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Guide to the NYBG Holiday Train Show, An Annual Love Letter to NYC
Discover which NYC buildings—both lost and extant—have been recreated out of plants!
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The Passage des Princes: Stained glass, metal arabesques and toy shops
The Passage des Princes, built in 1860 and located in the 2nd arrondisement, was the the last arcade built during
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Passage Beaujolais: The Bourbons, Colette and Kitsuné
The Passage de Beaujolais may be small, but it is certainly not short on history. Originating first as a road
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Jane’s Walk in Harlem with David Freeland
It’s the 50th anniversary of Jane Jacobs’ seminal book, The Death and Life of the Great American Cities. Retrospective
Arts & Culture
The Passage Brady: A Little Bit of India in Paris
Mary-Jane Lee, who took the photos of Bimbo Tower record shop, also went to check out Passage Brady and wrote
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A Walking Tour of Newark, yes…Newark
You read that right. We took a self-guided walking tour of Newark recently and surprise! It was really nice. The
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A Photographic Walk Across the George Washington Bridge
This is the first in a series on New York City bridges that allow pedestrians to enjoy the architecture and
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Inside Richmond Hill, Queens–NYC’s Largest Sikh Neighborhood
The Richmond Hill neighborhood in Queens has the highest Sikh population of any neighborhood in New York, and boasts large
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Where to Drink in Paris, Part One
Experimental Cocktail Club fits right in on the narrow and dimly lit Rue Saint-Saveur, a classic Parisian street barely wide
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The Crabby Cabbie: NYers Report on Tipping Etiquette
To me, New York cab drivers have become increasingly crabby over the last few years. It began with the installation
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Find the Great Outdoors Without Leaving Manhattan: Fort Tryon Park & Inwood Park
Manhattan is a bigger island than people think when they’re compressed like sardines in subway cars or on midtown
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Inside Gracie Mansion, Home of New York City’s Mayors
Political activist and lawyer Janos Marton documents his movements through his upliftingly-named website, LivingtheDream.org. As a long-standing friend of
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The Arcades of Paris: The Passage du Grand Cerf
Another one of my favorite Parisian passages is the Passage du Grand Cerf in the 2nd arrondisement, mostly because of