Category: Real New Yorkers

Not every important New Yorker is famous. This section celebrates the stories of everyday people whose lives, experiences, careers, and contributions help tell the larger story of New York. From lifelong residents and community figures to individuals with unique personal histories, these articles highlight the people who make New York what it is.

Aerial view of Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York, in 1920
10 Notorious Prison Escapes in New York History
Man holding cash with the Lower Manhattan skyline in New York City
10 Famous Con Artists and Hoaxers in New York History
Large bank vault representing famous New York City heists and robberies
10 Famous Heists and Robberies in New York City History
Man cooling off at a fountain during hot summer weather in New York City
10 Worst Heat Waves in New York City History
Brownstone-lined Brooklyn neighborhood street in New York City
25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were From Brooklyn
Perry Avenue and East 204th Street in the Norwood section of the Bronx
25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were From the Bronx
St Brendan's 'Class Of 1975' 50 Year Reunion
St Brendan’s ‘Class Of 1975’ 50 Year Reunion
The Transformation From City Life To Suburbia For A Teen In The 1970s
New York, Westchester and Boston Railway electric train in 1912
10 Lost Railroads of Westchester, the Hudson Valley & Upstate New York
Steam train on the Third Avenue Elevated above the Bowery in New York City in 1896
15 Lost Subway, Elevated & Rail Lines of New York City
Passengers boarding the first Long Island Rail Road Cannonball at Montauk in 1899
12 Lost Long Island Rail Road Branches & Rail Lines
Ninth Avenue Elevated train on the high curve near 110th Street in Manhattan
10 Lost New York Transit Lines, Terminals & Ferries That Built the City
Historic New York City brownstone row houses with high stoops and carved sandstone facades
What Is a Brownstone in NYC? History, Architecture & Why They Cost Millions
James A. Farley Building and Post Office on Eighth Avenue in New York City
History of the James A. Farley Building: From NYC Post Office to Moynihan Train Hall
New York Coliseum at Columbus Circle in Manhattan in 1956
What Happened to the New York Coliseum? History of Columbus Circle’s Lost Convention Center
Dakota Building History
The Dakota Building: New York’s Most Exclusive Address