5, 1884 the cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal was ceremoniously placed on Bedloe’s Island.