NYC’s Strand Bookstore Fights New Landmark Status
The Strand Bookstore’s new landmark status may seem promising, but for the store’s owner it may mean future hardship. Inside the controversial landmarking decision.
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MTA Celebrates Pride in NYC with New Logo on Subway Trains and Pride Merchandise
Transit-goers can now see a new colorful heart-shaped sticker on the side of select subway cars in celebration of 2019 World Pride the Stonewall Uprising anniversary.
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Uncover the Secrets of NYC’s Central Park this Weekend
New York City’s Central Park is one of the most famous parks in the world. The iconic sites of this historic green space, visited by millions of guests per year, are easily recognized, but many people don’t know the hidden stories behind them. This weekend, join Untapped Cities’ on a guided walk through of Central …
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The Top 10 Secrets of New York University (NYU)
World-renowned university, NYU is full of hidden histories involving the mafia, a former speakeasy, a hidden cemetery, a Quidditch team, and much more!
MoreHelp Save Brooklyn’s Weeksville Heritage Center, Site of One of Largest Free Black Communities Pre-Civil War
The Weeksville Heritage Center in Crown Heights, on the site of one of the largest free-black communities pre-Civil War is raising funds to keep the doors open.
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Play with Two of World’s Largest Flipbooks in Dumbo’s Pearl Street Triangle
FlipNYC, with two of the world’s largest solar powered flipbooks, is a new interactive art exhibition in Dumbo, Brooklyn, built and designed by local youth.
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13 Things to Do This Week in NYC: June 14th – June 20th, 2019
Rendering from Four Freedoms Park Conservancy, original photo by Paul Warchol, Four Freedoms Park Conservancy
As summer approaches, Pride Month rolls on and more exciting outdoor events are popping up all over New York City. This week, visit the largest Pride flag in the city, catch a film series about New York City screening …
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Go Inside the NYC Home and Studio of Sculptor Chaim Gross
Go inside the home of NYC sculptor Chaim Gross to see where he lived, worked and amassed an extensive personal art collection of pieces from around the world!
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The lives of first responders are now being honored at NYC’s 9/11 Memorial at the new Memorial Glade designed by the same architects as the 9/11 memorial.
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The Abandoned Substation of the East New York Long Island Railroad Station
In Brooklyn, an abandoned brick building, ivy-coated and in a state of decay, it appears to have been long forgotten next to the Atlantic Av subway station.
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Catch a Pop-Up Flower Show All Over Manhattan Before Its Gone
In 2020 a NYC-wide festival of flowers will be coming called L.E.A.F. In anticipation, a two-day pop up flower show is on at ten street locations in Manhattan.
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Groundbreaking on the The American Museum of Natural History Wing Begins
Groundbreaking for the American Museum of Natural History’s latest expansion, the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, began today.
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