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Guide to the NYBG Holiday Train Show, An Annual Love Letter to NYC
Discover which NYC buildings—both lost and extant—have been recreated out of plants!
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How the Williamsburg Bridge Transformed Brooklyn
The construction of the Williamsburg Bridge in 1903 brought about a total transformation of the neighborhood on the Brooklyn side
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Photos: The Original Century 21 Store in Bay Ridge Closing Soon
Century 21, a New York discount retail chain with stores across the eastern United States, recently filed for bankruptcy and
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Tributes Make Their Mark Around NYC
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tributes have appeared throughout New York City in the week since her passing. Brooklyn
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Childhood Home in Brooklyn
As the country is processing the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, her childhood growing up
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Inside 90 Sands Street, the Former Jehovah’s Witness Dormitory
90 Sands Street, the former Jehovah’s Witness Dormitory, towers over its neighbors in Dumbo, Brooklyn alongside the Manhattan Bridge.
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The Most Beautiful Post Offices in NYC
New York City is home to some of the most beautiful post offices in America (in our humble opinion). The
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Whole Foods Opens Online-Only Store in Brooklyn
In Industry City, Brooklyn, Whole Foods Market has opened an online-only store that you can’t shop in. It’s
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There’s an Actual Japanese House in Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
Urban legend tells that this Japanese house in Flatbush-Ditmas Park was built especially for the Japanese Ambassador, and it was
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Our Sunset Gowanus Canal Tour is Back with New Dates!
After our first month of Gowanus Canal canoe tours sold out incredibly quickly, so we’re bringing them back by
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Reverberation: Giant Orange Bronze Bells Now Ringing in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Yesterday the Public Art Fund unveiled Reverberation, a new exhibition of large-scale bells by San Francisco-based sculptor Davina Semo. Reverberation
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Brooklyn’s Lost Temperanceville, a Dry Village in the 1800s
Since outdoor dining began in phase two across the state, bars and pubs have struggled to adapt to New York’
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Decline of a NYC Institution: 26 Catholic Schools Closed During Pandemic
In 1800, the first Roman Catholic school in New York City opened at St. Peter’s Church in Lower Manhattan.
