1982
Ron Galella//Getty ImagesPaul McCartney hangs out on the Upper West Side.
1968
Jack Robinson//Getty ImagesThen-married couple Sonny Bono and Cher take a stroll while bundled up to protect against the East Coast chill.
1983
Art Zelin//Getty ImagesDavid Bowie takes a smoke break outside The Carlyle on Madison Avenue, where he was attending a press conference.
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1979
Walter McBride//Getty ImagesRobin Williams—and his purple beret—catch a cab.
1977
New York Daily News Archive//Getty ImagesMichael Jackson takes advantage of a sunny November day by skateboarding in Central Park.
1973
Bettmann//Getty ImagesJust before the Oscars (she was nominated for Best Actress), Cicely Tyson stands under the marquee of the Guild Theater, on which her name is emblazoned, in Rockefeller Plaza.
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1986
Ron Galella//Getty ImagesSteve Martin and Chevy Chase attend the trailer screening of their movie Three Amigos.
1979
Jack Mitchell//Getty ImagesMeryl Streep steps out of the Public Theater, one of the country's first nonprofit theaters.
1985
Ron Galella//Getty ImagesJack Nicholson gives the camera a thumbs up at The Carlyle.
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Circa 1970
Art Zelin//Getty ImagesRobert De Niro carries an armful down a street near Grand Central Station.
Circa 1970
Art Zelin//Getty ImagesDiane Keaton and then-boyfriend Warren Beatty take a walk around the city.
1980
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1987
Ron Galella//Getty ImagesFran Lebowitz attends Tina Turner's concert at Madison Square Garden. (Paloma Picasso and Al Sharpton were also there.)
1948
Bettmann//Getty ImagesDean Martin and Jerry Lewis make a dapper statement in matching outfits that include top hats and canes during a Fifth Avenue Easter parade.
1965
Michael Ochs Archives//Getty ImagesDiana Ross takes a shopping break on Fifth Avenue before performing on Hullabaloo, a television variety series that aired for a little over a year.
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1964
William Lovelace//Getty ImagesMick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, and Brian Jones visit New York as part of the Rolling Stones' first-ever American tour.
1977
Fairchild Archive//Getty ImagesAndy Warhol (and his camera, of course) attend a show for the Costume Institute at the Met, entitled "Vanity Fair" and hosted by none other than Diana Vreeland.
1954
Bettmann//Getty ImagesFrank Sinatra and his son, Frank Jr., take a walk down First Avenue with artist, designer, and future mother of Anderson Cooper, Gloria Vanderbilt.
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1986
Ron Galella//Getty ImagesLily Tomlin attends the Outer Critics Circle Awards which was held at Sardi's restaurant—a Theater District mainstay that's still open today.
1974
WWD//Getty ImagesJohn Lennon and May Pang take a walk, carrying armfuls of newspaper and records (naturally).
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