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15 Places to View Cherry Blossom Trees in NYC
Photo courtesy New York Botanical GardenThe cherry blossoms in NYC are beginning to bloom! During this time of year, many will make the annual trek to Washington D.C. to partake in the National Cherry...
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The Hidden New York Marble Cemetery, One of NYC’s Oldest
Picture this: A cemetery with underground marble vaults, plaques containing the names of families and vault owners but not the names of burials, and no headstones. Although not what most of us picture...
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Today in History: The Attempted Assassination of Mayor William Jay Gaynor
William Jay Gaynor was the 94th mayor of New York City from 1910 to 1913 and a New York Supreme Court Justice from 1893 to 1909. Associated with Tammany Hall, Gaynor sought to reform the city’s living...
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Green-Wood Cemetery: A Popular Tourist Destination Since the Victorian Era
Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as one of America’s first rural cemeteries. Almost two centuries later, Green-Wood remains a cultural institution and an outdoor museum that documents the...
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Celebrate Archtober With Untapped New York
This October brings Archtober, New York City’s architecture and design month and an annual festival of architecture activities, programs and exhibitions. Organized by the Center for Architecture in...
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Top 11 Secrets of Sunset Park in Brooklyn
Sunset Park is one of Brooklyn’s most culturally diverse neighborhoods. Originally a center for Scandinavian and Polish immigrants, with particularly large Norwegian and Finnish demographics, Sunset...
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15 Places to See Cherry Blossom Trees in NYC
Photo courtesy New York Botanical GardenThe cherry blossom trees in NYC are beginning to bloom! During this time of year, many will make the annual trek to Washington D.C. to partake in the National...
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The Hidden New York Marble Cemetery, One of NYC’s Oldest
Picture this: A cemetery with underground marble vaults, plaques containing the names of families and vault owners but not the names of burials, and no headstones. Although not what most of us picture...
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The Top 10 Secrets of Green-Wood Cemetery In NYC
Green-Wood Cemetery was the second most popular tourist site in New York state by 1860, with over 500,000 visitors each year — Niagara Falls was the first. Located in Brooklyn near Prospect Park, the...
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Explore the Historic Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery
Exhibiting the transition between colonial graveyards and large garden-style cemeteries like Green-Wood Cemetery, the Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery has been a permanent resting ground since 1831 —...
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10 of NYC’s Spookiest Crypts and Catacombs
New York City may not be as old as some of the cities in Europe where catacombs and crypts have become major tourist destinations, but it does boast a number of its own spooky subterranean burial...
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The Best Places to See Cherry Blossom Trees in NYC
Photo courtesy New York Botanical GardenThe cherry blossom trees in NYC are beginning to bloom! During this time of year, many will make the annual trek to Washington D.C. to partake in the National...
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Visit the Grave of Abolitionist Elizabeth Gloucester at Green-Wood Cemetery
Though you may not recognize her name today, Elizabeth Gloucester was “known by everyone in Brooklyn, New York, the state, and in fact throughout a great part of the country” at the time of her death...
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The Best Places to See Cherry Blossom Trees in NYC
The cherry blossom trees in New York City are beginning to bloom! During this time of year, many will make the annual trek to Washington D.C. to partake in the National Cherry Blossom Festival, but our...
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Where to Watch the 2024 Eclipse in NYC & New York State
Grab your eclipse glasses! In what has already been a hectic year, New Yorkers are invited to come together on April 8, 2024 to slow down, look up, and appreciate the 2024 total solar eclipse. This...
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