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NYC’s Forgotten ‘War on Christmas Trees’
Discover how an obscure holiday crackdown affects festive street vendors today!
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Latest Look Inside the Queensway As Design Phase Begins for Former Rail Line
We recently took a trip to explore the potential QueensWay Park site with Andy Stone, director of the New York
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13 Outdoor Art Installations Not To Miss in NYC June 2016
The Paparazzi Dogs in Dumbo The month of June brings to New York City more than a dozen new outdoor
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"In the South Bronx of America": 1970s Mel Rosenthal Photos at MCNY Show Another Side of Borough
Photo by Mel Rosenthal/Museum of the City of New York In the 1970s and 1980s, the South Bronx was
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Artist JR Makes Louvre Pyramid "Disappear" in Temporary Installation
Paris is full of clever trompe l’oeil but French artist JR has taken it to a whole new level,
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Bianco Circus at Brooklyn's St Ann's Warehouse Brings Steampunk Danger to NYC
For just three more days at DUMBO’s St. Ann’s Warehouse, the Bianco circus by NoFit State is like
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Fun Maps: Most Popular Dog Names in NYC for 2015
Map of 2015’s Most Popular Dog Names in NYC. Image via NYC Department of Health Yesterday, the New York
Architecture
15 of NYC's Other, Lesser-Known Islands
1. U Thant Island U Thant Island First up was the 1/2 acre man-man island U Thant Island, situated
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Naval Cemetery Landscape Opens to Public at the Brooklyn Navy Yard After 90 Years
The Brooklyn Navy Yard has opened up a new green space on the edge of its property, giving access to
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Photos of WeeGee's Bowery of Flophouses and Drunks on Exhibit from ICP
Norma Devine is Sammy’s Mae West, 1944, © Weegee / International Center of Photography Press photographer Weegee’s Bowery was a
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Tropical Birds Art Project in NYC Highlights Impact of Climate Change
In December 2015, the tropical Painted Bunting bird appeared in Prospect Park to much media frenzy – thanks to its colorful
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Plaque Honoring Mary Lindley Murray, an American Revolution Patriot Revealed Again
In a traffic island at the intersection of Park Avenue and 37th Street, recent gardening work has a revealed a
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Top 10 Off-the-Beaten Path Ways to Spend Memorial Day Weekend 2016
Memorial Day in New York City marks the beginning of summer with rooftop barbeques and cornerstore beers sitting in a