LIC Temporarily Gets New Ferry Terminal; Better Plans for Rikers Island; Di Fara Pizza Coming to Williamsburg

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 ⇒ The Museum of VHS Is on Track to Make Its NYC Debut
• Bklyner ⇒ Brooklyn Historical Society Exhibit Traces Prospect Park's 150 Years
• Curbed NY ⇒ The Manhole in the Meadow
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The Alexander Thompson House - 452 Greenwich Street
• Free Williamsburg ⇒ Di Fara Pizza Is Coming to Williamsburg – Free Williamsburg
• LICtalk ⇒ SUMMER OF HELL BRINGS TEMPORARY NEW FERRY TERMINAL TO LIC - LICtalk
• NextCity ⇒ New York Has a Chance to Embrace This New Type of Jail Design
• Staten Island Advance ⇒ 1977 New York City Blackout Happened 40 Years Ago Today
• StreetEasy Blog ⇒ See What $1.5M Will Buy You in NYC
• Streetsblog New York City ⇒ Five Ways the MTA Can Gain the Confidence of Transit Riders
• Thrillist ⇒ The Definitive West Village Bar Guide
• Untapped Cities ⇒ Control the Colors of NYC’s Skyscraper Spires With the App Spireworks: An Inside Look!
• Vanishing New York ⇒ Cup & Saucer