According to an AP article, " ... 870,000  images of New York City and its 
municipal operations (are) now available to the  public on the Internet for 
the first time."

For the article "New York  City portrayed online in 870,000 images", please 
go  to:
http://news.yahoo.com/york-city-portrayed-online-870-000-images-064020853.ht
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If  the above URL breaks-up, then try:
http://tinyurl.com/7vgq5ne


You  can access the Online Gallery by going  to:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/gallery/home.shtml

The direct  link to the Online Gallery  is:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/misc/luna.shtml

However, at  this point in time, you will get the following message, "Due 
to overwhelming  demand, the New York City Municipal Archives Online Gallery 
is experiencing  temporary difficulties. Please try again later."


H/T: Jan Meisels  Allen/Jewish Genealogy



I hope this information is useful or, at  least, interesting.

Regards,

Walter Greenspan
Great Falls, MT  & Jericho, NY