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.

• Bowery Boogie ⇒ The Great Tree Massacre of Rivington Street Claims Another
• Curbed NY ⇒ Amazon Scopes Out Midtown West Office Space: Reports
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The 1888 Henry E. Stevens House - 280 West 86th Street
• Ephemeral New York ⇒ When Summer Meant the Brighton Beach Baths
• Harlem World Magazine ⇒ Harlem Has One of the Best Bars in the Nation
• Pardon Me for Asking ⇒ Smith Canteen on Smith Street to Close at End of June
• The Villager ⇒ Pols: Allow Pr. 40 Offices, Add Field Space - the Villager
• Thrillist ⇒ The TWA Hotel Is Gorgeous, but Who Is It For?

Brooklyn is a borough populated by people doing all kinds of wonderful things. In this reel, you’re going to meet a few of them. First up, an artist with green hair, green clothing, green everything, followed by a man has been tracking a posse of wild parrots for a decade. Then there’s the bodega owner who moonlights as a DJ and two guys who somehow manage to fit a 60-piece orchestra into their apartment for monthly recording sessions. Lastly, this Brooklyn barber is a cut above, catering to an LGBTQ clientele.

Open for an incredible 99 years, Deno's Wonder Wheel is a famous ferris wheel and amusement park in Coney Island that has been family owned for three generations. The Vourderis family of Brooklyn has been keeping the wheel running through storms and blizzards, hurricanes and, even worse, the 1980's. In this POV video from YouTuber ActionKid, see what it's like to take a ride on one of the wheel's stationary cages.

POV of the Deno's Wonder Wheel Ferris Wheel at Coney Island, Brooklyn. There are two options for the Ferris Wheel: Swinging and Stationary. This video is for the Stationary version.