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10 NYC Hiking Trails to Try This Summer While Social Distancing
In spite of its reputation as a concrete jungle, New York City is home to a great many parks. Many
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Discover Jackie Robinson’s House in Flatbush, Brooklyn
At 5224 Tilden Avenue in East Flatbush sits one of the Brooklyn homes of baseball great Jackie Robinson. The house
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Beautiful Naval Cemetery Landscape Reopens to Brooklyn’s Nature Lovers
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Naval Cemetery Landscape (NCL), a 1.7-acre memorial landscape on the edge of the
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10 Forever Wild Nature Preserves in NYC
Have you heard of a “Forever Wild” nature preserve? It’s an initiative of New York City Parks, “to protect
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Giant Black Lives Matter Mural Painted on Brooklyn Street
On Sunday morning, New York City’s first Black Lives Matter street mural was unveiled in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood
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Brooklyn Grand Army Plaza’s History as a Site of Protest and Honor
One of the most iconic spots in Brooklyn, Grand Army Plaza is a public plaza comprising the main entrance of
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There’s an Avenue Named For Robert E. Lee in Brooklyn
Fort Hamilton, at the southern tip of Brooklyn, is as an active duty U.S. Army installation and is not
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A Stampede on the Brooklyn Bridge Happened 137 Years Ago
Over the last two nights, demonstrators in New York City have taken to not only the streets but also to
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Face Mask Vending Machines are Popping Up Around NYC
New York City is no stranger to quirky vending machines and ATMs. On the streets of New York, you can
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Join the Virtual Book Launch of Wild City: A Brief History of NYC in 40 Animals
Brooklyn writer Thomas Hynes has written a love letter to the surprising ecological diversity of New York in Wild City,
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The Case of the Hyper-Contextual Building Extension in NYC
In urban planner and architecture speak, you often hear of the term “contextual development” or “contextual design.” This means that
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The Brave Escape of Alice the Elephant Who Swam from Coney Island to Staten Island
Thomas Hynes is the author of the new book Wild City: A Brief History of New York in 40 Animals
