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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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9/11 Memorials Inside Church of St. Francis of Assisi in NYC: WTC Steel Fragments and a Stained Glass Window
Untapped Cities reader g1g1_nyc pointed us out to these little known 9/11 Memorials inside the Church of St.
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8 Beautiful Historic Districts in Manhattan Smaller Than One Block
Henderson Place Historic District on the Upper East Side You’re familiar with the famous historic districts in Manhattan: Greenwich
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There Was a Cold War Nuclear Bomb Shelter in the Brooklyn Bridge
When a Cold War nuclear bomb shelter was discovered in the Brooklyn Bridge, it had a stockpile inside that had lain untouched for fifty years.
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2013 Tribute in Light Begins Tomorrow at Sunset Near World Trade Center
Get yourself downtown tomorrow night because the Tribute in Light begins at sunset on 9/11, ending at sunrise on
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Fun Maps: Artist Jerry Gretzinger’s Ongoing Map of an Imaginary World
The artist Jerry Gretzinger is a man from Northern Michigan with a vision that most would consider obsessive, but it
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Stilettos for Buildings: Council on Tall Buildings Reports World’s Tallest Buildings Game the System
It seems Fashion Week attendees are not the only ones with some extra height this week. According to a report
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North Brooklyn Boating Club Circumnavigates Manhattan Overnight
On Saturday, 27 members of the North Brooklyn Boating Club completed a circumnavigation of Manhattan. This was the club’s
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Fun Maps: The Changing Topographies of Manhattan 1836 to Now: Times Square, Bryant Park, Battery Park
Map overlay 1836 to now from The Smithsonian Drawing on comparisons between an 1836 topographical New York City map done
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Former Edward Hopper Studio and Home on Washington Square to Get Cultural Medallion
New York City can’t seem to get enough of Edward Hopper it seems, even after the 3D recreation of
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14 Powerful 9/11 World Trade Center Artifacts and Memorials On Display in NYC
With the anniversary of the horrific events of September 11th this week, we thought it would be appropriate to find
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Daily What?! World’s Largest Chessboard is On a Wall at 767 Third Avenue
On the corner of 48th Street and 3rd Avenue is the “world’s largest chessboard” affixed to the wall of
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Film Locations: Boardwalk Empire Inside the Poppenhusen Institute in College Point, Queens
You may recognize the Poppenhusen Institute in College Point from scenes in the television series Boardwalk Empire, where Women’s
