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Arts & Culture
Watch Graffiti Artist Steve “ESPO” Powers Paint Up Boarded Soho Windows
The bustling and crowded New York many of us know is no more, as most of the city remain sheltered
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Miss the Sounds of NYC During Pandemic? NYPL’s New Spotify Album Does the Trick
As many of us sit in our homes in the coronavirus pandemic, we might be starting to forget what New
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FDR Opened the 1939 World’s Fair in Queens
On April 30, 1939, the 1939/40 New York World’s Fair began at Queens’ Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The
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Artist Who Designed NYC Subway Station Mosaics Releases Free Coloring Pages
If you’re looking for something to break up your day or the endless loop you feel like you’re
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When the NYC Subway System Had a Baseball Team, the IRT All-Stars
Before there was a “subway series,” there was literally a baseball league sponsored by New York City’s original subway
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Join a Virtual Cultural Festival Celebrating Catalan Holiday Sant Jordi
Illustration, Isabelle Duverger New York City may not seem to have a strong Catalan connection, but the culture is sustained
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Tonight New Yorkers Will Sing-A-Long to “Lean on Me” From Their Windows
Last week, thousands of New Yorkers burst into song with Frank Sinatra’s famous hit “Theme from New York, New
Architecture
NYC’s First Subway, A One Block Pneumatic Tunnel Below Broadway
Before New York City’s modern subway system was established with the Interborough Rapid Transit Subway in 1904, there were
Architecture
New Javits Center Video Uncovers Temporary Coronavirus Hospital Construction
At the end of March, the Javits Center was transformed into a 3,000-bed temporary hospital for COVID-19
Architecture
A Look at the Old Gouverneur Hospital, First Public Hospital with Tuberculosis Clinic
When on the East River or driving along the FDR Drive, you might notice a unique brick building with rounded
Architecture
Photos of an Empty Rockefeller Center During Coronavirus
The flags around Rockefeller Center sway in the wind, but that’s about all that’s moving in one of
Architecture
The Abandoned Tuberculosis Hospital in Rockaway, Queens
Looming over the beach in Rockaway, Queens adjacent to Jacob Riis Park is the abandoned Neponsit Beach Hospital also known