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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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Film Locations: “White Collar” Season 4 in New York City
After season four ended with a major cliffhanger, the hit USA network show White Collar is coming back with season
Architecture
NYC v. Paris: Brooklyn Diner at the Eiffel Tower and in Williamsburg
When culling together our ongoing NYC v. Paris series on all the quirky things that exist in both cities, through
Architecture
Daily What?! Williamsburgh v. Williamsburg, Brooklyn–Where That Extra “h” Comes From
When walking around Williamsburg, you might occasionally come across “Williamsburg” on signs and buildings written with an “h” at the
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Your Holidays Untapped: NYC’s 10 Best Holiday Markets
We rounded up 10 of the best, craftiest and quirkiest holiday markets and fairs in Manhattan Brooklyn and Queens, from
Arts & Culture
The Abandoned Myrtle Avenue Subway Station in Brooklyn Has A Cool Art Piece, Masstransiscope
Closed in 1956, Myrtle Ave subway station used to run on the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit line between Manhattan Bridge and DeKalb
Food & Drink
Grab Espresso and Motorcycle Gear at Jane Motorcycles Coffee Shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
We’re pretty upset we missed this amazing coffee shop/motorcycle shop combination in our recent Top 10 Coffee Shops
Arts & Culture
Donut Ephemera Is Raised to the Status of Relics in a New Exhibit at the City Reliquary in Brooklyn
Would you try a “Donut Reducing Diet”? Though it sounds like a spoof of the Atkins diet–or any number
Architecture
Green-Wood Cemetery’s Revolutionary War Past in the Battle of Brooklyn
You’re likely familiar with the gorgeous entrance to Green-Wood Cemetery across from the abandoned McGovern-Weir greenhouse, the lush rural
Architecture
On this Day in NYC History, December 5th: The Brooklyn Theater Fire of 1876
On December 5th 1876, at least 300 play-goers died due to a monster fire in the Brooklyn Theater, which was
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! The Film Noir Video Rental Store on Bedford Ave in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
With the advent of Netflix (and the interim stage, Redbox), the neighborhood video store has been rapidly disappearing. But right
Arts & Culture
Brooklyn’s Morbid Anatomy Library Seeks Support to Establish a Museum
Our favorite quirky library dedicated to the arcane, the bizarre and the morbid is outgrowing its space in Gowanus and
Food & Drink
Top 10 Coffee Shops in Brooklyn (For Design Buffs)
We previously compiled a list of the Top 10 Coffee Shops in Manhattan for design buffs and now we’re