Why Pinball Was Illegal in NYC For 34 Years
Pinball was banned in New York City from 1942 to 1976 after a crusade by Mayor LaGuardia saw thousands of machines confiscated and destroyed.
In celebration of the new LEGO store in the Flatiron, there’s a 20-foot version of the Statue of Liberty
This could be the reason so many parts of the world hate us. We do not mean to spoil the
In the book New York City in the Gilded Age, Esther Crain, founder of the website Ephemeral New York, supported
Walking around City Hall Park and Brooklyn Bridge Park this month you might start seeing large pieces of copper that
Although we previously reported that the model for the Statue of Liberty was sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi’s mother, it
Welcome to a new short series highlighting the many surprising art and architectural finds that are located both in New
Workmen constructing the Statue of Liberty in Bartholdi’s Parisian warehouse workshop; first model; left hand; and quarter-size head. Winter
Lady Liberty has peered stoically across the New York Harbor every since she landed from France in this month in
New York City has often been on the forefront of architectural ingenuity. Concurrently, many of the City’s notable buildings
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