American Museum of Natural History Breaks Ground; Essex Crossings Park Now Open; Live at the Landing Returns to LIC

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 ⇒ Essex Crossing's 15,000 Square Foot Park Is Now Open to the Public
• Bedford + Bowery ⇒ A Street Artist Is Playing Hide-and-Seek With New Yorkers on Instagram
• Brooklyn Based ⇒ Music for Plants at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
• Curbed NY ⇒ American Museum of Natural History Finally Breaks Ground on Long-Planned Expansion
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The Nicholas and Agnes Benziger House - 345 Edgecombe Avenue
• EV Grieve ⇒ A Visit to Zadie's Oyster Room on 12th Street
• Forgotten NY ⇒ BARBEY CURVE, Highland Park
• Greenpointers ⇒ Greenpoint Monitor Museum Hosts Open House Saturday (6/15)
• Mott Haven Herald ⇒ Jail or No Jail: Mott Haven Considers City’s Plan to Build It Here
• QNS.com ⇒ Live at the Landing Music Series Returns to Long Island City Waterfront
• The Villager ⇒ Walker Hotel Greenwich Village: More Than Just a Pretty Face - the Villager
• Thrillist ⇒ The Coolest New Exhibits to Check Out in NYC Before They Disappear
• Untapped Cities ⇒ The Abandoned Substation of the East New York Long Island Railroad Station