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6 Abandoned Asylums and Hospitals in the NYC Region
Previously, we presented 10 abandoned asylums and hospitals in New York City ranging from the Roosevelt Island smallpox castle to
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10 Man-Made Urban Waterfalls in NYC
New York City is full of marvels, including waterfalls, though as every other ‘natural’ occurrence in the city save for
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Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Surrounding restaurants, shops, sidewalks, and parklets seem perpetually busy as the neighborhood becomes the destination it was long meant to
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8 NYC Locations of the “Pawn Shops with a Conscience” Founded by Gilded Age Barons
The Provident Loan Society, in former location of 19th Ward Bank at 180 East 72nd Street. Photo from Library of
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20 Original Examples of NYC Subway Art
Since the 1980s, the MTA has installed hundreds of site-specific works of art throughout the subway system. These pieces
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The Top 10 Secrets Of The High Line in NYC
Photo by gigi_nyc via Flickr Since 2009, people have hailed the High Line as the savior of declining west
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Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Radio City Music Hall, The Showplace of the Nation
When John D. Rockefeller, Jr., decided to finance the construction of Rockefeller Center in the 1930s, he intended his music
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The Top 10 Secrets of the Guggenheim Museum in NYC
Photograph by David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Few buildings in New York City strike a more iconic
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10 Fun Facts About the Torch of NYC’s Statue of Liberty
For July 4th, we shared out Top 10 Secrets of the Statue of Liberty but there are so many fun
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10 Pre-War Apartment House Gems of the South Bronx NYC
Recently we profiled ten pre-war apartment houses in Washington Heights. Now, we cross the Harlem River to the South
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Top 10 Secrets of Trinity Church in NYC
Churches all around the world bear the name ‘Trinity Church.’ The most unusual by far happens to be a small
Food & Drink
For National Mustard Day, 9 Old and New World NYC Mustard Shops
It is said that mustard is the second most used spice in the United States today, brought here by immigrants
