Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul
Remembering a New York that will never be again, by the author of local blog "Jeremiah's Vanishing New York"
📝 On This Day 📝
9 years ago on July 18th, 2013
A CSX freight train derails in the Bronx near Spuyten Duyvil station
The crash took several days to clean up, impacting commuter train traffic. Metro-North's lack of track maintainence was cited as a contributing factor. A deadly Metro-North derailment would occur near the same area later that year.
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15 years ago on July 18th, 2007
A steam pipe explodes near Grand Central, sending debris flying and disrupting Midtown during evening rush hour
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🌞 Weather Records 🌞
Record High: 101°F in 1953
Record Low: 57°F in 1925
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