New Yorkers Have Been Paying Tolls Since The 1800s
It has always cost something to use major roadways in New York State. Check out the cost of using the Albany-Bethlehem Turnpike in the 1800s and what you were allowed to bring along.
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These Great 1859 Catskills Photos Could Have Been Taken Yesterday
These unearthed photographs from the London Stereoscopic Company may be the earliest camera pictures of the Catskills in Upstate New York.
Bit In The Groin! Is This New York’s Most Bizarre Shark Attack?
This might be the weirdest shark attack story in New York history. In 1874, a man was swimming off Coney Island when a shark bit into a very sensitive area...