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Daily What?! Fake Roof Facade on 5th Avenue Apartment Was Deliberately Designed
You’d think a building on 5th Avenue, right across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and down the street
Daily What?!: There’s an Outdoor Elevator at 117 Spring Street in Soho
It’s common to see freight elevators (like the elevator museum!) open directly to the street in New York City,
Daily What?! Mailbox for Birds (or Squirrels) in a Tree at Union Square
Untapped Cities reader g1g1_nyc submitted this #DailyWhat of a “mailbox for birds” about 9 feet up on a tree
Daily What?! There’s a Hindu Ganesh Temple in the Heart of Soho, NYC
Finding the Ganesh Broom Street Temple in itself will seem like a little treasure hunt. Walking along the cobblestoned streets
Fun Maps: Rikers Island Keeps Disappearing and Reappearing (on MTA Maps)
August 2013 NYC Subway Map by the MTA with Rikers Island Over the years, the MTA and earlier transit agencies
Daily What?: Columbia’s Human Resources Building was the Studebaker Car Factory
If you’ve ever worked for Columbia University, you probably hate this square, brown building with a weird tower on
Daily What?! There’s a Clock In the Sidewalk of Maiden Lane Over a Century Old
If you happen to look down while at the intersection of Maiden Lane and Broadway, you’ll notice that there
Daily What?! The 7 Line Subway Entrance to Nowhere in Manhattan
Photo by Rembert Browne Recently, we reported on the staircase to nowhere in Riverside Park. Today, we present to you
Daily What?! What’s That Abandoned Roller Coaster Thing Along the East River?
We’ve been wondering what this curious roller coaster-like structure is, sitting along the East River just under the Queensboro
Daily What?! 9-11 World Trade Center Beams are in a Rockaway Beach Parking Lot
There are remnants of the World Trade Center in a parking lot on Rockaway Beach. The cross was donated by
Daily What?! New Museum Opens New Counter Surveillance Pop-Up “Privacy Shop”
From August 28th to September 22nd, the New Museum will be hosting a “Privacy Gift Shop” curated with counter-surveillance items
Daily What?! West Bank Lighthouse off Staten Island is Privately Owned
One New York City lighthouse we didn’t include in our Foursquare List on the Lighthouses of NYC is the
