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History of Streets: Functionally Named NYC Streets
Streets in New York City (and the world) are often christened with appealing names that indirectly reflect the history of
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Cities 101: Making Reefs Out of Obsolete Subway Cars
Subway cars, like all pieces of technological equipment, become obsolete at some point. But how do you dispose of something
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Daily What?! West Bank Lighthouse off Staten Island is Privately Owned
One New York City lighthouse we didn’t include in our Foursquare List on the Lighthouses of NYC is the
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How to Live in the Museum of the City of New York’s 325 Square Foot Micro-Apartment
An entire apartment is contained in this little block! How would you fare living in an apartment of just 325
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Daily What?! Fetch Club, the Nightclub for Dogs in NYC
New York has no shortage of uber-luxurious canine-care facilities but Fetch Club  used to contain a doggie disco. That’s
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Untapped Cities’s 10 Favorite Non-Fiction Books About New York City
Here’s a roundup of our 10 favorite non-fiction books about New York City. Ranging from memoirs to guidebooks, we
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Fun Maps: Maps from PLUTO Tax Data Show the Beauty of Number Crunching
In July, New York City finally made public the last big chunk of city geospatial data: MapPLUTO. The dataset, which
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Help Get the Old Fulton Fish Market Landmarked at South Street Seaport
Manhattan’s South Street Seaport Historic District is a historical and architectural treasure trove. In fact, every building is protected
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The Skybridges of New York City: Madison Square Park, Herald Square, Columbia
In New York City, sky bridges are largely a thing from the past. As we mentioned in our last skybridge
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Film Locations: Regulating Pyrotechnic FX and Explosions in NYC and LA
With the rise of superhero movies and post-9/11 thrillers, explosions in action films are getting bigger and fancier. For
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Daily What?! NYC’s Rat Island Is Owned by a Former Port Authority Engineer
Rat Island is probably not the lush, beachy island that you’ve always dreamed of owning. In fact, this 2.
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Reclaiming Our Waterways: Four Proposed Projects Using NYC’s Canals, Rivers, and Creeks
An artist’s rendering of the proposed Brooklyn Bridge Beach. There’s literally “something in the water” these days, with