Bicycle History in NYC; Inside New York City's Oldest Bar; Japanese Zen Garden Inside Grand Central

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 ⇒ The Urban Lens: Inside McSorley's Old Ale House, NYC's Oldest Bar
• Brooklyn Magazine ⇒ Sweet Polly Is a Credentialed Cocktail Bar, Hiding in Plain Sight
• Curbed NY ⇒ 5 Tiny (But Cute) NYC Studios for $350,000 or Less
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ Twins Born Years Apart -- Nos. 150 and 152 Chambers Street
• Greenpointers ⇒ A History of Greenpoint in 25 Buildings: St. Anthony of Padua Church - Greenpointers
• Guest of a Guest ⇒ The 15 Oldest (& Coolest) Restaurants in NYC
• New York Times ⇒ When a Swarm of Velocipedes Overtook New York
• Staten Island Advance ⇒ De Blasio Wants 1,015% Increase in Staten Island Homeless Shelter Capacity
• Untapped Cities ⇒ Catch a Japanese Zen Garden Inside Grand Central Terminal for Japan Week