😍 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
😵💫 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
🥺 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 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
👀 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
🤑 There’s $500 billion worth of gold under this NYC building! Here’s the story of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York building at 33 Liberty Street. #historytok #americanhistory
#ad 🥰 The Museum of the Moving Image is seriously one of the underrated museum in NYC! You will learn everything about how movies and other visual media is made. This museum is located at 36-01 35th Ave. in Astoria, Queens within walking distance of many subway stops. Sponsored by @Museum of the Moving Image. #historytok #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
✊ Northern Central Park used to be guarding point to protect the rest of Manhattan in the War of 1812. Guide of @Central Park Conservancy Jose Velasco tells us more. #nyclife #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.
🤔 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
🧐 The New York City subway is actually 3 systems combined into 1! That’s one of the main reasons why some lines are numbered and the others are lettered. Curator Jodi Shapiro of the New York Transit Museum tells us more. The museum is in Downtown Brooklyn and open to the public. #nycsubway #historytok
🌞 Governors Island is one of those places you must not miss when visiting NYC! It’s only a 10-minute ferry away from the Financial District and it has so many fun things to do! Nicole Fogarty of @Governors Island tells us more. #nyclife #historytok
👀 The park in Brooklyn used to be filled with water! Here’s more about Mount Prospect Park. Featuring Patrick Ciccone of the Friends of Mount Prospect Park. #nyclife #historytok
#ad ⚔️ The real life Game of Thrones took place in Dubrovnik, Croatia! This trip has been made possible with the kind support of @Lufthansa. #sponsored Here’s the real story of the medieval republic in the middle of warring empires. #gameofthrones