All Over NYC, Yemeni Bodegas Close to Protest Trump’s Travel Ban
On February 2nd, over a thousand bodegas in NYC closed to protest Trump’s travel ban. We spoke to some of these Yemenis owners to hear what they had to say.
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History of Streets: 11 NYC Neighborhoods with Thematic Street Names
Despite all of the numbered streets in NYC, there are many named streets that create a common theme within their neighborhood, when seen as a single group.
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20 of NYC’s Equestrian Monuments and the History They Tell
Of the grand monuments in NYC, the equestrian statues reveal not only the history of NYC and the United States but also the history of other countries around the world.
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An Indie Movie Theater is Hidden Inside a Former Beauty Salon in Crown Heights
Video Revival, an art house indie movie theater is hidden inside a former beauty salon and barbershop in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and is run by three friends.
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Crown Heights, Brooklyn Turned into 1920s & 1970s Manhattan for Wonderstruck Film Set
1970s street signs, storefronts and cars appeared in Crown Heights, Brooklyn for the filming of the movie Wonderstruck with Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams
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Daily What?! There Are Cheese Tunnels Below Brooklyn, NYC
Something’s aging in tunnels underneath Brooklyn and it’s not what you may think. Take a look at the Crown Finish Caves and their work in aging cheese.
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Alphabet City Shows NYC’s Public Housing Footprints at Brooklyn Children’s Museum
An urban surprise in the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is as interesting for adults like us as it is for piquing the curiosity of our city’s children.
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Cast of Homeless Boy’s Arm as Street Art in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
In Crown Heights, Brooklyn is one of the most unique pieces of street art we’ve seen – a cast of a homeless boy’s arm, often tucked behind refuse and recycle.
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Crown Heights’ Hidden “Hole in the Wall” Restaurant Serving Up Home Cooked Caribbean
At this curious hidden hole in the wall restaurant in Crown Heights Brooklyn, there’s no name, no sign, and no door. Just a cutout from a storefront grate.
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“Topography is Fate” Shows Scars of War at New Gallery in Crown Heights
A new gallery and event space, Happy Lucky No. 1 opened on Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights featuring Topography is War, the photography of Matthew Arnold.
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18 Ethnic Micro Neighborhoods in the 5 Boroughs of NYC
Read about the history and locales of some of the lesser-known ethnic micro-neighborhoods that help make NYC the melting pot it is today in all five boroughs.
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9 Of The Best Beer Halls in NYC
10 beer halls to check out in NYC: Radegast, Flatiron Hall, Houston Hall, Clinton Hall, Bronx Beer Hall, Bierhaus, Paulaner, Berry Park, Berg’n, Reichenbac
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