New York City Archives — Colossal

a still from a film by Joshua Charrow documenting the inside of a woodworking factory

New York City’s Last Standing Wood Column Company Closes After 110 Years

August 6, 2026

a cat lounging on a counter in a New York City bodega

‘Bodega Cats of New York’ Advocates for the City’s Beloved Feline Shopkeepers

August 5, 2026

a composite grid of nighttime photographs of windows in New York City

Dave Krugman’s ‘WINDOWS’ Captures a Multitudinous Portrait of New York City

June 8, 2026

a papier-mache sculpture of an elephant with black line drawings all over it in a pattern

‘Keith Haring in 3D’ Highlights the Artist’s Prolifically Art-Filled Life

June 1, 2026

Joe Macken Spent 21 Years Hand-Assembling a Vast Model of New York City

April 27, 2026

a photo installation of Brandon Stanton's Dear New York in the subway

A ‘Love Letter’ to the City, Humans of New York Takes Over Grand Central

October 15, 2025

a collection of small ikebana-like sculptures in cellophane arranged like a month calendar on white shelves

Yuji Agematsu Arranges Street Debris into Tiny Daily Sculptures

August 26, 2025

A photo of people walking in Manhattan, wearing camel trench coats, by Joel Meyerowitz

‘A Sense of Wonder’ Chronicles Six Decades of Joel Meyerowitz’s Intimate Street Photography

August 25, 2025

a black-and-white photo from the late 19th century of four women, turned to each other in twos and embracing

More than 7,500 Prints and Negatives by Trailblazing Photographer Alice Austen Return Home

June 12, 2025

a white woman stands in front of a graffitied sanitation truck talking to a black man

‘Maintenance Artist’ Highlights Mierle Laderman Ukeles’ Radical, Caring Approach to Public Art

June 5, 2025

a gif from a video artwork of aerial views of people jumping in pink trampolines

Across 92 Screens in Times Square, Yuge Zhou’s ‘Trampoline Color Exercise’ Celebrates Global Unity

May 27, 2025

a restaurant all in black-and-white with line-drawn details on every surface so that it appears like a living 2D drawing

This Lower Manhattan Restaurant Doubles as an Immersive Black-and-White Sketchbook

May 19, 2025

a photograph of a green car speeding along a road, seen through a chainlink fence that appears to be moving with the car

Timing is Everything in Eric Kogan’s Coincidental Photos of New York City

February 18, 2025

a mosaic mural of a bird in a New York City subway station

Cosmic Birds Soar Through New York City Subway Stations in Fred Tomaselli’s New Mosaics

November 13, 2024

A display of several beaded depictions of treats and snacks such as strawberry Pocky, Yan-Yan, Spam, Cup Noodles, Hi-Chew, Botan Rice Candy, White Rabbit, and Murakawa Bubble Gum.

What’s Your Bodega Order? Vi Nguyen’s Beaded Bites Evoke the Spirit of NYC Corner Stores

September 2, 2024

The Forthcoming ‘Racing for Thunder’ Chronicles Rammellzee’s Vibrant and Multi-Hyphenate Artistic Career

July 23, 2024