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A Mobster in Cement Shoes Surfaces at The Battery
A mysterious memorial to victims found in a mob dumping ground has popped up in NYC!
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Inside the American Irish Historical Society Townhouse on Fifth Avenue for Polytope
Last Friday, we attended “Polytope,” an immersive food and art event inside the Beaux Arts townhouse that houses the American
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The NYC That Never Was: An Avenue Between 5th And 6th Avenue
In May of 1910, the ill-fated New York City mayor, William Jay Gaynor, proposed a new avenue to be
Arts & Culture
6 Ways to Celebrate Bastille Day in NYC
Just ten days after our own Independence Day fireworks spectacular, France is gearing up for a country-wide light show
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Albertine, A Beautiful French Bookstore Opens in the French Embassy on Fifth Avenue
There’s a lot of activity happening in the Cultural Services of the French Embassy on 5th Avenue and 79th
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The Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue from 59th Street to 79th Street
Last week, we walked you through the many mansions, predominately lost, along Millionaire’s Row on Fifth Avenue up to
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17 Gilded Age Mansions of Millionaire Row on NYC’s 5th Avenue
New York City’s Fifth Avenue has always been pretty special, although you’d probably never guess that it began
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9 of NYC’s Shortest-Lived Buildings: Grand Central Station, Crystal Palace, Folk Art Museum
Cornelius Vanderbilt II’s Mansion at 742-748 Fifth Avenue (between 57th and 58th Streets). Photo via Library of Congress.
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Vintage Photos: All That Glittered in Victorian NYC
The Victorian era was a time of rapid economic growth, when men made great fortunes and women paid great attention
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A Glimpse Inside the Renovated Salmagundi Club, A Private Arts Club Near Union Square
It appears that art is alive and well at The Salmagundi Club, designated a Historical Landmark in 1969 and on
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Film Locations: Where the NYC & NJ Scenes in American Hustle Were Really Filmed
David O. Russell’s crime comedy-drama American Hustle is loosely based on the Abscam Scandal, but serves more as
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Daily What?! There Was Once a Penthouse Apartment in NYC’s Bergdorf Goodman
Talk about the penthouse suite! Bergdorf Goodman once had a seventeen-room apartment overlooking Fifth Avenue and Central Park. When
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Downtown Doodler: NYC’s French Building ArchiDoodle
Art Deco buildings in New York City stand out against the curtains of glass and pillars of steel that have
