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Top 10 Hidden Beaches of NYC
From Great Kills, Staten Island to Soundview Park in the Bronx, discover secret beaches in NYC for a day in the sun!
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Today in NYC History: Williamsburgh Becomes a Village (1827)
Before Williamsburg was a hipster paradise, before it was a Puerto-Rican/Italian enclave, before it was a Jewish refuge
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13 Impeccably Designed Rooms on Display at 2015 Designer Showhouse at Sotheby’s
At the second annual Designer Showhouse for Sotheby’s, in anticipation of their auction scheduled for April 20th, thirteen design
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5 Architectural Holdout Houses Around the World That Stood in the Way of Development
This week, the famous holdout bungalow in Seattle, likened to the home in the film Up, returned to the news,
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New Exhibit–Saving Place: Fifty Years of NYC Landmarks at MCNY: Interview with the Curators
Photo by Iwan Baan for the Museum of the City of New York Saving Place: Fifty Years of New York
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Today in NYC History: George Washington’s Kicks Off the Revolution In New York (1776)
Revolution was coming. The American Continental Congress, sensing the inevitability of a break from the British Empire and the ensuing
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The Art of Style by Kit Mills 070: Mad Men Style in NYC
Last Sunday brought us a momentous event: the return of Mad Men. Much fuss has been made over Mad Men
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Photo Exhibit at Bowling Green Tracks Progress of Second Avenue Subway, East Side Access, 7 Line Extension
It’s not the first time the MTA has installed a great photography exhibit at the Bowling Green subway station,
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Buried Under Flushing Meadows is the 1939 World’s Fair Time Capsule, To Be Opened in 5000 Years
On September 23, 1938, an 800-pound tube made of an alloy of copper and chromium called Cupaloy was lowered
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The Historic Hotels of Broadway, in Vintage Photos from the Book Broadway
Yesterday, we put together an article for our friends at Curbed NY, walking through the grand hotels along Broadway, adapting
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BBQ Films Recreates Empire Records in Latest Party “Rex Manning Day” at Rough Trade
April 8th, 1995, is a day that should be remembered by all who love music and overly tanned men. Because
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Today in NYC History: New York Launches the Public School System (1805)
The future of public education in New York has been a hot topic recently. How much funding should city schools
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The NYC that Never Was: New York City’s High Speed Monorail
City Island Railroad Car, c. 1910. Photo from Library Congress via Wikimedia Commons. Imagine if New Yorkers could commute by
