NYC Department of Records

Missed one of our recent public programs? Check out our YouTube channel for uploads of our virtual events. Today, you can go inside our collection of @NYC_Buildings’ architectural plans with archivists Amy Stecher and Alex Hilton: https://on.nyc.gov/3ftgY80.

#neighborhoodstories

Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with Neighborhood Stories. Tell us your story of growing up in NYC, including the #AAPI local businesses at the heart of your community! Sign up for an oral history interview to share your memories of the New York food and communities that shaped you: bit.ly/3uw7eOQ.

There’s still time to join us for a talk with mixed media artist Margaret Cogswell, as she tells the story of the development of New York City’s water system through her art installations. Our event will begin promptly at 6:30 PM via Zoom: https://bit.ly/3wEc2mp.

Share the memories of your life and New York City community with the Neighborhood Stories: https://bit.ly/3uw7eOQ. #StoriesMatter

Join us at 1PM today for our monthly Lunch and Learn event. This month, we're excited to host a talk with Ann Buttenwieser - author of "The Floating Pool Lady". Zoom link as follows: https://on.nyc.gov/3vkSL9r. Photo credit: Chris Sedita.

Celebrate #MothersDay by honoring a woman who has profoundly impacted your life! Share her story and let everyone know how she inspires you every day: https://on.nyc.gov/2vPqY3T.

It’s National Play Outside Day! Every first Saturday of the month, people nationwide celebrate the fun of playing outside. In this photo from 1916-1920, children are playing stickball on a New York City street that has been closed to traffic. Stickball is a street game related to baseball that was popular in the Northeastern United States; all you needed was a broom handle, a ball, and a street to play on! Do you have fond memories of playing on a New York street? And what ar...e popular outdoor play activities today? Sign up to share your story with Neighborhood Stories: https://bit.ly/3uw7eOQ. #nationalplayoutsideday #playoutside #neighborhoodstories #oralhistory #shareyourstory #streetgames #streetgame #stickball #playoutsideeveryday #openstreets #playstreets #nyc #nycdot #nycparks

Our #blog post tells the story of singer/songwriter Pete Seeger and his efforts to raise awareness about the toxic waste being dumped into the Hudson over decades. Check out archival footage of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater here: https://on.nyc.gov/2R9VAe3.

It’s National Nurses Week! From May 6th to May 12th (Florence Nightingale’s birthday), we celebrate the invaluable work of our nation’s nurses. This year it is more important than ever to celebrate New York City nurses, who have battled COVID-19 in hospitals, testing centers, and vaccination sites with admirable dedication, strength, and compassion. In this photograph from 1961, nurses are attending a refresher course at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center. They are gathered ...around an iron lung, a mechanical respirator that was invented in 1928 and used especially for patients suffering from polio. Do you have a special nurse in your life? Are you a nurse or an essential worker in New York City? Share your story with Neighborhood Stories by signing up with this link: https://bit.ly/3uw7eOQ. #nursesweek #nationalnursesweek #nationalnursesday #nationalnurseweek #nurse #nurses #nycnurse #nycnurses #essentialworkers #covid19 #nurselife #thankyounurses #neighborhoodstories #oralhistory #shareyourstory #nursesofinstagram #nurseonduty #nursesbelike #nursesunite #nursesdoitbetter #nurseinprogress

We're excited to welcome New York-based photographer, KishaBariPhotography as keynote for the Womens Activism.NYC's Story-a-thon! Kisha will speak about her passion for visual storytelling, the power of capturing and preserving women's stories and treat us to some of her riveting photographs of women. Join us tomorrow (10/24) at 10AM EST to experience Kisha Bari's keynote & add stories of women who inspire you to the City’s permanent archive. Help us write them into history!... RSVP: bit.ly/WAstoryathon #20000by2020 Womens Activism.NYC is an open, crowd-sourced digital archive commemorating the anniversary of women’s suffrage in the U.S. by gathering stories and making them available for future generations. We hope to collect 20,000 stories by the close of 2020. Your participation will bring us closer to this goal. Womens Activism.NYC is a project spearheaded by the NYC Department of Records and Information Services/Municipal Archives. #storyathon #writein #womensactivism #herstory #writewomenintohistory #amplifyingwomensvoices #stories #KishaBari #photographer

