Brooklyn
How Does NYC Avoid Summer Power Outages? Floating Power Plant Barges
On Sunday amidst the heat wave, New Yorkers set a record for Sunday electricity usage in the city. How does
Art Nerd NY Street Art Hotspot: ICY & SOT View from the Bridge
We recently met the prolific (and young) Iranian brothers/street art duo ICY & SOT– two really nice dudes. We’
Five Creepy Non-Human Graveyards in and around New York City
Dead Horse Beach is littered with glass, trash and bones. Courtesy of Diana Huang. Despite the scarcity of open space,
NYC's Restored and New Carousels: Fête Paradiso, B&B Carousell, Jane's Carousel, SeaGlass Pavilion, Fantasy Forest
This year, two great carousel events will be taking place here in New York City: the Fête Paradiso festival on
Daily What?! There's a Quaker Cemetery in Prospect Park with 2000 Gravestones
In Prospect Park, off of Center Drive, there are two thousand gravestones and buried bodies older than the park itself.
Brooklyn Eats Celebrates the Artisan Food Scene
For those who missed it, “Brooklyn Eats,” Brooklyn’s first food and beverage trade show, just held in South Williamsburg
History of NYC Streets: Love Lane's Carriage Houses Carry Echoes of a Brooklyn Past
Brooklyn may be famous for its elegant brownstones, but its lesser-known brick carriage houses are just as charming. A vestige
Weekly Map: Aerial New York City, 1924
A set of aerial maps, comprised of 127 images, together form a complete map of New York City in 1924.
Your Week Untapped: Best NYC Events for June 24-30
MONDAY, JUNE 24: Underground Eats Mad Men Dinner. Chef Santos at Louro will be channeling his inner ad man on
#untappedcities Instagram Pic of the Week: Watchtower at Brooklyn Bridge Park
This week’s #untappedcities Instagram “Pic” of the Week was sent into us by Instagram user @L_O_O_K.
Ten Proposals for Brooklyn Bridge Park's Empire Stores, 7 Historic Waterfront Warehouses
The plans for Brooklyn today leave no space undeveloped. Luckily, the borough often does redevelopment correctly – with proper homage to
Jackie Robinson & the Brooklyn Dodgers: A Walking Tour of Brooklyn
Nearly one third of all World Series baseball games have been played in New York City. Twenty-eight of those games
