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 ⇒ Take a Tour of Dead Horse Bay, Brooklyn’s Hidden Trove of Trash and Treasures
• BronxMama ⇒ Register for These Adult Classes at the New York Botanical Garden
• Brownstoner ⇒ The Insider: Reclaimed Barn Wood, Exposed Brick Lend Warmth and Character to Red Hook Reno
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The Thomas Blagden House - 113 East 64th Street
• Downtown Express ⇒ It’s Far From Over for UNDER St. Marks
• Free Williamsburg ⇒ TASTE Williamsburg Greenpoint Returns on September 16th
• Gothamist ⇒ Pork Laden Extravaganza Pig Island Returns to Red Hook
• Greenpointers ⇒ The Time Has Come: Renovating the McCarren Ballfields
• New York Times ⇒ Can Bike Polo Go Legit?
• Streetsblog New York City ⇒ EXCLUSIVE: Sunset Park Nixed From De Blasio’s Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Fantasy
• Untapped Cities ⇒ Go Inside the National Arts Club and Learn About the Life and Legacy of Architect Stanford White
• Welcome2TheBronx ⇒ A Brief History of Clason Point in the Bronx
• West Side Rag ⇒ That’s One Way to Deal With the Scourge of Scaffolding

The team at America's Test Kitchen recently tested whether or not New York City tap water is the true secret to making better bagels. Watch this short video to see what they learned.

Many people say that the secret to NYC bagels is in the water. We did a side by side test of Brooklyn water bagels and Boston water bagels to see if that's true.

Our favorite is "Yeah, Elon Musk says they should be in full production by 2020."

The actor and comedian Nick Kroll, who stars in the movie “Operation Finale” tries his hand at The New Yorker’s cartoon-caption contest. Operation Finale debuts in theaters on 8/29.