The first U.S. President George Washington has a rich history in New York City. From Fraunces Tavern to Federal Hall, there are tons of places you can go to learn about the history of GW, including the New York Public Library. In this fascinating video from our friends at Atlas Obscura, watch as the library shares Washington's original notebook containing a unique beer recipe.

What could a beer recipe tell us about the personality of George Washington, largely beloved Founding Father of the United States? A lot, as it turns out. Joined by Thomas Lannon, assistant director of Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books at the New York Public Library, we examine Washington’s recipe for small beer that’s been tucked away in the back of his journal from 1757. (Spoiler: The beer is in no way delicious. At all.)

Check out the specimen page at the NYPL to read the beer recipe in full.

Seven cultural institutions are located along Manhattan’s Museum Mile, offering some of the City’s most incredible and comprehensive art collections on an uptown stretch of Fifth Avenue. Take a stroll between 82nd and 105th streets to explore world-class collections of art, history, design and culture.

Check out the accompanying guide on NYCGO to learn more about Museum Mile or any of its containing museums and cultural institutions.

King of Falafel & Shawarma is a local middle eastern food restaurant in Astoria, Queens with three food trucks, all of which serve up some of the best falafel in all of New York City. In this profile video from our friends at Munchies, meet Freddy Zeideia, the "King of Falafel."

King of Falafel & Shawarma has been serving mouthwatering Middle Eastern cuisine on the streets of Astoria for the last 17 years. The falafel recipe, with its unique oval shape, is a guarded secret of owner Freddy Zeideia, who mastered it with techniques he learned while growing up in Palestine. After being dissatisfied with the falafel and shawarma offerings in New York, Freddy took matters into his own hands by starting King of Falafel & Shawarma in 2002. Since then, his enterprise has grown, with a truck in Astoria, a cart in Midtown, and a newly opened restaurant in Queens.