Great Blue Heron in NYC; Urban Explorer Documents the Underbelly Project; The Dog Mayor of the UWS

There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately.

• 6sqft ⇒ Dining Guide: Where to Eat and Drink at Hudson Yards
• Arts Brookfield ⇒ Oasis by Third Rail Projects
• Bowery Boogie ⇒ Convincing Kids to Stop Graffiti Writing in 1982 [Video]
• Bronx Journal ⇒ Butterfly Conservatory
• Brownstoner ⇒ Well-Preserved 1910s Arts and Crafts House With Porch and Garage in Flatbush Asks $1.675 Million
• Curbed NY ⇒ See NYC Subway Cars Get a Second Life as Artificial Reefs in a New Exhibit
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The 1897 Richard S. Barnes Mansion - 316 West 75th Street
• Gothamist ⇒ Wait, This Majestic Blue Creature Has Been in NYC This Whole Time?
• Greenpointers ⇒ Legendary Writer Henry Miller Recalls Williamsburg of the 1890s
• NY City Lens ⇒ Climb Vessel, Take a Vesselfie
• QNS.com ⇒ Rockaway Senator Says Proposed Pipeline Expansion Would Add Another Burden for Peninsula Residents
• Streetsblog New York City ⇒ Group Calls for Amsterdaming Most of Lower Manhattan
• The Lo-Down ⇒ Citi Bike Adds Valet Service on the Lower East Side
• Thrillist ⇒ Everything You Absolutely Must Do in NYC This Spring
• Untapped Cities ⇒ Urban Explorer Documents the Underbelly Project, a Secret Street Art Installation in Abandoned NYC Subway Station
• Welcome2TheBronx ⇒ WATCH: A Seal Hangs Out at Orchard Beach
• West Side Rag ⇒ Pupper West Side: Charlie Thinks He’s the Dog Mayor of the Upper West Side