Historian and YouTuber The History Guy recently released this interesting profile of Stanley Clifford Weyman, a man known for being The Fabulous Fraud from Brooklyn. Learn all about him and his impersonations in this short 6-minute video.

Stanley Weyman was one of history's most prolific imposters. From the Mayor of New York to the President of the United States to the Queen of Romania, he bluffed his way through a life that was never boring.

With its brightly lit billboards, costumed characters, and Broadway theater New York's Times Square is known as the crossroads of the world. In non-pandemic years, the square hosted 50 million tourists. But just 40 years ago Times Square was a very different place. It's streets were crime-ridden and featured adult theaters as the main source of entertainment. Cheddar explains how Times Square went from this to one of the top tourist attractions in the world.

Brooklyn-based director Nicky Keros created this short profile piece on Nick Coxx, a local surfer who frequents the Rockaways to surf, and the various challenges he faces surfing in the City.

I'm surfing for like 45 minutes to an hour, um before I can't stand it [the cold] anymore. So, yeah, your sessions are definitely shorter than most places solely on the conditions. Your body literally breaks down you know, so it's hard.

The music in the video is Lorelle meets the Obsolete.