The Municipal Archives and Womens Activism.NYC are writing women into history & we’re asking for your help. Join us on 10/24 to share the stories of the everyday extraordinary women in your life. Learn more: http://bit.ly/WAstoryathon. #20000by2020 #womensactivism #activism #history #storywriting #storyathon #nycarchives #nycrecords

Join us on October 24 as we collect stories of everyday extraordinary women. Pay homage to the women in your life and add their story to the City’s permanent digital archive! RSVP to the virtual event: http://bit.ly/WAstoryathon #20000by2020 #womensactivism #storyathon #storywriting #history #womensuffrage #activist #storyteller

Join us to learn more about our tax photos, NYPD intelligence records and WPA collections!

Have a burning question about the work that we do? Ask us your questions about our collections and the work we do each day - or simply stay tuned to our channels as we share a behind-the-scenes look at working at the Municipal Archives. Archivists at NYC Department of Records are gearing up to answer your questions tomorrow on #AskAnArchivist Day. Let us know by replying to this post with your queries! #archives #archivist #history #nycarchives #nychistory #newyorkcity #nyc #askanarchivistday

The Municipal Library and Archives public reading rooms remain closed. Please check our website & social media for updates. We continue to process vital record, photograph and property card copy requests submitted by mail and online. We apologize for any inconvenience. Learn More: https://on.nyc.gov/3i03cYu #update

Explore Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Brooklyn roots through our #1940sTaxPhoto collection. Pictured here are her childhood home on 9th Street, James Madison High School and the East Midwood Jewish Center. #1940sNYC #rbg #nycarchives #nycrecords #EastMidwoodJewishCenter #brooklyn #RuthBaderGinsburg

Sometimes it's remarkable how much comes out in the wash! These before and after detail shots of a survey drawing for the Brooklyn Bridges show how much brighter and less discolored paper can become after a nice calcium-adjusted water bath. #DORISConservation #conservation #nychistory #nycarchives #nyc

Thanks to the "Adopt NYC's Past" program, conservators in the Archives were able to preserve these important early 19th century slavery records. Learn how you can adopt collections to support the Archives here: http://bit.ly/adoptNYChistory #AdoptNYCHistory #nychistory #conservation #nycarchives #nyc

Support us and NYC history by adopting John Roebling's original 1867 drawing plan of the Brooklyn Bridge for conservation treatment. Read more about this iconic 14ft long drawing and other adoptable pieces of NYC history here: http://bit.ly/adoptNYChistory #AdoptNYCHistory #nychistory #nycarchives #conservation #newyork #nyc #drawing #JohnRoebling #brooklynbridge

Look up at the NYC skyline tonight as we #LightUpNYC in the signature suffrage color of purple to celebrate Women’s Equality Day! Snap a photo of a building illuminated in purple and tag @womensactivism& @nycrecords ! #ForwardIntoLight. Learn more: https://on.nyc.gov/31vLvuP.

Something a little bit different today as we highlight another City agency, this time NYC Department of Records! They recently created a City Story that tells t...he history of the Municipal Archives through the story of #BrooklynBridge drawings! Here are a couple of our favorites from this story! See the whole story here> https://www.urbanarchive.org/stories/yeeDRY6j67Q . Assistant Architect Wilhelm Hildenbrand included some delightful details in his 1877 plans for the Brooklyn Bridge. Municipal Archives Conservators working on the drawing spotted these two almost microscopic figures enjoying themselves on the bridge. A gentleman in a top hat appears to be serenading a lady holding a parasol. . A drawing by Washington A. Roebling of a Caisson in Position . : Brooklyn Bridge Collection ca. 1870s @nycarchives #urbanarchive #nychistory #brooklyn #architecturaldrawings #nycbridges #infrastructure #municipalarchives See more