Is the Pastrami Sandwich Dying?; Secrets of Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza; Gowanus Small Map

Grand Army Plaza | Brooklyn's busiest main roads converge around the rotunda known as Grand Army Plaza.
Grand Army Plaza | Brooklyn's busiest main roads converge around the rotunda known as Grand Army Plaza.
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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 ⇒ This Cobble Hill Garden Apartment Comes Smelling of Freshly-Baked Cookies
  • BBC ⇒ Is NYC's Most Iconic Sandwich Dying?
  • Brokelyn ⇒ The Best (and Cheapest) The Best of Flatbush Avenue’s Deliciously Cheap Caribbean Food Corridor
  • Brownstoner ⇒ 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza
  • Crain's 5 Boros ⇒ Explore Black History in (Really) Old New York
  • Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The Unexplained Charmer at No. 12 West 69th Street
  • DNAinfo ⇒ Designers Create Odor-Filled Map of Gowanus Smells
  • Forgotten New York ⇒ 2nd Avenue, Astoria
  • Gothamist ⇒ Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About NYC's Iconic Park Benches
  • Jackson Heights Post ⇒ Big Chunk of Elmhurst Building Falls Onto Street
  • The Lo-Down ⇒ Chinatown Favorite, 69 Bayard, Is Closing This Coming Weekend
  • SI Live ⇒ At $125 a head, will this Staten Island restaurant concept work?
  • Thrillist ⇒ The Best First Date Bars in NYC
  • Untapped Cities ⇒ 5 of NYC’s Most Wild Historical Oddities
Matt Coneybeare

Matt Coneybeare

Editor in Chief

Matt enjoys exploring the City's with his partner and son. He is an avid marathon runner, and spends most of his time eating, running, and working on cool stuff.

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