For over 10 years, every April, we’ve marked our birthday with our “Yesteryear” issue. Each edition looks back at the story of New York City through a thematic lens; our 56th Anniversary issue recounts the history of over50 restaurants that made\xa0the city\xa0over the decades and the people that made them iconic.

For some more nostalgia, we’re revisiting “Yesteryear” issues of the past.Keep reading for our explorations of,\xa0dressing up,\xa0going to work, the “It” girl through the decades, and more.

2022: “A Village in the East Village: Tales From Little Ukraine.”

After Russian troops began advancing toward Kyiv, we redirected our issue toward the growth and resilience of the Ukrainian community on East 7th, which endured long after most such enclaves had assimilated and dispersed.

2016: “What We Wore.”

In a city where we’re all on display all the time, we’ve spoken to each other through clothes for centuries.

In celebration of our Anniversary, get a free copy of the 2024 “Yesteryear” issuewith an annual print + digitalNew Yorksubscription. Uncover the city’s social history, told entirely through its restaurants, plus take a look back at yesterday, and tomorrow’s, New York City with unlimited access to all of our online-exclusive stories and the digital archive of print issues.