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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.

• Bedford + Bowery ⇒ Feminist Food From the Past Comes to Life at MOFAD
• Brooklyn Based ⇒ The Total Red Hook Immersion August 18
• Brooklyn Heights Blog ⇒ Should Hardhats Be Required at Borough Hall Subway Station?
• Brooklyn Paper ⇒ Rock-Climbing Park Coming to Gowanus
• Curbed NY ⇒ A New Startup Is Bringing Shared Electric Mopeds to NYC Streets
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ Warner's Hollywood Theatre - 237 West 51st Street
• EV Grieve ⇒ On the Wall: Mural of Michael Jackson, as a Child and an Adult, in Progress on 11th Street
• Ephemeral New York ⇒ Labor and Pleasure at the Old Slip Banana Docks
• Forgotten NY ⇒ EAST NEW YORK STATION, Long Island Rail Road
• Gothamist ⇒ Murray's Cheese Is Bringing Cheese Ice Cream Into Your Life
• Greenpointers ⇒ Electric Mopeds Are North BK's Newest Ride-Share - Greenpointers
• Hey Ridge ⇒ True Crime Bay Ridge: The Abducted Teenage Bride of PS 104 | Hey Ridge
• LIC Post ⇒ Dance Festival Heading to LIC/Astoria Waterfront This Weekend, 144 Performances Scheduled | LIC Post
• Manhattan Express ⇒ Final Beam in Place in Hudson Yards’ Tallest Tower
• Ridgewood Social ⇒ Throwback Post: The Best Corner Flower Shop in Ridgewood
• Sign Up for Our Newsletters ⇒ Nothing Found for the New York City Subway in Fascinating Facts and Figures %5C
• Staten Island NYC Living ⇒ Wolfe’s Pond Park : NYC Parks
• The Bridge ⇒ The 11 Most Beautiful New Buildings in Brooklyn - the Bridge
• TheDustyRebel ⇒
• Thrillist ⇒ The Best Karaoke Bars in NYC
• Untapped Cities ⇒ Climb the Clocktower of the Jefferson Market Library for 360 Degree Views of NYC
• Welcome2TheBronx ⇒ Legionella Bacteria Found in Jacobi Hospital's Drinking Water Supply - Welcome2TheBronx™

Considering most of New York City is surrounded by water, we don't really have a ton of beaches to hang out on. Much of our waterfront is either industrialized, unsafe due to polluted water ways, or otherwise private. However, there still are some great beaches you can find that are free and open to the public. Check out this roundup from our friends at 6sqft to see their picks for the 7 best New York City beaches.

From the Rockaways to Fort Tilden, we’ve rounded up the seven best sandy spots in NYC!