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Discount: Speakeasy Soiree at The Urbane Arts Club
Enjoy live music, dance lessons, and craft cocktails in a former speakeasy!
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Remnants of the 17th Century Lovelace Tavern in NYC’s Financial District
The original foundation walls of the Lovelace Tavern, dating back to the 17th century, can be seen through a glass window in the sidewalk at 85 Broad Street.
Secrets of NYC
NYC’s Oldest Brick Townhouse: The Mooney House in Chinatown
The Bowery, NYC's oldest thoroughfare, is unsurprisingly home to the oldest surviving brick row house in the city at 18 Bowery!
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The Gritty History of the Elk Hotel, One of Times Square’s Last Pay-By-the-Hour Hotels
In February 2012, the Elk Hotel shuttered for good after nearly 90 years in business. Formerly one of the last
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See Photos Inside NYC’s First Barber Museum, Now Open on the Upper West Side!
Joining the ever growing list of quirky city institutions is the NYC Barber Museum, a newly opened Upper West Side
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Ride the Oldest Train Cars in the NY Transit Museum’s Fleet at the Parade of Vintage Trains
Calling all transit nerds! The New York Transit Museum’s 4th Annual Parade of Trains takes place this weekend, bringing
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Large Scale Portraits of City Street Vendors Are Now on View Across NYC
Back in February, we snuck inside an unassuming garage in the East Village to get a look at where food
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A Hot Dog Bus Is Serving Free Hot Dogs at Brooklyn Bridge Park All Summer
Austrian artist Erwin Wurm is ringing in the summer with his latest whimsical creation: the Hot Dog Bus, which is
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A Sneak Peek at the New Domino Park in Williamsburg, Opening June 10th
New Domino Park with Domino Refinery in behind. Photo by Daniel Levin, courtesy Domino Park. On Sunday, June 10th, Domino
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A Look at Transit Wireless Connectivity in the Underground NYC Subway
Once upon a (dark) time, commuters didn’t have the luxury of connecting to Wi-Fi or cellular data while underground.
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Join a Weekend of NYC Scavenger Hunts in Yorkville, East Harlem and Green-Wood Cemetery
[Due to the inclement weather this weekend, Urban Archive Hunt of Yorkville/East Harlem has been postponed until further notice.
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Fun Maps: See the Population of Manhattan, Hour by Hour
Manhattan is a constantly active hub, but a new data visualization map by @citrusvanilla paints a portrait of exactly how
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What You’ll See During This Year’s Design Pavilion 2018 in Times Square
Though Times Square is ordinarily a hive of scurrying masses, expect to find an even denser flow of people rushing