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NYC’s Forgotten ‘War on Christmas Trees’
Discover how an obscure holiday crackdown affects festive street vendors today!
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Architecture
The 1776 Battle of Harlem Heights Was Fought at Modern Day Columbia University
Have you ever seen this plaque on the math building at Columbia University? Located on Broadway around 118th Street, the
Arts & Culture
NYC’s New Museum Will Be Transformed Into a Spaceship Next Year for “Museum as Hub”
When we received this news from the New Museum yesterday, we all collectively went WHAT?! From January 22nd to April
Arts & Culture
The 13th Street Repertory Company in an Underground Railroad Townhouse in Greenwich Village
The 13th Street Repertory Company located at 50 West 13th Street In our ever changing city, there are increasingly few
Arts & Culture
Homeless in NYC: Franklin Joshua Has a Near Photographic Memory of NYC Streets
Standing beside a mountain range of U-haul trash bags, Franklin Joshua is trying to shake off the burning. Rubbing alcohol
Food & Drink
Surviving The Srirachalypse In NYC: What You Need To Know
If you’re reading this, it may already be too late. When news broke that California’s Department of Public
Arts & Culture
Fun Maps: The Queens Jazz Trail by Ephemera Press
When people talk about jazz history in New York City, they usually talk about Harlem and Greenwich Village. Indeed, Harlem
Architecture
New Plans Reimagine the Sheridan Expressway in the Bronx to Improve Quality of Surrounding Neighborhoods
Renderings of some of the improvements to the Sheridan Expressway and Bronx River Waterfront. (Image via NYCDCP) In its current
Arts & Culture
Sponsored: Body by Brooklyn Provides an Urban Escape for Stressed Urbanites
The last thing you might expect to find near the Brooklyn Navy Yard along the BQE is a full-service spa
Arts & Culture
When Artists Lived In SoHo: A Look Back at the Restaurant FOOD by Gordon Matta-Clark and Carol Goodden
Photo by Richard Lantry via Wikimedia Commons For three intense years from 1971 to 1973, New York’s SoHo neighborhood
Architecture
City Announces First Ever Master Plan for Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx
A mock battle staged in the Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt Park held by the National Guard in 1902. Image
Architecture
Daily What?! Get Your Photo Taken With Faux City Hall Backdrop at NYC Marriage Bureau
If you have your civil marriage ceremony in New York City’s Marriage Bureau on 141 Worth Street, you have
Arts & Culture
On This Day on NYC History, December 11: The Bank of the United States in New York Fails in 1930
On this day in history, December 11th, 1930, the Bank of the United States failed. At the time, it was