😍 Here you can step into the subway cars throughout NYC history! In the New York Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn, which is open to the public. Curator Jodi Shapiro gives us an inside look. #nyclife #historytok
😵💫 Imagine spending $100+ million dollar on a condo and then waking up with motion sickness? That’s what allegedly happened in 432 Park Ave. Here’s the story of the skinny mega tall skyscraper that is apparently riddled with maintenance issues. #architecture #nycapartment
😵💫 The real life Stranger Things base is in Montauk, New York! Here’s the real story of Camp Hero at the very end of Long Island the theories that surround it. This is a State Park open to the public. #longisland #montauk
🤯 Should Manhattan be extended into the harbor in order to build 180,000 new apartments? Professor of Economics and author of Cities in the Sky Jason M. Barr certainly thinks so! Here’s his New Mannahatta proposal. #urbanism #nycapartment #TeachersofTikTok
😍 Did you know that The Bronx has a boulevard as grand as Paris? Here’s the history of the Grand Concourse with the Bronx Borough Historian Angel Hernandez. #thebronx #nyclife
🥺 The Metrocard is officially being phased out, it shall be missed! Here’s the history of fare collection in the NYC Subway system as told by curator Jodi Shapiro in the New York Transit Museum. The museum is open to the public at 99 Schermerhorn St. in Downtown Brooklyn. #nyclife #historytok
This $3 billion NYC skyscraper hangs above an historic landmark. But why? Here’s the story of Central Park Tower on Billionaire’s Row and why it has a cantilever that hangs 290 feet above street level. #nycapartment #architecture
🧐 This huge rock in Queens is here due to climate change 10,000 years ago! Have you spotted any other glacial erratics in NYC? This one is located on the corner of 12th Street & 43rd Road in Long Island City. #TeachersofTikTok #geology
🤔 Should NYC freeze the rent? The Belnord in the Upper West Side had one of the longest rent strikes in history! Tenants refused to pay the $460/month for apartments with 6 rooms to their landlord, for nearly 2 decades. This is also the building from @Only Murders In the Building. #nycapartment #historytok
🤯 This is the statue that survived an atomic bomb during World War 2 and now it’s in NYC! Here’s the story of the Shinran Shonin statue that can be found outside of the New York Buddhist Church on 332 Riverside Drive. #nyclife #historytok
👀 Do you think the new light rail that will run between Jackson Heights, Queens and Bay Ridge, Brooklyn be a game changer for NYC? The President & CEO of @Regional Plan Association Tom Wright and Vice President of Transportation Tiffany-Ann Taylor tells us more about the upcoming Interborough Express (IBX). #nyclife #transportation
🙏 This NYC home is one of the main reasons religious tolerance became a core part of America. Here’s a tour of the Bowne House in Flushing, Queens with Emily Vieyra-Haley giving us a tour. #americanhistory #nyclife
☪️ What do you think would have happened if Islamic rule never left Spain? Here’s the story of Al-Andalus and the subsequent reconquista, as told from Seville’s historic center. #espana #historytok
🤨 Do you want more neighborhoods like the Upper West Side or do you prefer living in a single family home? Here’s Professor of Economics Jason M. Barr telling us why building NYC neighborhoods like these are technically illegal. #urbanism #historytok
👀 Which Bronx native do you think should be added to the Walk of Fame? You can find these signs along Grand Concourse in The Bronx. Here’s Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and Bronx Borough Historian Angel Hernandez telling us more about its history. #thebronx #historytok
#ad 🎷 What can beat free live music by a historical landmark? Starting July 8th for six Tuesdays in a row at 7:00pm there’s free live music at Long Island City’s Gantry Plaza State Park. #sponsored by Kupferberg Center.
😳 Cars used to be able to drive around the loop of NYC’s Central Park! But it was damaged the landmarks of the park. Here’s the full story with Jose Velasco, who leads tours through @Central Park Conservancy.
🫣 What do you think is the future of Gowanus in Brooklyn? NYC’s most polluted canal is undergoing a massive transformation, with high-rise residential construction. But will it be a pleasant place to live? The Gowanus Canal Conservancy is ensuring that the transformation has a positive impact on the environment and the community. #nyclife #brooklyn
🤔 The first earthquake-proof neighborhood in Europe is in Lisbon. The Baixa neighborhood nowadays might be overly touristy, but it’s a gem of architectural innovation. After the great earthquake of 1755, this area boasted construction methods that ended up saving countless lives centuries after. #architecture #historytok