The Library of Congress just added a whole slew of old New York Tribune covers to their Flickr account. This one caught our eye: an underwater boulevard connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island! The cover read: "Now for a boulevard under the sea... Ambitious plan for a tunnel 100 feet wide and 10,000 feet long, easy to approach at either end for vehicles of all kinds, and calculated to keep commuters within city limits instead of letting them get away to Jersey and Westchester." View the full cover after the jump; the edition is from September 18, 1910. Also of note: this proposed new thoroughfare to relieve traffic congestion on Fifth Avenue. more ›

That new Broadway pedestrian plaza, which reduced Broadway to two lanes to make room for tables, chairs, and new bike lanes, are "making city drivers miserable," the Post contends. But though two reporters were assigned to the story, they were hard-pressed get any comments from the allegedly miserable drivers in question. Oh, there is one Jason Silitsky, a New Jersey "commuter" (we bet he takes the PATH) who declares the esplanade "completely useless." On the other hand, Barbara Randall, director of the Fashion Center BID, tells the tabloid, "We haven't noticed any traffic problems. It's down two to lanes, but it's moving." And Haim Dadi, owner of Mr. Broadway Kosher, says the increased pedestrians are boosting business: "Traffic-wise, it's not good, but who cares about traffic? I care about the store." more ›