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 ⇒ Macy's, Lord & Taylor, and More: The History of New York City's Holiday Windows
• Brooklyn Based ⇒ 2 Dope Queens Are Taking Over Brooklyn's Kings Theatre This Week
• Brooklyn Paper ⇒ EPA: Gowanus Canal Is Cleaner Than It Has Been in 150 Years
• Brooklyn Street Art ⇒ 50% Off Everything at MET Museum! Nelson Saiers Commercializes the View
• Curbed NY ⇒ See 5 Visions of a Post-Apocalyptic Central Park
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ Rusting Beauty - 116-118 Franklin Street
• Forgotten NY ⇒ Flushing Meadows Signage
• New York Times ⇒ You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Coffee Table: 9 Gift Books for the Discerning New Yorker
• StreetEasy ⇒ StreetEasy's 2019 NYC Housing Predictions: What to Expect Next Year
• Thrillist ⇒ The Best Christmas Tree Farms Near NYC
• Tribeca Citizen ⇒ The Birth of Battery Park City (Part 3)
• Untapped Cities ⇒ Photos: The 2018 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
• West Side Rag ⇒ Columbus Circle Holiday Market Opens Wednesday With New ‘Holiday Lounge’

Now in its 27th year, the annual Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden is underway and should not be missed. Creative directors use plants, flowers, trimmings and other materials to create the massive model train setup. In this video from Bill Cook, take a peek inside the show.

Every holiday season, the New York Botanical Garden is equipped with an elaborate model train layout. This year the layout was Manhattan.

The train show will be open until Monday, January 21st, 2018. Tickets start at $10 for kids, and up to $30 for adults. Advanced reservations are strongly recommended.

The NYC Winter Lantern Festival is a new event at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden on the north shore of Staten Island that includes over 40 installations of larger-than-life lantern sculptures filled with light. Take a peek inside the festival grounds on opening night in this short video from our friends at the Staten Island Advance.

The opening night of the 2018 Winter Lantern Festival at Snug Harbor on Staten Island, featuring traditional Chinese dance performers. (Video: Shira Stoll)