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Fun Maps: Most Popular Dog Names in NYC for 2015

Map of 2015’s Most Popular Dog Names in NYC. Image via NYC Department of Health Yesterday, the New York

15 of NYC's Other, Lesser-Known Islands

1. U Thant Island U Thant Island First up was the 1/2 acre man-man island U Thant Island, situated

Naval Cemetery Landscape Opens to Public at the Brooklyn Navy Yard After 90 Years

The Brooklyn Navy Yard has opened up a new green space on the edge of its property, giving access to

Photos of WeeGee's Bowery of Flophouses and Drunks on Exhibit from ICP

Norma Devine is Sammy’s Mae West, 1944, © Weegee / International Center of Photography Press photographer Weegee’s Bowery was a

Tropical Birds Art Project in NYC Highlights Impact of Climate Change

In December 2015, the tropical Painted Bunting bird appeared in Prospect Park to much media frenzy – thanks to its colorful

Plaque Honoring Mary Lindley Murray, an American Revolution Patriot Revealed Again

In a traffic island at the intersection of Park Avenue and 37th Street, recent gardening work has a revealed a

Live Crocodiles at Exhibit Crocs: Ancient Predators in a Modern World at American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History is opening their newest exhibit, “Crocs: Ancient Predators in a Modern World” this week

Fred Trump's Demolition of Steeplechase Park on Coney Island

The Coney Island History Project will launch the timely exhibit “50th Anniversary of Fred Trump’s Demolition of Steeplechase Pavilion”

10 of NYC Floating Bars and Barges to Check Out This Summer

More than just places to gather and imbibe, many of New York City’s floating bars have a great history

A 10-Foot Statue of Freud Being Dissected is Coming to Flatiron Plaza

At Risk, The Oldest Building on Coney Island: The Grashorn Building

It looks like an abandoned building today, but at the corner of Surf Avenue and Jones Walk, a boarded up