AMNH Hall of Gems and Minerals Redesign; Halloween in Prospect Park; Brief History of NYC Air Shafts

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 ⇒ A Short History of New York City's Foul Air Shafts
• Bklyner ⇒ Halloween in Prospect Park
• Bowery Boogie ⇒ ‘Stranger Things’ Lights Up Delancey Street
• Brokelyn ⇒ These Scary Subway Stories Are Almost More Horrifying Than Reality
• Brooklyn Heights Blog ⇒ Free Friday at Brooklyn Historical Society Presents “Lost Brooklyn”
• Brownstoner ⇒ This Greenpoint Church Was Designed by a Well-Known Medieval Gothic Revivalist Architect
• Bushwick Daily ⇒ A Boutique Bushwick-Based Ad Agency That Handles NYC Marathon Offers Advice to Struggling Creatives
• Curbed NY ⇒ AMNH’s Halls of Gems and Minerals to Undergo Metamorphosis
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The New York Cab Company Stable - 318-330 Amsterdam Avenue
• Gothamist ⇒ Drink Your Fill of Rye Whiskey at First Ever Rye Week in NYC
• Guest of a Guest ⇒ How Much Does It Cost to Get Married in NYC?
• Pardon Me for Asking ⇒ This Saturday, Don't Miss the Eighth Annual Smith Street Soup Festival
• Thrillist ⇒ 13 Terrifying Places in and Around NYC You Definitely Didn't Know Were Haunted
• Untapped Cities ⇒ NYC to Create Its First Mitigation Bank on Staten Island
• West Side Rag ⇒ New UWS Restaurant Will Let You Pay With Bitcoin, and Only Uses Pink Himalayan Salt