New York City Archives - Wolfgang Collection

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

Oct 16, 2025

“New York is humanity itself. Every type of person is here—every ethnicity, every culture, every religion, every viewpoint. And somehow, despite the honking, the yelling, the shoving, we find a way to make it work,” says Brandon Stanton. Creating one of the most...

Yuji Agematsu Arranges Street Debris into Tiny Daily Sculptures

Aug 26, 2025

Each day, Yuji Agematsu takes a walk for the explicit purpose of scouring the streets. The dried leaf, lost toy, and even the wad of gum discarded on a park bench are his treasures, which he retrieves and places in the clear cellophane that wraps a pack of cigarettes....

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

Aug 26, 2025

Working as an art director in New York City in 1962, Joel Meyerowitz was tasked with designing a booklet, the imagery for which was shot by Swiss-American photographer Robert Frank. Knowing very little about photography or the acclaimed documentarian,...