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"The Harlem Trilogy: Cool Machine" Downtown Walking Tour
Celebrate the release of Colson Whitehead's new NYC-set novel, "Cool Machine," on a walking tour of Manhattan!
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2012 Partners in Preservation Winners
Thanks to your readership and voting, four winners have been selected in the 2012 Partners in Preservation popular vote. Check
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Old and New (and Hidden) in a Brooklyn Heights MTA Substation
This is the second time we’ve taken an MTA substation tour with Robert W. Lobenstein, the retired General Superintendent
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“Summer” in Chinatown – The Official Guide to a Cooler Canal Street
Before I lose the better part of my audience to a technicality, I must mention that I’m fully aware
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2012 Manhattanhenge Returns This Week!
Many things in New York City change, but Manhattanhenge faithfully returns every year. For those new to the Manhattanhenge phenomenon,
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The Long Island City Renaissance: Rebirth of the Queens Waterfront
Ten years ago, Long Island City was nothing more than industrial neighborhood occupied by empty warehouses. The Long Island City
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John Jonas Gruen’s 1960s Hamptons Photography at (Art)Amalgamated
Inside, the grainy black and white photographs of smiling people on the beach made us dreamy. Was it the backdrop,
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After the Final Curtain: The Abandoned Loew’s Kings Theatre in Brooklyn
Welcome back to After the Final Curtain, featuring the photography and writing of Matt Lambros who documents the neglect of
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Sunday in Park Slope – Dumplings and Things
As much as I love spending each and every Sunday exploring the back alleys and underground eateries of Chinatown, I’
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The Monumental Doors of the Brooklyn Public Library
Olmstead and Vaux’s 1865 proposal for Prospect Park in south central Brooklyn provided a cultural community anchor for the
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Weeksville Heritage Center: one of NYC’s first free black pre-Civil War communities
Weeksville Heritage Center is a vibrant space nestled in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. Upon entry, one is greeted by
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What Lies Beneath: The Second Avenue Subway Construction
Our group, emerging onto the functioning F train platform at 63rd Street/Lexington Avenue Thanks to the American Planning Association’
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Partners in Preservation: The Apollo Theater
View of the auditorium from the balcony. The Apollo Theater opened on December 15, 1913 as Hurtig & Seamon’s