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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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Architecture
Inside Vanguard Moto Inc., a Motorcycle Building Startup at The Brooklyn Navy Yards
While the heydays of traditional manufacturing in Brooklyn are long gone and many of the old warehouses and factories have
Architecture
Delve into the History of the Second Avenue Subway in New York Transit Museum Exhibit “Next Stop: Second Avenue Subway”
On January 1st, 2017 one of the most long-awaited urban infrastructure projects in New York City history debuted: the Second
Architecture
Locals Hope to Reopen Ridgewood Reservoir Gatehouses to the Public
If you’ve ever wondered why Brooklyn allowed itself to be swallowed up by New York City, a trip to
Food & Drink
NYC’s Top 12 Delicious Indie Donut Shops
Held on the first Friday of June every year, National Doughnut Day was started by the Salvation Army in 1938
Arts & Culture
Fun Maps: Red Hook WaterStories Preserves 400 Years of History
Red Hook circa 1875. Image via Library of Congress Red Hook, named after Staten Island’s characteristic red clay soil
Arts & Culture
Inside an Empty Greenpoint Lot, Lot Radio Spins Music in a Shipping Container
On an unseasonably warm October day, we headed to Lot Radio – an independent radio station spinning out of a reclaimed
Food & Drink
Inside Oko Farms: A Farming Oasis Powered by Fish in Bushwick, Brooklyn
In the midst of a medley of stores, bodegas, and warehouses in Bushwick lies a little patch of farmland. Surrounded
Architecture
Green-Wood Cemetery Chapel is Criss-Crossed with Hundreds of Fuschia Parachute Cords
Yesterday, the interior and exterior of Green-Wood Cemetery Chapel was criss-crossed with hundreds of fuschia parachute cords for a two
Architecture
You Can Sit on Priceless Original 18th Century Furniture at Brooklyn Kings Theatre
The Brooklyn Kings Theatre, opened in 1929, was built as one of the five Loew’s Wonder Theaters in the
New York
Climb Aboard the Nantucket Lightship at Brooklyn’s Pier 6
All aboard the Nantucket Lightship, the beautifully restored luxury yacht with a unique past. The Nantucket Lightship sits at Brooklyn
Arts & Culture
7 Territorial Disputes Between NYC and Other Countries, States, Cities and More
From its start, New York City has been mired in territorial disputes. The Native Americans, the Dutch, the British, New
Arts & Culture
10 Traces of the Erie Canal in NYC
This article is by Jack Kelly, the author of Heaven’s Ditch: God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal