Here is a link to over a hundred old NY pictures from the Municipal Archives. The article was printed in the Atlantic June 2012 edition. in the " In Focus with Alan Taylor" section. Street scenes involve crime, business and daily living I found two which were very meaningful to me and I enjoyed them all. Mary in Florida http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/06/more-historic-photos-from-the-nyc-municipal-archives/100318/