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Daily What?! The Gold Penis on Fernando Botero’s “Adam” Sculpture in NYC’s Time Warner Building
Colombian artist Fernando Botero’s enormous sculptures inside the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle get a lot of attention,
New York
Daily What?! Wishes as Confetti in Times Square on New Year’s Eve
Every year on New Year’s Eve, an estimated million people come together at Times Square in New York City
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Daily What?! 18 Foot Sand Castle Built on Water Street in Downtown Manhattan
This 18-foot sand castle that’s been built on Water Street across from 1 New York Plaza yet was built
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Daily What?! The Statue That Survived Hiroshima Watches Over The New York Buddhist Church
This watchful statue of Shinran Shonin stands guard over a quiet section of Riverside Drive at 105th Street and remains
Architecture
Daily What?! WWI Battleship in Union Square
Photo via Library of Congress We came across a postcard on Ebay recently and despite our knowledge of vintage New
Architecture
Daily What?! Tracks on NYC’s High Line Section 3 Are Engraved with Dates
Be sure to look out for some easily missed bits of history on the train tracks of last and final
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Daily What?! A Collection of Over 350 Locks Inside the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen
Where in Manhattan would one find a single room filled with 350 different locks in varying shapes and sizes? Last
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Daily What?! Chinatown NYC Aquarium Sells $2500 Fish
The bright awning of 38 Aquarium doesn’t give away the pricey goods inside. Perusing the streets of Chinatown, you
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Daily What?! NYPD’s “Harmless Gas” Testing Begins, Called the “Subway Blowout”
Yesterday, the NYPD began its testing of perfluorocarbons in the subway system to study how “airborne toxins would flow through
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Daily What?! NYC’s Very Own Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
Handprints of actress Joan Crawford outside Theater 80 in the East Village Did you know NYC has its own version
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Daily What?! New York City’s Intrepid FDNY and NYPD Scuba Units
Last Wednesday, amid heavy downpours and flood warnings, we snapped a quick photo of the FDNY’s Scuba Unit truck
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Daily What?! The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Gold Vault
Image via the New York Fed Did you know that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has a gold