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 ⇒ Governor Cuomo Announces LaGuardia's First New Gates and Concourse Will Open This Saturday
• Bklyner ⇒ Brooklyn Historical Society Presents "Muslims in Brooklyn" Next Week
• Bowery Boogie ⇒ More on the Lower East Side’s First Bowling Alley, ‘The Gutter’ at Essex Crossing
• Brooklyn Based ⇒ Hit the Red Carpet at Brooklyn Public Library's People's Ball
• Brownstoner ⇒ 5 Sumptuous Books for Architecture and Design Lovers
• Bushwick Daily ⇒ The Babes of Bushwick Pinup Calendar Is Finally Back for 2019
• Curbed NY ⇒ Gowanus Canal Is Partially Clean for the First Time in 150 Years
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The Catherine Auchincloss House - 123 East 69th Street
• Fortune ⇒ Lyft Inks Deal With N.Y.C. And Becomes Largest Bike-Share Service in U.S.
• Free Williamsburg ⇒ 2018 Holiday Markets in Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and Bushwick Brooklyn
• Gothamist ⇒ NYC Vows 'Full Snow Response' Next Time
• Joe's NYC ⇒ Grand Street
• New York Times ⇒ Finally, New York Has a Cocktail Library
• NextCity ⇒ As Part of Acquisition, Lyft Agrees to Beef Up NYC Bikeshare System
• StreetEasy ⇒ 'What Is the Snootiest Place in NYC?'
• Streetsblog New York City ⇒ Rodriguez: De Blasio Should Build 100 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes Per Year
• Thrillist ⇒ Everything You Must Do in NYC This Weekend
• Travel + Leisure ⇒ One of New York City’s Most Iconic Views May Soon Disappear
• Untapped Cities ⇒ PHOTOS: Step Into 1958 at the Carnegie Deli Pop Up for the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
• Vanishing New York ⇒ Bleecker Bob
• Welcome2TheBronx ⇒ Another Luxury Condo Coming to the South Bronx

It's hard to imagine improving upon Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmstead's 1858 design for Central Park, but a recent design competition from landscape architecture journal LA+ asked participants to redesign a post-apocalyptic park from scratch. Check out the five winning designs in this short video from The Real Deal.

Eco-terrorists with an army of beetles and bees have destroyed Central Park, stripping Frederick Law Olmsted’s landmark of its flora and fauna. It is barren and must be rebuilt. All options are on the table. That was the prompt for landscape architecture journal LA+’s recent design competition, which inspired 382 entries from all over the world. Take a look at the five winning designs.

Brian Bonz and Mike Rizzo, the comedic duo behind Bobo Touch (previously) have launched a new web series titled Bobo Touch Helpline in which they operate a 311-type phone service to help locals with unique Brooklyn-esque problems. Check out the funny Episode 3 above, then subscribe to see new episodes as they are released.

Creepy man named “The Kisser” attacks strangers on the NYC subway, by handing out unwanted kisses and inserting bugs into their mouths. Bobo Touch takes extra measures on this one.