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"The Harlem Trilogy: Cool Machine" Downtown Walking Tour
Celebrate the release of Colson Whitehead's new NYC-set novel, "Cool Machine," on a walking tour of Manhattan!
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Discover the latest public Art installations in NYC, exiting new exhibitions, and more! Pictured here are our partners at Artechouse, a space for innovative experiential Art located in the former boiler room of the Chelsea Market!
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BLDZR is a Rock Musical About Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs, and It’s Supremely Entertaining
If you’re like us, when you hear “Robert Moses Rock Musical,” you drop everything and go check out the
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The Sinking (and Exploding) of the RMS Fort Victoria in New York Harbor
On October 26, 1930 this headline burst from the pages of the New York Herald-Tribune: “Sunken Fort Victoria, Menace
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10 Artist Occupations and Squats in NYC
Since the city began undergoing intense gentrification in the late 1970s, many artists have stepped up and to occupy and
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Video: Inside the Workshop of NYC’s Last Accordion Repairman
Video network Great Big Story has a nice look inside the workshop of Alex Carozza, the last accordion repairman in
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Fun Maps: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Cherrywatch Tracks Bloom of Cherry Blossoms
2016 is the 35th anniversary of Sakura Matsuri, the annual cherry blossom festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG). While
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Sneak Peek: New Yorker Cartoon Memoirs by Roz Chast at The Museum of the City of New York
When your New Yorker magazine arrives in the mail, do you go to the cartoons first? If you do, than
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10 Pranks, Hoaxes, Fake Buildings, and Historically Inaccurate Objects of NYC
We’ve put together a list (a real list, no hoaxes here!) of some of the best pranks and hoaxes
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Skyscraper as Muse: 10 Artists Inspired by the Early Skyscrapers of NYC
Two images of the Woolworth Building (left, 1914; right 1916) by Rachael Robinson Elmer As skyscrapers sprouted in ever increasing
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Virtually Explore the Second Floor of the Frick Collection, To Be Opened to the Public
Last year, the Frick Collection faced significant protest over expansion plans that would have replaced both the current reception hall
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A Secret Veterans Museum Hidden in the Park Slope Armory, Brooklyn
On Eighth Avenue in south Park Slope, a medieval-like fortress takes up an entire city block. On a daily
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The Edwin Booth Bedroom: Preserved in Time at The Players Club Since 1893
The Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth, founded The Players, a members-only theater club on Gramercy Park, as a way to
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The Top 10 Secrets of the Algonquin Hotel in NYC
Located at 59 W. 44th Street in New York City’s Theater District in Midtown Manhattan, the Algonquin Hotel has