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 ⇒ 10 Secrets of Washington Square Park
• Bedford + Bowery ⇒ The Photographer Documenting DIY Culture in Brooklyn and Beyond
• Brokelyn ⇒ 11 Best Parks and Greenspaces in Brooklyn
• Curbed NY ⇒ NYC Ferry’s Soundview, Lower East Side Routes Will Launch This Month
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ "Boys in the Band" and Missing Chandeliers--136 East 65th Street
• Eater NY ⇒ How NYC’s Koreatown Got Swallowed Up by Chain Restaurants
• Food & Wine ⇒ These Are the 50 Best Southern Restaurants in America, According to OpenTable
• Forgotten NY ⇒ Maspeth-Elmhurst 1852
• Gothamist ⇒ The Flaming Lips Are Playing on Governors Island This September
• Medium ⇒ How Manhattan's Grid Created the Pettiest Mosaic Ever Made
• Thrillist ⇒ The Best Places to Eat in NYC Right Now
• Uptown Collective ⇒ The Far Right Comes to the Heights

YouTuber actionkid105 creates great first-person videos of himself walking and biking around New York City. In this short video he recently uploaded, check out what its like to walk around Wall Street and the Financial District on a typical weekday at lunchtime.

A quick walk in NYC during lunch time through Wall Street and the Financial District via Nassau Street, Fulton Street, Broadway, Maiden Lane, Broad Street, Wall Street, and William Street.

The New York Mini is the largest annual 9-man volleyball tournament on the East Coast. Originating in China, the sport is a more intense version of the standard 6-person volleyball you normally see around the U.S. In this video from the New York Daily News, take a peek at the sport and the crowds coming out to see the tournament in Chinatown.

It's a Chinese-American tradition played out nine at a time. The "New York Mini" is an annual volleyball event that leads to packed crowds in Chinatown. This year the tournament goes into its 31st year. And unlike traditional volleyball, teams are made up of nine players instead of six. Our video takes you onto the court, introducing you to the players, the history and the fans who come out to cheer on the players.