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Ava Vanderbilt’s Final Resting Place in Woodlawn Cemetery
/ May 15, 2012 8:40 am

Ava Vanderbilt’s Final Resting Place in Woodlawn Cemetery

New York’s wealthiest citizens built mausoleums in Woodlawn Cemetery with grandeur that matched the 5th Avenue mansions they spent their living years in.

Writer’s Bloq Builds a Literary Community On and Offline
/ May 15, 2012 8:17 am

Writer’s Bloq Builds a Literary Community On and Offline

Unsolicited, Writer's Bloq's first reading at The Strand offered writers the chance come out from behind their laptops and meet the people whose work they've been reading on the site.

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
/ May 14, 2012 4:06 pm

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian is a valuable resource for advancing knowledge and understanding of the Native cultures of the Western Hemisphere—past, present, and future

Astoria Pool: The City’s Largest Public Pool Needs Your Help!
/ May 14, 2012 10:25 am

Astoria Pool: The City’s Largest Public Pool Needs Your Help!

Exploring the Astoria Pool is like stepping back in time to the Art-Deco infused world of Robert Moses' New York City.

St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery
/ May 14, 2012 7:47 am

St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery

In the 1920s Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned to design three high-rise towers to rise over the grave of Peter Stuyvesant.

Partners in Preservation: Tenement Museum
/ May 11, 2012 1:58 pm

Partners in Preservation: Tenement Museum

Tucked on the Lower East Side, just blocks from the Williamsburg Bridge, the Tenement Museum embodies and represents the history of how New York as we know it came to be.

The City Island Nautical Museum
/ May 11, 2012 10:11 am

The City Island Nautical Museum

The sheer adorableness of the City Island Nautical Museum is not to be underestimated.

The Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center
/ May 11, 2012 8:52 am

The Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center

For over 100 years, people have continuously traveled to this building at the tip of Greenpoint (Brooklyn) to make finished products from when the first building was completed to present day.

Carmina Figurata: Vitrio by Saana Wang
/ May 9, 2012 2:28 pm

Carmina Figurata: Vitrio by Saana Wang

Finnish photographer Saana Wang's images of China resonate with travelers and observers the world over.

The Tug Pegasus & Waterfront Museum Barge
/ May 9, 2012 8:57 am

The Tug Pegasus & Waterfront Museum Barge

It's a (tugboat), it's a barge, it's a museum, it's a home...it has...wifi?