Ah, Central Park in 1961... when you could just ride your unicycle around without worrying about getting ticketed and find free parking on the unmowed grass. Plus, that guy looks about ready to take his dog off the leash. Total anarchy! Though to be fair, the Hoovervilles were gone by this time, and the Public Theater's annual Shakespeare in the Park festival was just settling into the Delacorte Theater. more ›

Not too long ago we took a look at one Harlem storefront as it changed throughout the decades, starting out a cocktail lounge and currently vacant after a brief stint as a Sleepy's. Now Paul Sahner over at NYC Grid has a new photo project up where he compares New York spots in 1961 to their 2009 counterparts. He tells us, "I recently came across a handful of photos my grandfather shots while in NY in 1961. I decided to go out and attempt to re-shot his original photos in 2009." more ›