The new Yorker cover

I'm submitting this old NYC street scene for a New Yorker Magazine cover contest. What do you think.

The old furniture factory

This amazing building was once a factory in the old furniture district. It changed to the vaudeville area after that. Broadway and 28th, NYC.

The Puck Building, NYC

Via Wikipedia

The Puck Building occupies the block bounded by Lafayette, Houston, Mulberry and Jersey Streets in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, United States. An example of the German Rundbogenstil style of Romanesque Revival architecture, the building was designed by Albert Wagner, and was constructed in two parts. The north section was built in 1885-1886, and the south addition in 1892-1893.[3] The front of the building – on Lafayette Street – was relocated in 1899 when the street – then called Elm Place – was widened, this was supervised by Herman Wagner.[3] The building was rehabilitated in 1983-1984 and further renovated in 1995 by Beyer Blinder Belle. The building sports two gilded statues by sculptor Henry Baerer of Shakespeare's character Puck, from A Midsummer's Night Dream, one on the northeast corner at Houston and Mulberry, and one over the main entrance on Lafayette.

Gilsey House NYC

Via Wikipedia

Gilsey House was designed by Stephen Decatur Hatch for Peter Gilsey, a Danish immigrant merchant and city alderman[2] who leased[2] the plot – which included the grounds of the St. George Cricket Club – from Caspar Samlar for $10,000 a year.[2][3][4][1] It was constructed from 1869 to 1871 at the cost of $350,000,[1] opening as the Gilsey House Hotel in 1872.[4][5] The cast-iron for the facade of the Second Empire style building was fabricated by Daniel D. Badger,[3][1] a significant and influential advocate for cast-iron architecture at the time;[2] the extent to which Badger contributed to the design of the facade is unknown.[1]

The hotel was luxurious – the rooms featured rosewood and walnut finishing, marble fireplace mantles, bronze chandeliers[4] and tapestries [1] – and offered services to its guests such as telephones, the first hotel in New York to do so.[3] It was a favorite of Diamond Jim Brady and Oscar Wilde, Samuel Clemens was a guest,[4][6][7] and it attracted the theatrical trade[3] at a time when the area – which became known as the "Tenderloin" – was becoming the primary entertainment and amusement district for New York's growing population,[8] with numerous theatres, gambling clubs and brothels.[2]

My Top Five facts about the Gilded Age of New York.

My Top Five facts about the Gilded Age of New York.

I love the history of New York City, it has many layers to ponder. From Dutch influence and the American Revolution to epic personalities that set the stage for the modern world. I find the Gilded Age 1855-1897 to be one of most favorite periods and the focus of my illustration. Reading the history of this age continually blows me away, below are some of my personal highlights.

•The rise of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall, this guy was one of the original Manhattan bastards.

•Thomas Nast was at the height of his illustration powers. Here is the dude who established the look of Santa Claus and via his cartoons, mocked corrupt politicians.

•Edison and Tesla were alive and well and walking the streets of NYC. Wow!

•Museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History were being created and establishing New York as a culture leader in the art world.

•The Statue of Liberty was about to be delivered to NYC harbor.