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✉️ The Lost Pneumatic Tube System at the NYSE
Long before fiber optics and wireless networks, bursts of compressed air kept Wall Street moving.
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Things to Do
The (Nearly) Lost Story of Cornelius Hasbrouck and Washington's Headquarters: Virtual Talk
Past Member Event - Join history teacher and award-winning author AJ Schenkman for a virtual talk that explores the mysterious disappearance of an opportunistic Patriot with ties to George Washington!
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Dirty “Peaker Plants” Remain Essential to NYC’s Power Grid
When energy demand is high, polluting peaker plants kick on. New York isn’t generating enough clean energy to phase them out.
Architecture
Sylvan Terrace, a Hidden Street of Wooden Homes in NYC
Step back in time as you wander down Sylvan Terrace, a stretch of perfectly preserved 19th-century wooden townhouses in NYC!
Things to Do
The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families
Past Member Event - Virtual book talk presented by Village Preservation!
Food & Drink
10 Hidden NYC Bars and Restaurants in Manhattan
Uncover hidden watering holes in unlikely places!
Things to Do
Things to Do This Week in NYC: Feb. 19 - 26
Discover all the ways you can rediscover NYC!
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The (Nearly) Lost Story of Cornelius Hasbrouck and Washington's Headquarters
Dive into a Revolution-Era scandal that involves the mysterious disappearance of an opportunistic Patriot with ties to George Washington!
Film Locations
'Severance' Film Locations Around New York
This hit show films in the Hudson Valley and New Jersey area!
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10 Secrets of NYC’s Abandoned North Brother Island
Learn more about North Brother Island, a mysterious, abandoned island in NYC's East River!
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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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Bowery Ballroom Used to Be a Shoe Store in NYC
This 1920s building on the Bowery had many lives before it became a legendary NYC music venue in the 1990s!