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Arts & Culture
New Book, Patented, Reveals the Forgotten Designers of Everyday Items
Over the past 120 years, more than 900,000 design patents have been issued in the United States for everything
Events
Top 10 Secrets of the Elizabeth Street Garden
The eclectic array of sculptures and pieces of architectural salvage within the Elizabeth Street Garden, a community green space in
New York
The Boogie Down Beavers of NYC’s Bronx River
New York City’s iconography is full of beavers. Two tiny beavers adorn New York City’s flag. Beaver Street
Architecture
The Fisher Dollhouse Opens At The Museum of Arts and Design
Boasting a fifteenth-century classical exterior and ten rooms filled with a range of historical and contemporary craft, art, and design
New York
Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Barbizon Hotel
Ambitious young women of the 20th-century flocked to the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street, to The Barbizon Hotel,
Arts & Culture
Doors of the Lost SS Normandie are at a Brooklyn Church
Residing unsuspectingly at the Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Cathedral in Brooklyn Heights is a set of doors that
Architecture
Historic Richmond Town on Staten Island Honors More Than 350 Years of History
Did you know there’s a 100-acre historical village on Staten Island, Historic Richmond Town? The town, with 40 historic
Architecture
The Topographical Bureau Monuments in New York City
Have you ever come across one of these “topographical bureau” markers? If you’re a New York City nerd like
Architecture
Top 10 Secrets of the Empire State Building
Even the Empire State Building. one of the world’s most famous buildings has its secrets. We were recently treated
Arts & Culture
Order Hudson Valley Goods to Be Delivered by Sailboat to NYC
In 2020, the cargo Schooner Apollonia sailed down the Hudson River amidst the pandemic and delivered an inaugural sail freight
Architecture
The Last Wooden Bridges on Staten Island
Amidst the creeks and marshes upland from Midland Beach, Staten Island are two small wooden bridges, which form the last
Arts & Culture
Are There Sharks in NYC? The Case of the Central Park Shark
The idea of sharks in NYC seems a bit implausible, apart from an exhibit at the New York Aquarium perhaps