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The History Behind the Intrepid - Why it is a Landmark
[VIDEO] The History Behind Why The Intrepid Aircraft Carrier is a NYC Landmark
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A Mobster Walks Into a Gay Bar...: The Making of the Mob: New York
[WATCH] Some of the First Gay Bars in New York City Were Opened by the Mafia
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Tourist in Your Own Town #50 - Temple Emanu-El
[VIDEO] Tourist In Your Own Town Visits Temple Emanu-El on the Upper East Side
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A cartoon depicting New York's Moving Day. Image: H.P. Finn from the Comic Annual of 1831/public domain.
"Moving Day": 1 Million New Yorkers Used to Move on the Same Day Every Year
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Map of the Marble Hill area from 1895 (when the canal was completed), and an aerial view of what the area looks like now. Note the “island” of Marble Hill on the 1895 map.
Marble Hill is the Only Manhattan Neighborhood Attached to the Mainland
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Why New York City is so Huge
[VIDEO] Why New York City is So Huge
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Why the Smallest Piece of Land in NYC Exists
[WATCH] Why the Smallest Piece of Privately-Owned Land in New York City Exists
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Abandoned NYC - Roosevelt Island Renwick Smallpox Hospital
[WATCH] Abandoned NYC: Roosevelt Island Renwick Smallpox Hospital
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Shooting the chutes, Luna Park, Coney Island
[WATCH] Vintage Video of Shoot the Chutes, a Coney Island Water Ride, Circa 1903
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A City Shaped by Steam | Living City | The New York Times
[VIDEO] How and Why New York City's Public Steam System Helps to Run the City's Buildings
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