New York City Archives

Viewfinder: A Trial to Defend Haitian Immigrants’ Temporary Protected Status Begins

As a trial begins to try to protect Haitian immigrants under Temporary Protected Status from being deported back to Haiti, people demonstrate in front of the Eastern District of New York Federal Courthouse in downtown Brooklyn.

Pacific Standard Staff

Viewfinder: New Yorkers Hit the Beach for the Polar Bear Club’s Annual Dive

Polar Bear Club swimmers make their annual icy plunge into the Atlantic Ocean on New Year's Day at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

Pacific Standard Staff

Viewfinder: New York City’s Fearless Girl Gets a New Home

A child stands alongside the Fearless Girl after a ceremony unveiling the statue's new permanent location outside the New York Stock Exchange on December 10th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

Viewfinder: Protesting Amazon’s New Headquarters in New York City

People opposed to Amazon's plan to locate its second North American headquarters in New York City protest at the courthouse in Queens on November 26th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

Network cables plugged in a server room.

Social Justice

How Local Legislatures Are Fighting for Better Broadband Privacy

In one instance, the New York City Council proposed a bill that would codify robust cable privacy rules governing all cable providers in the city.

Eric Null

Protesters gather in Long Island City on November 14th, 2018, in Long Island City, New York.

Economics

How Queens Is Pushing Back Against Amazon HQ2

At a rally on Wednesday, local politicians and activists excoriated Governor Andrew Cuomo for offering Amazon massive subsidies that could have gone to schools.

Jack Denton

A voting station stands at the Park Slope Library.

Social Justice

Mid-Term Voting Disrupted by Humidity and Wet Weather in New York City Polling Places

The five boroughs saw unusually high precipitation on Tuesday, with nearly 100 percent humidity, as New Yorkers trudged through the rain to cast their ballots.

Ian MacDougall

A view of the Manhattanhenge sunset from Hunters Point South Park on July 11th, 2016, in the Queens borough of New York City.

Environment

A New York City Park Built to Weather a Storm

The storm-resilient design of Hunters Point South Park in Long Island City, Queens, is built to withstand floods and storm surges.

Karim Doumar

Commuters and train passengers walk through the main concourse of of Grand Central Station.

Social Justice

Is There a Dark Side to the Preservation of Grand Central Terminal?

While the rescue of Grand Central seems like a clear-cut case of good over evil, the role of historic preservation in the 21st-century city can be more complex.

Feargus O'Sullivan

A woman and child walk down a street in the Fort Greene neighborhood where the director and artist Spike Lee once lived on February 27th, 2014, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

Social Justice

New Neighbors, New Noise Complaints

A team of researchers mapped the per capita 311 calls for nuisance complaints within gentrifying neighborhoods to find out how the influx of new residents affects racially charged calls to the police.

Tanvi Misra