11 Off-the-Beaten Path Ways to Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend 2019 in NYC
Ditch the beach and the BBQ and find an alternative way to celebrate Memorial Day and the unofficial start of summer with our unique NYC events!
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5 NYC Subway Routes That Should Be Brought Back
Take a look back through over 100 years of the NYC subway’s history to find out which subway routes from the past should be brought back in future.
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The 1939 World’s Fair Street Grid That Remains in Flushing-Meadows Corona Park
The street grid that gives shape to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is a unique remnant of both the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs that you can still see, and walk, today.
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New Dates Added for Tour the Remnants of the World’s Fairs at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
New dates just added for our Tour of the Remnants of the World’s Fairs at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park!
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10 Facts About the Lost Giant Trylon and Perisphere from the 1939 World’s Fair
Before the New York State Pavilion and Unisphere became symbols of the World’s Fair in Flushing, Queens, the Trylon and Perisphere towered over the 1939 World’s Fair. Learn 10 facts about these two missing icons!
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The Top 10 Secrets of the Queens Museum in NYC’s Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
From its association with the United Nations to relics of the World’s Fairs, here are the top 10 secrets of the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
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12 Time Capsules Discovered in NYC
From the Westinghouse Time Capsules to one of the oldest known time capsules, these artifacts help us to understand what the city was like in the past.
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The Top 10 Secrets of Flushing in Queens, NYC
Flushing, Queens stands as a cultural hub, home to various ethnic communities, killer food options and a colorful array of commercial and retail shops.
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While much of Flushing Meadows Park was rebuilt for the 1964 World’s Fair, the remnants of the 1939 World’s Fair are significant if you know where to look.
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12 of NYC’s Lost Subway and Rail Lines
Before the underground subway system in NYC, many rail lines ran above ground. Here are 10 lines that have been abandoned and demolished.
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5 of NYC’s Most Wild Historical Oddities
Buried time capsules, a building that was lost in its entirety (twice), and the most bizarre fact about our drinking water, remnants of a Park Slope plane crash
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NYC’s Lost World’s Fair Subway Line of 1939 and 1940
There is a line of the IND (Independent) NYC subway that no longer exists, created specifically for the 1939 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
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