When the car boom of the 1930s swept America, the affordability of cars and the flourishing auto industry built a stable middle class looking forward to traveling. But for Black Americans, the ...

After learning photography in Paris, Berenice Abbott began documenting New York City in the early 1930s, tracking changes in its boroughs as part of an effort that would become "Changing New York." ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — All aboard! Ride ...

Florence Mendheim’s story recalls another era when many refused to take far-right domestic extremism seriously. There is zero evidence that Florence Mendheim was the inspiration for Batgirl. But the ...

NEW YORK-- Nostalgia rides on vintage subway trains will return this holiday season. The New York Transit Museum's 1930s-era train cars will be back on the tracks next month. They will run on the D ...

This story was originally published by Curbed before it joined New York Magazine. You can visit the Curbed archive at archive.curbed.com to read all stories published before October 2020. It was a ...

Since 1934, the train station St. John’s Terminal helped shape New York City as we recognize it today. Presently situated at the end of the High Line, which was then an operational elevated freight ...

Florence Mendheim “was dedicated to stopping the Nazi threat in this country,” said an archivist at the Leo Baeck Institute. (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — There is zero evidence that Florence ...