Inside New TWA Hotel; New Essex Market Opens; Old Murals Discovered Behind Grassroots Tavern

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 Best Things to Do This Memorial Day Weekend in NYC
• Bedford + Bowery ⇒ The New Essex Market Celebrated Its Opening, 79 Years in the Making
• Bklyner ⇒ NYC Ferry Stop Opens at Brooklyn Navy Yard
• Bronx Mama ⇒ Watch: BronxNet Coverage of Bronx Moms Nite Out
• Curbed NY ⇒ NYC Students May Get Full-Fare MetroCards Under New MTA Proposal
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The 1889 John B. Gleason House - 34 West 88th Street
• EV Grieve ⇒ Behold These Murals Uncovered Behind the Bar at the Former Grassroots Tavern on St. Mark's Place
• Forgotten NY ⇒ Myrtle Avenue at Jay Street, 1971
• Laughing Squid ⇒ A Look Inside the Reconstructed Eero Saarinen Mid-Century Modern TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy Airport
• Pardon Me for Asking ⇒ Gowanus Canal CAG to Host Superfund Town Hall With Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez
• RentHop ⇒ Which Brooklyn Neighborhood Is the Best Match for You?
• The City ⇒ Steep Descent for Subways’ Worst Escalator and Elevator
• The Lo-Down ⇒ The New Pier 35
• Thrillist ⇒ The Best Classic, Sweet, Simple, and Unique Ice Cream in NYC
• Tribeca Citizen ⇒ New Jean-Georges Restaurant Opens at Pier 17