In the 1930s New York city planner Robert Moses deliberately built a number of bridges really low so that only cars could go under it – so as to prevent blacks (who mostly used public transport) from visiting New York’s ‘pristine’ beaches.
history of New York City
In 1956, a pilot landed on an Uptown Street in NYC…
In 1956, a pilot landed on an Uptown Street in NYC, because that’s where the bar was.
Back when NYC subways ran on tokens people would jam the slots…
Back when NYC subways ran on tokens people would jam the slots with paper so they could suck the tokens out with their mouths. This was referred to as “Token Sucking” and some token booth attendants even tried to deter this crime by sprinkling chili powder in the slots.
Until 1953, NYC had a pneumatic tube mai …
Until 1953, NYC had a pneumatic tube mail network that spanned 27 miles and connected 23 post offices. At its peak, the system moved 95,000 letters a day.