Best Rock Climbing Gyms in the City; Murky History of Gowanus Canal; Millions of Birds Migrating Through Brooklyn

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 ⇒ New Renderings of Handel Architects' Torqued 43-Story Rental Underway Near Grand Central
• Artnet News ⇒ New York's 10 Best Public Art Installations for Fall
• Business Insider ⇒ Amazing Facts About New York City's Rats
• Brownstoner ⇒ Greenpoint Salvation Army Closes
• Brokelyn ⇒ The Lowdown on Rock Climbing Gyms in New York City
• Brooklyn Magazine ⇒ Get Hungry: Faro in Bushwick Will Offer a 12-Hour Feast This Sunday
• Chelsea Now ⇒ Nightmare Horror Show Brings Terror to the Theater
• Curbed NY ⇒ The Fascinating, Murky History of Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal
• Ditmas Park Corner ⇒ Massive Prospect Park South Yard Sale This Saturday and Sunday
• DNAinfo New York ⇒ Horse Patrol Ending in Lower East Side's 'Hell Square'
• Forgotten New York ⇒ Crasher’s Pharmacy, Bedford-Stuyvesant
• Gothamist ⇒ Union Square Is About to Get a Lot More Vegan
• Grist ⇒ There Are Too Many Trucks Coming Into New York City
• The Lo-Down ⇒ Small Business Jobs Survival Act Gains 24th Sponsor
• Metro ⇒ PHOTOS: Gracie Mansion Open Again for Public Tours in November
• The New Republic ⇒ The Dakota: New York’s First Mega-Luxury Apartments
• The New York Times ⇒ Superheroes: Born in New York City
• Roosevelt Islander ⇒ #Todayinny Photographer Grace Cavallo Visits Aunt Anne Who Was 7th Person to Move to Roosevelt Island in 1976-Snaps Beautiful East River Waterfront Skyline Picture From Roosevelt Island
• Sheepshead Bites ⇒ Here's What You Need to Know About the Millions of Birds Migrating Through Brooklyn
• Time Out New York ⇒ The 11 Types of Subway Pole Grips You'll Encounter on the Train
• Tribeca Citizen ⇒ Loft Peeping:14,000-Square-Foot Triplex Penthouse
• Untapped Cities ⇒ NYC Photographer Jill Freedman Highlights the City’s Lost and Lonely
• Vice ⇒ Talking 1970s New York, Boring Politicians, and Pussy Riot With Richard Hell
• WSJ ⇒ Gracie Mansion Art Gets a Diversity Makeover