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Architecture

The 10 Smallest Parks in Manhattan

There are 196 listed parks in Manhattan on the New York City Parks Department website, a compilation they admit is

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Michelle Young Mar 21, 2016

Arts & Culture

That Time Bloomingdale’s Sold Ice from a 100,000 Year Old Glacier in Greenland

This fun fact was one from our Secrets of Bloomingdale’s Department Store piece, but it’s so outrageous we

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Michelle Young Mar 21, 2016

Architecture

9 of Le Corbusier’s Villas and Buildings in Paris

With a little planning and a Metro pass, fans of architect Le Corbusier can spend a full day in Paris

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siobhan pitchfork Mar 18, 2016

Arts & Culture

Newly Opened South Street Seaport Museum Presents “Street of Ships: The Port and Its People”

In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy made its way up the East Coast of the United States wrecking everything it passed

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verapenavic Mar 18, 2016

Arts & Culture

New Exhibit “Dinosaurs Among Us” at The American Museum of Natural History in NYC

A twenty-three foot-long tyrannosaur (Yutyrannus huali) with a shaggy coat of filaments called porto-feathers On the heels of the unveiling

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AFineLyne Mar 18, 2016

Arts & Culture

An Upright, Sideways Swimming Pool Will Be at Rockefeller Center This April

For those of you familiar with the fake Prada Store that sits in the middle of nowhere outside Marfa, Texas

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Michelle Young Mar 18, 2016

Arts & Culture

11 Ships That Have Called NYC’s South Street Seaport Home

South Street Seaport with Brooklyn Bridge in distance, circa 1900. Photo via Detroit Photographic Company in public domain from Wikimedia

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verapenavic Mar 18, 2016

Arts & Culture

The Top 10 Secrets of Bloomingdale’s Department Store in NYC

Bloomingdale’s is one of those storied New York City department stores that grew from a small shop to the

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Michelle Young Mar 17, 2016

Arts & Culture

Behind the Scenes at NYC’s American Museum of Natural History Paleontology Division and Imaging Labs

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the city’s most beloved institutions, with more than 200 scientists

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AFineLyne Mar 17, 2016

Arts & Culture

Off the Beaten Path Guide to 10 of London’s Quirkiest Places

Just like New York City, London has myriads of untapped places and stories waiting to be discovered. Today, Living London,

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living london Mar 16, 2016

Architecture

WNYC Launches Podcast about Brooklyn Gentrification, “There Goes the Neighborhood”

Last week, we attended the launch of the new WNYC podcast, “There Goes the Neighborhood,” an in-depth eight-part series that

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Michelle Young Mar 16, 2016

Arts & Culture

Why Are There No Women Statues in Central Park? New Fund Seeks to Change That

Image from National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Central Park is one of the premier public parks in New York City,

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Michelle Young Mar 16, 2016