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 ⇒ Monument Honoring 19th Century Investigative Journalist Nellie Bly Coming to Roosevelt Island
• Bklyner ⇒ Massive Sinkhole Almost Swallows Car in Bushwick
• Brooklyn Heights Blog ⇒ Get Your Free Mustard Ice Cream in Brooklyn Heights Tomorrow!
• Curbed NY ⇒ Future of East Side Flood Protection Plan Debated at Heated Hearing
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The 1854 Francis Alexandre House - 29 West 27th Street
• Forgotten NY ⇒ BLUE SIGNS, Midtown
• Gothamist ⇒ Photos: Riverside Park Names Massey the GOAT Goat
• Harlem + Bespoke ⇒ Listen: Jazzmobile at Grant's Tomb
• LIC Post ⇒ Plaque in Honor of John F. Murray to Go Up at Playground Named After Him
• New York YIMBY ⇒ Thomas Heatherwick's Pier 55 Sculptural Concrete Pots Near Completion in Chelsea
• QNS.com ⇒ Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Back in Flushing Meadows Corona Park This Weekend
• The Villager ⇒ Chelsea Gets First New Public Park in Decades - the Villager
• Thrillist ⇒ Everything You Need to Eat, Drink, See and Do in NYC This Weekend
• Untapped Cities ⇒ The Top 10 Oldest Parks in NYC
• Welcome2TheBronx ⇒ The Bronx's Montefiore Medical Center Ranked One of Top 10 in New York Region

Emeralds, Rubies, and Diamonds take center stage as George Balanchine's Jewels brings opulence and grandeur to life. […] Directed by Yoonha Park. Produced by Neighborhood Watch and NYCB

See George Balanchine's "Jewels" this fall when it opens in the New York City Ballet's 2019/2020 season.

The original Pennsylvania Station was a historic railroad station, opened in 1910 and demolished a short 54 years later. It's grandeur matched or exceeded that of Grand Central Terminal, and was one of the architectural jewels of the City. By the mid-60's however, rail traffic had declined massively due to the rise of both the airline and automotive industries, and the building was demolished so that an above-ground business complex and sports arena could be built instead.

What a tragedy. At least we can still enjoy vintage photographs like this one, showing the interior of the main concourse around 1910, shortly after opening to the public.