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 ⇒ Photos: Over 200,000 Hit the Streets for the NYC Women’s March
• Brooklyn Street Art ⇒ Pop Up “Trump Cemetery” Marks Death of Ideas on 1st Anniversary of Inauguration by INDECLINE Artist Collective
• Curbed NY ⇒ Statue of Liberty Will Remain Open During Government Shutdown
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The Lost Elizabeth Clark House - 347 West 89th Street
• EV Grieve ⇒ 'Ring Your Rep' From the Standard East Village
• Ephemeral New York ⇒ The Meaning Behind Two Gramercy Lampposts
• Fresh NYC ⇒ Outdoor Vintage Flea Markets and Farmers Market in NYC and Brooklyn
• Greenpointers ⇒ 140 Affordable Units in Greenpoint Now Available Through Housing Lottery
• Guest of a Guest ⇒ The Best Signs From the NYC Women's March 2018
• New York Times ⇒ New York Set to Acquire the Next Generation of Subway Cars
• Stuff Nobody Cares About ⇒ Old New York in Photos #84 - West End Avenue 60th Street 1927 & Now
• Sunnyside Post ⇒ Drivers Crossing Queensboro Bridge Into Manhattan Won’t Have to Pay if They Avoid Congestion Zone, Per Cuomo’s Plan
• The Lo-Down ⇒ Here’s What’s Showing on the Final Weekend at the Sunshine Cinema
• The Real Deal New York ⇒ Meet the Little Williamsburg Building That’s Home to Over 1,000 LLCs
• Thrillist ⇒ The 11 Best Places to Eat Near Grand Central Terminal Right Now
• Union Hall ⇒ The Sporkful Presents: Ask Mimi - Tickets - Union Hall - Brooklyn - Brooklyn, NY - January 23rd, 2018
• Uptown Collective ⇒ Uptown, a Marble Ruin Sits Alongside an Auto-Body Shop

Originally created in the mid-1990s, the Heritage Trails were a set of self-guided sightseeing locations in Lower Manhattan that included information you could read about each landmark and historically significant location while standing in front of them. In the years following 9/11, the Heritage Trails map disappeared as most of the street trails were closed off due to security concerns and construction.

Earlier this year, the Skyscraper Museum was able to locate the original digital files used to create these maps, so they created an interactive website where you can click to explore the trails. If you want to follow it on your phone, most of the streets are open again to the public. Actual sidewalk markers are in the planning stage to accompany the trail as well.

Check out the accompanying site to explore the interactive map and learn more about the Heritage Trails.

Hidden in Plain Sight is an interesting art project from NYU Interactive Telecommunications Research Resident Michelle Hessel that combines audio recordings of famous New York City street vendors with detailed 3d-printed miniatures of them and their carts.

In this series of portraits, each work features video and audio merged into 3D printed high-fidelity sculptures of food carts and the people behind them – Ana, Dany and Thiru. The piece offers a new approach to documentary, merging older media formats with newer technologies. High fidelity 3D scanning techniques were explored in order to use the physical model of the cart as small canvas. When users interact with it, audio is triggered and the vendor starts sharing their stories in their own words. As the narrative unfolds, minimalistic animations that complement the audio tracks are mapped on top of the cart.

Check out the project page to learn more about Hidden in Plain Sight and to listen to the stories.