What's the Purpose of NYC Subway Globes? Chelsea Hotel's Celebrity Doors Up for Auction; Big Drug Bust in LIC

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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.

Learn All About the New York Public Library in this Short 40-Second Video

From the very top of One World Trade Center, One World Observatory can see just about everything in New York City. While up on the 102nd floor, you can rent an iPad which has a special App on it containing augmented reality bits of information over the skyline you are seeing, plus these short, informative videos telling you what you are looking at. The One World Explorer App videos are now online, and in this one, learn about the New York Public Library in just 40-seconds.

This Sad Video Documents the Last Days of an Independent Bike Shop in Fort Greene, Brooklyn

After 7 years of being an undeniable community asset in Fort Greene, Red Lantern Bicycles has gone out of business. On this segment of Going In with Brian Vines, Brian heads to Red Lantern, both a bike shop and cafe, mere days before the closing of the iconic Brooklyn shop, and talks to owner Brian Gluck about hyper-gentrification, the unpredictable aspects of the bike industry, and how to fix a flat.