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Daily What?! A Revolutionary War Sugar House Prison Window in Downtown Manhattan
Every day, New Yorkers pass by a relic of the Revolutionary War without giving it a second glance. On Duane
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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?! Lost Plaque at the Battle of Golden Hill, First Battle of the American Revolution
In our recent post about plaques in New York City that are lost or just plain wrong, we revealed one
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Special Effects in The Great Gatsby Movie: What’s Real, What’s Not
Yesterday, the VFX supervisor on the film The Great Gatsby released a composite “before and after” reel, showing the sheer
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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
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NYC Financial District’s Secret Plaza: The Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street
Tucked between two office buildings at 55 Water Street is a hard-to-find escalator which whisks you up to The Elevated
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World Trade Center Construction: 4 WTC and Calatrava's Transit Hub [PHOTOS]
Retail Concourse connecting to the Transit Hub designed by Santiago Calatrava at the World Trade Center On June 20th, a
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Behind the Scenes at the Construction of 1 WTC, Freedom Tower [PHOTOS]
Looking north towards Midtown Manhattan from the 90th floor of One World Trade Center Continued from our behind-the-scenes look at
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#untappedcities Instagram “Pic” of the Week: New York by Gehry
Introducing the #untappedcities Instagram “Pic” of the Week. We’ll be pulling images from our Untapped Cities Photo Pool, which
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The History of Streets: Stone Street
The History of Stone Street Prior to the 1640s, locals knew Stone Street as Hoogh Straet (or High Street). A
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History of Streets: Maiden Lane
In the heart of what is now the Financial District runs a street with a curious name, and an even
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The Shanghai Fog
Shanghai welcomed me with heavy fog and humid air. The city resides by the sea and enjoys relatively mild weather,
