# newest submissions : nycHistory Exploring the history of New York City Page: Feed: --- ## [On top of the Empire State Building in 1932.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nycHistory/comments/1w14rlk/on_top_of_the_empire_state_building_in_1932/) _2026-08-28 · /u/Wbino_ submitted by /u/Wbino \[link\] \[comments\] ## [1887. Penny Farthing Bicycles line up for a Race for the Harvard Bicycle Club, NYC.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nycHistory/comments/1w10l63/1887_penny_farthing_bicycles_line_up_for_a_race/) _2026-08-28 · /u/OtherwiseTackle5219_ submitted by /u/OtherwiseTackle5219 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Penn Station, 1910 | 1:1 concourse reconstruction](https://www.reddit.com/r/nycHistory/comments/1w0rpt2/penn_station_1910_11_concourse_reconstruction/) _2026-08-28 · /u/gatsby03_ New York’s original Pennsylvania Station opened in 1910. Its demolition became one of the defining cases in the city’s preservation history. I reconstructed the station’s train concourse at full scale as a fully playable environment in Unreal Engine. This was a solo project built from archival photographs, architectural plans, and blueprints. I figured y'all might appreciate this! :)… ## [Winning an NBA title after 53 years = Modern New York History.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nycHistory/comments/1w0qgsr/winning_an_nba_title_after_53_years_modern_new/) _2026-08-28 · /u/jarrettwilson1990_ submitted by /u/jarrettwilson1990 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Washington’s Retreat | Part 3 of 5: The View From Cobble Hill](https://www.reddit.com/r/nycHistory/comments/1w0pbjz/washingtons_retreat_part_3_of_5_the_view_from/) _2026-08-28 · /u/McNeilTours_ submitted by /u/McNeilTours \[link\] \[comments\] ## [The Bizarre True Story of Central Park’s Doomed Victorian Dinosaur Museum](https://www.reddit.com/r/nycHistory/comments/1vzwexj/the_bizarre_true_story_of_central_parks_doomed/) _2026-08-27 · /u/atlasobscura_ For centuries, the infamous Boss Tweed was blamed for destroying the park's dino-models—but what really happened is even weirder. The real villain wasn’t Tweed at all, but Henry Hilton, a New York lawyer who was appointed to oversee the city’s parks. The whole weird tale: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/dinosaur-museum-central-park-boss-tweed-nyc submitted by /u/atlasobscura \[link\]… ## [The 1889 Henry and Felicia Ressmeyer House at 348 West 122nd St: A Harlem brownstone changes with the times](https://www.reddit.com/r/nycHistory/comments/1vzvesv/the_1889_henry_and_felicia_ressmeyer_house_at_348/) _2026-08-27 · /u/brick-underground_ The construction cost of the three-story 16-foot-wide brownstone was $11,000. By the mid-1920s private homes in Harlem were converted to rooming houses. submitted by /u/brick-underground \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Washington’s Retreat | Part 2 of 5: The Fort Built to Save New York](https://www.reddit.com/r/nycHistory/comments/1vzsdag/washingtons_retreat_part_2_of_5_the_fort_built_to/) _2026-08-27 · /u/McNeilTours_ submitted by /u/McNeilTours \[link\] \[comments\] ## [An 1885 Photo of a Fresh Oyster Stand at the Harbour near South Street. Over-Harvesting wiped out the Oyster Beds .](https://www.reddit.com/r/nycHistory/comments/1vzq6kw/an_1885_photo_of_a_fresh_oyster_stand_at_the/) _2026-08-27 · /u/OtherwiseTackle5219_ submitted by /u/OtherwiseTackle5219 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0gVnsMuNYzwf) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [Why was ESB and Chrysler Building built in low density Midtown instead of high-density lower Manhattan?](https://www.reddit.com/r/nycHistory/comments/1vzcdqt/why_was_esb_and_chrysler_building_built_in_low/) _2026-08-26 · /u/Paracosmptx_ I always wondered, they look so out of place in old photos! submitted by /u/Paracosmptx \[link\] \[comments\]