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 ⇒ BQE Repair Plan Could Block View of NYC Skyline From Brooklyn Heights
• Bklyner ⇒ Nightlife Is Thriving in Brooklyn, but Pay Is Less Than in Queens
• Brooklyn Heights Blog ⇒ Brooklyn Historical Society Celebrates Black History Month
• Bushwick Daily ⇒ Female Graffiti Artist on the Rise in Bushwick Art Community
• BuzzFeed ⇒ 63 Things That Are Totally and Undeniably New York City Culture
• Curbed NY ⇒ Elizabeth Street Garden Redevelopment Shot Down by Community Board
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ A Mutilated Marvel - the Jones Speedometer Bldg 2160 Broadway
• EV Grieve ⇒ Concern Again for Punjabi Grocery & Deli on 1st Street
• Forgotten NY ⇒ LOST NEIGHBORHOODS OF BROOKLYN and QUEENS
• Gothamist ⇒ Photos, Videos: Idiots Careen Through Brooklyn, Smash Things Up
• Manhattan User's Guide ⇒ Facts and Figures
• New York Times ⇒ The L Train Will Stay Open. So What Happens to All Those Plan B’s?
• Sunnyside Post ⇒ Volunteers to Clear Litter Off Bike Lanes, Sidewalks in Community Clean-Up This Weekend
• The Newtown Pentacle ⇒ Sounds Beneath
• The Real Deal New York ⇒ The Wing to Lease Entire Second Avenue Building
• The Villager ⇒ Catmint Wheel Cake Pastries Are Worth a Spin - the Villager
• Tribeca Citizen ⇒ Loft Peeping: Extreme Edition

Shared by Redditor Perfect_Gas, this great vintage aerial photograph from 1963 shows the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge under construction in 1963, in color. When construction was finished in 1964, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world, connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn.

Released just today, Underground: A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet is an interesting book from author Will Hunt that explores all subterranean man-made things. Hunt is currently a visiting scholar at the NYU Institute for Public Knowledge and while Underground is his first book, his writings have appeared in The Economist, The Paris Review Daily, Discover, The Atavist Magazine, and Outside amongst others.

A panoramic investigation of the subterranean landscape, from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuclear bunkers and ancient underground cities—an exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the worlds beneath our feet

While not specifically about New York City, the book goes into detail about our rich, underground life throughout the five boroughs. Grab a hardcover copy of the book on Amazon.