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11 Monumental Art Pieces to Discover at a Social Distance
At the beginning of a normal month, we would have presented the new art installations not to miss in New
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The History of Brooklyn’s Blackout Cake
From quintessential black and white cookies to New York-style cheesecake, New York City has been the birthplace of many
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Empire State Building Keeps New York Bright With New Light Show
For many New York City residents, the city has lost its brightness and vibrancy as New York has gone into
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Photos of NYC's New Car Free Streets
At the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis, New York City has quickly adapted to stop the spread of the pandemic.
Architecture
Photos Inside the New Temporary Hospital at Javits Center
On Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the first 1000-bed temporary hospital at the Jacobs K. Javits Convention Center
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10 Groundbreaking Medical Discoveries Made in NYC
In a time when New York’s hospitals and research institutions are still under significant pressure to treat sick patients
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12 Groundbreaking Hospitals in NYC That Have Closed
1. Goldwater Hospital Tunnels under the former Goldwater Hospital On Roosevelt Island, Goldwater Hospital opened in 1939 as a “monument
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12 Prior Epidemics That Plagued New York
A typist wearing a flu mask in New York City in October 1918. Photo from National Archive Ever since New
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12 Things to Livestream or Explore Virtually in NYC During Coronavirus
On Monday, President Trump announced that for the next two weeks, all Americans are urged to stay home and work
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How NYC Survived the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
In 1918, 102 years before the rise of the coronavirus, the “Spanish Flu” pandemic began to kill millions of people
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13 Times That Broadway Went Dark in NYC
na Dimout in September 1942 in Times Square Photo by Marjory Collins from Library of Congress Back in March we
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The Strange Story of Typhoid Mary, Quarantined on North Brother Island
Poor Irish cook Mary Mallon was known for more than just her dishes for affluent families in New York City: