The amazing Steven Siegel has been documenting New York City's five boroughs (and beyond) for three decades now. Click through for a small sampling of his photos from the 1980s, where you'll see abandoned cars overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge, a very desolate Bushwick, and even a massive hole in the Manhattan Bridge pedestrian walkway. He recently told 12 oz. Prophet: more ›

We've seen 1970s New York City cops laughing it up on the job, but the Bad Old Days weren't always so hilarious. Starting this week the Museum of the City of New York is unveiling their latest exhibit, titled Police Work: Photographs by Leonard Freed, 1972-1979. The expansive collection of vintage prints from the Brooklyn-born photographer show "life on the beat" during the "tumultuous" time, revealing "the complexity, the harshness, and the camaraderie of the city's public safety servants and the people they protected." more ›

One New York man, John de Guzmán, documented 2011 in photographs, like many of us, and has now compiled it all into a 4 minute and 53 second video. It includes the Mermaid Parade, some Open House NY spots, some Hurricane Irene action, the Woolworth Building, Zuccotti Park, and plenty of others. It's a bit less intimate than something like the amazing collection of Polaroids taken by the late Jamie Livingston, which you can revisit here, and sadly, it's soundtracked to 2009's New York City anthem, Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind"—but at least he didn't go with "Liberty Walk." more ›

Recently, we took a look inside of some Brooklyn apartments circa 1978—all of which made us envious (and curious about who lived in our apartment back in the day). Now, we're making it all worse by taking a look at the outdoor spaces these Brooklyn residents had—click through for 14 photos of courtyards, backyards, porches, and lawns. At least they're all in black and white? more ›

The Daily News has posted six powerful videos featuring News photographers who documented September 11, 2001. The photographers, David Handschuh, Todd Maisel, Debbie Egan-Chin, Andrew Savullich, Susan Watts, and Ken Murray, offer their memories of the day—from the chaos to the unnerving silence after the buildings collapsed—with their photographs, many of which are extremely graphic (Handschuh remembers how people started jumping, Maisel describes body parts falling from the sky). more ›

Remember that time Lady Gaga may have touched herself in front of a small boy? Unsurprisingly Terry Richardson was involved, and now the two are coming out with a book together, which, according to Publishers Weekly, "will showcase over 350 photographs taken during the 10 month period in which Richardson followed Lady Gaga and had complete access to her everyday life.” more ›

Over the course of three days in June, artist Kyle McDonald captured the faces of Apple patrons in two of the company's Manhattan stores. He did this by installing a program on computers in the stores, which automatically took an image every minute. He explained, “I thought maybe we could see ourselves doing this we would think more about our computers and how we’re using them." Well, now he won't have to think about it, because Mashable is reporting that the U.S. Secret Service has confiscated McDonald's own personal computers! more ›

A Harlem woman has filed a $24 million lawsuit against the city, accusing cops of breaking her nose with billy clubs because she was photographing them during an arrest. Hope Gonzalez, 30, was shopping on Riverside Drive and West 158th Street in October, 2009, when she saw several cops "abusing" a young man. The Post article doesn't have much detail, but Gonzalez says she took out her cell phone to document the incident, and that's when she got swept up into the vaguely-described incident. more ›

2010: the year many a New Yorker gazed into the eyes of Marina Abramovic, as she set up shop at MoMA. Now all of those who got to sit across from her (like those VIPs), will get the moment immortalized in a book. According to Animal, Aperture’s publishing a book of Marco Anelli’s photographs—all 1500+ of them that were taken during her 716 hour seated run at the museum. Get more details here... but we're gonna hold out for the IMAX 3-D version. Make it happen, Franco. more ›

With Factory photographer Billy Name's negatives gone missing, it might be nice to check out some other snapshots from the days Andy Warhol reigned as the King of Pop Art. more ›

A photographer has come forward with seductive pictures of Sherr-una Booker, the woman who filed domestic violence charges against a former top aide to Gov. Paterson. David Johnson, her former beau, allegedly punched and pushed Booker after she refused to take off a sexy Halloween costume, but the photographer says that a decade ago she was a "modest" model. "She was just drop-dead gorgeous," Jonathan Dewayne Woods (this guy?) told the Daily News. "She was what I call, 'street fine.' She wasn't made up like a model in Cosmopolitan magazine. She was the type who looked good all the time." more ›

We've looked back at 1970s New York before — but that decade sure did produce amazing photos, including some of these newly resurfaced ones (many recently posted in the Wired NY forum). Many corners of the decade are documented: from Women's Lib to Miller High Life-fueled gatherings to shredding apart Yankee Stadium in 1973. more ›

There are very few statues of women in New York City, but one on Ellis Island is of Annie Moore — believed to be the first immigrant to set foot there on January 1st, 1892. Little was known about Moore, and what happened to her after she came New York; until now it was believed she died in a car accident after moving Texas. more ›

As Times Square looks at new ways to market to the masses, the nostalgic long for the days that neon signs were selling a very, very different thing. Jeremiah's Vanishing New York has just found some photos of the area from the 1990s, and he says, "I used to love walking up and down 42nd Street between Broadway and 8th. The sidewalks were unclogged by tourists and there were no peddlers begging to sketch your caricature or write your name on a grain of rice. The only barkers barking called out, 'Girls, girls, girls, one dolla, one dolla, one dolla.'" And of course the ladies and the lack of tourists weren't the only thing different; he recalls the buildings being lower and constructed of brick, saying, "They were human-sized, manageable." more ›

The first photographic study of New York City's parks since the 1930s will be on view at the Museum of the City of New York starting October 9th. The massive wall-sized prints will be on view through March 7th, introducing visitors to parks in all five boroughs (and making it easier to envision Mannahatta). more ›

In early 2008, New York-based photographer Haik Kocharian spent six weeks traveling alone through India; the impressive fruit of his journey has been gathered into a new exhibit at the 92Y Tribeca, called "Walking the Way." Featuring photographs taken in and around the Indian sub-continent, including the ancient city of Varanasi, the coasts of Varkala, and the Tar Desert, Kocharian's intimate images seem to exhale the serene elegance and colorful grit of everyday life. In addition to his work with still photography, Kocharian is also a fiercely independent filmmaker and musician (MySpace); following the opening reception Friday night, he screened his striking black and white short film "Control Z" and performed a set of passionate rock ballads with his three-piece band. "Walking the Way" runs through September 30th at 92Y Tribeca, located at 200 Hudson Street. more ›

If you were outside last night you likely heard some Michael Jackson tunes blasting in homage to the late King of Pop. MTV even took a break from their reality programming to play his classic videos all night, and fans gathered at the Apollo Theater for an impromptu memorial (The Jackson 5 performed there in 1969). more ›

It is the , generally, made it to work! And more snow is expected today. more ›

Photographer Bruce Barone has a treasure trove of old photographs he snapped in the late 1970s and early 1980s, while working at Hearst Magazines. He tells us he is now self-publishing a book featuring some hand-selected images, which should be ready by the end of February. For now, here's a look back through his lens at an older New York. more ›

More than 38,000 runners ran for over 26 miles in front of a crowd of 2 million-plus spectators spread across the 5 boroughs. Here's more about what happened with race: more ›

Here's the first wave of NYC Marathon photographs from our readers, who have captured a terrific array of participants, spectators, and volunteers. more ›