13 Alternative NYC Events for a Spooky Halloween, 2017 Edition
Make the most of Halloween with these fright-filled events around NYC, from murder mysteries to terrifying trolley rides to a wondrous world of jack o’lanterns.
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13 Old School Butcher Shops in NYC
Butcher shops aren’t as readily available as they used to be in the NYC but these vintage shops have the meat products, quality and old-world hospitality.
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24 Wrong-Sized Objects (And Animals) In NYC Over the Years
From giant rats and cats to huge sculptures of bagels and feathers, here are twenty unusual oversized objects that have appeared around NYC over the years.
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7 Secret NYC Tunnels You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Far lesser known in NYC are the obscure tunnels–often running from building to buildings or through lesser documented parts of the city. Here are 7 secret ones
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Daily What?! The Miniature Brooklyn Bridge of Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
A wooden miniature Brooklyn Bridge is an unexpected addition to a Cobble Hill sidewalk, showing us once again that New York street art comes in all sizes.
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Historic Verandah Place and Cobble Hill Park: 19th Century Mews, 20th Century Views in Brooklyn
Verandah Place, a mews located in Brooklyn, is lined on one side by historic 19th century buildings and on the other by Cobble Hill Park, which opened in 1965
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10 Remaining Mews of NYC’s Horse-Drawn Carriage Past
A list of mews in NYC from the pre-automobile era when horse-drawn carriages meant a need for stables. Remaining mews have mostly been converted into residences.
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15 of NYC’s One Block Streets
10 of NYC’s one-block streets: Gay Street, Dennett Place, Henderson Place, MacDougal Alley, Pomander Walk, Sylvan Terrace, Jones Street, Mill Lane, Washington Mews
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Abandoned Atlantic Avenue Tunnel in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn: the World’s Oldest Subway Tunnel
Bob Diamond stumbled upon the Atlantic Ave tunnel, dormant since 1861. From 1980, he gave tours of the half-mile span to interested gawkers.
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2013 Pumpkin Impalement Featuring One Cobble Hill Fence and a Few Hundred Pumpkins
Yesterday in a Cobble Hill tradition, Jane Greengold and friends impaled a few hundred pumpkins on a fence and will watch them decay over the next two months.
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An Urbanist’s Guide to 2013 Halloween in NYC: Costumed Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour, Pumpkin Impalement, Woodlawn Sacred Departed Tour
If you’re looking to avoid the standard Halloween in NYC at all costs and up for a more “urbanist” experience, we’ve rounded up some events for city nerds.
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The Mosaic House of Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
Susan Gardner started sticking things to her house at 108 Wyckoff Street in 2001, and her house today is known as the Mosaic House of Brooklyn.
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