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Smells From the Past: The Fulton Fish Market
It's been a very hot summer here in New York City. And the city smells. It's more than the smell of baking asphalt, exhaust fumes, and lack of deodorant—these smells are around all year. The heat has...
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Greening the Big Apple
The Manhattan skyline is unmistakable. And it's a fan favorite—search Google "best skylines" and it will consistently be ranked in the top favorites. It has become a symbol of the city itself—sold on...
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Change in a New York Minute
Rendering of updated NYC skyline. Credit: Beyer Blinder Belle Architects. So there's been some fuss recently over proposed new additions to the New York City skyline. A developer has set his sights on...
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The wind began to switch / The house, to pitch *
In 1938 Eastern Long Island took the brunt of a hurricane that swept through the New England area. It was devastating: Credit: SUNY Suffolk The Dune Road area of Westhampton Beach was obliterated...
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The Vigilance of Trinity
Trinity Church, N.Y.C. 1791. Credit: NYPL Digital Archives Standing directly at the western end of Wall Street, Trinity Church is perfectly framed. Seriously, the young colony could not have chosen a...
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Residents of Trinity: Robert Fulton
Last week we stripped Trinity Church back to its foundations. This week I’d like to take a look at the history the building watches over. The churchyard is the final resting place for a number of...
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A Tale of Two Undergrounds
Explorer hikes in Tibbetts Brook, which runs through a Bronx sewer. Credit: Steve Duncan, NYT "To be happy, stay hidden." - Yopie, Parisian cataphile Ever since reading Jennifer Toth's The Mole People...
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Lessons From the Leftover Vault
There are secret places all over New York City--that is, if you can manage to escape the glare of lights and the siren-song of the tourist traps of midtown—but often, they work hard at being a secret...
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Summer Panhandling Strategies
Image by Ed Yourdon. Click on image for license and information. My office moved a few blocks south earlier this year, which puts me in the Flower District and means that I have a fifteen minute walk...
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Past and Present: Selling Newspapers in New York
Are you still reading newspapers? How do you get them? Photo by Jon S. Click on image for license and information. New York City takes pleasure in assaulting your senses. You turn a corner and hit a...
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