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 ⇒ Is This Marker in Woodside, Queens Really the Center of NYC?
• Bedford + Bowery ⇒ Oat Milk Soft Serve Comes to Williamsburg
• Bowery Boogie ⇒ Shepard Fairey Paints Portrait of Rosario Dawson on Water Tower Atop 190 Bowery
• Brooklyn Heights Blog ⇒ Brooklyn Heights Vies in Greenery, Ties in Drinking Contest (With Help From Fort Greene)
• Brownstoner ⇒ Brooklyn Botanic Garden Threatened by Development
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The Albert Lilienthal House - 126 West 78th Street
• Gothamist ⇒ Inside David Chang's Excellent Bar Wayō at Pier 17
• My Inwood ⇒ Uptown Tragedy: 21 Killed in 1962 Boiler Explosion at NY Telephone Company
• Roosevelt Islander ⇒ A Little Bit of Roosevelt Island History - What Did Welfare Island Look Like in 1939 on What Is Now Manhattan Park
• The Villager ⇒ Pig and Khao Offers Southeast Asian Dishes in L.E.S. - the Villager
• Thrillist ⇒ The 28 Best Pizza Places in NYC
• Tribeca Citizen ⇒ Canal Street Oysters Poised to Open Soon
• Untapped Cities ⇒ There Are Hidden Question Marks in the Subway Station at Museum of Natural History 81st Street

Brooklyn resident Summer Rayne Oakes has dedicated her life to health, nature and environment, so it should come as little surprise that her 1,200 foot Williamsburg apartment has nearly every inch filled with about 1,100 thriving plants. Learn more about her and her indoor jungle in this short video from The New Yorker.

From pothos to succulents, why people love taking care of plants.

Raechel Lambert--of Small Space Big Taste--and her husband Ryan live in a small, but savvy and versatile Hell's Kitchen apartment in New York City. They decided to go with a smaller space and, in return, save about $8000 a year which they allocate towards savings and travel, among other things. Talk about priorities! Keep reading below to get more ideas and be sure to check out her blog and follow her on Instagram for even more!

Check out the accompanying article for more on Raechel's minimalist 400-square-foot apartment In Hell's Kitchen.