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10 Unique and Quirky NYC Subway Entrances
The Interborough Rapid Transit of New York City opened its first subway line in 1904. 468 stations and 24 subway
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6 Quirky NYC Skyscrapers by “Oddball” Developer Melvyn Kaufman
Exceptions such as the Chrysler Building and other iconic skyscrapers aside, New York City’s office buildings are often mudane
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Into the Wild: 7 Spots in Central Park With No Buildings in Sight
There is something magical about finding a place in Central Park where you can look all around you and not
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6 Secret Gardens of NYC: Liz Christy Gardens, Gardens at St. Luke’s, Elizabeth Street Gardens
This article was also written in part by Samantha Sokol If you thought gardening was purely a white-fence suburban hobby,
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6 Sustainable Urban Agriculture Spots in NYC: VertiCulture, Brooklyn Grange, Queens Apiary, SpringUps, Prospect Park Foraging
The United Nations predicts that by 2015, 88.3% of the population of the United States will live in urban
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13 Fun Facts About the Original 1811 Commissioners’ Plan for NYC
We all know the famous 1811 Commissioner’s Plan for New York City that laid out the grid system of
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7 NYC Botanical Gardens: Brooklyn, NYBG Bronx, Queens, Snug Harbor, 6BC, Narrows, and Wave Hill
While summer is winding down in New York City, there’s still plenty you haven’t done outdoors. Before fall
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5 Lost Neighborhoods in NYC: Radio Row, Little Syria, San Juan Hill, Five Points
Cover of the “Lincoln Square Slum Clearance Plan.” Image from New York Public Library. Yesterday, we covered 10 buildings that
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10 NYC Holdout Buildings that Stood in the Way of Development
Today, we take a look at some of New York City’s most notable holdout buildings – those buildings that refused
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8 Most Popular NYC Street Names: Broadway, St. Mark’s Place, Park Avenue
Several street names are repeated throughout NYC–sometimes more than twice. Why is this? New York has amassed its size
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14 Great Vegan Restaurants in NYC
Blossom’s New Restaurant on Carmine Street in Greenwich Village Vegan-friendly restaurants are quietly expanding through New York City, on
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5 of NYC’s Oldest Bakeries: Ferrara, Veniero, Glaser’s, Parisi, and Caputo’s
In a city with so many wonderful bakeries, we thought it might be fun to explore some of the oldest,