Big Security for NYC Marathon; Inside Taylor Swift's New Tribeca Townhouse; Plans for Gowanus Bat Cave

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.

• Bedford + Bowery ⇒ Barbara Kruger’s New Skatepark Art Has Skaters Flipping Out
• Bklyner ⇒ NYC Marathon Will Get Biggest Security Presence Ever
• Bowery Boogie ⇒ Is Hell Square the Latest ‘Gray Line’ Attraction?
• Brooklyn Based ⇒ Abandon Your Phone and Dive Into Nature in Bushwick
• Chelsea Now ⇒ Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen Celebrates 35 Years of Feeding Needs
• Curbed NY ⇒ Gowanus Bat Cave's Tranformation Into a Shiny New Arts Space Is Moving Forward
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The 1831 Jacob Romaine House - 7 Leroy Street
• Gothamist ⇒ Photos: The Best Costumes at NYC's Village Halloween Parade
• Guest of a Guest ⇒ Inside Taylor Swift's New $18 Million Tribeca Townhouse
• LTV Squad ⇒ Astoria’s Abandoned Funeral Home
• New York Times ⇒ Midtown’s Mysterious Unused Shuttle Track
• Pardon Me for Asking ⇒ One of Paul Manafort's Carroll Gardens Neighbor Is Raising Money to Turn His Brownstone Into a Women's Shelter
• Sunnyside Post ⇒ Free Vintage Trolley to Make Its Way Through Sunnyside for Holiday Season
• Untapped Cities ⇒ LinkNYC Kiosks Now Display Historic Photos of NYC Neighborhoods