The American Museum of Natural History has a great new exhibition that just opened this month called The Senses which focuses on how the way we interact and get signals from the world have evolved over time, through all organisms.

Every day, we perceive the world around us through our senses—including sight, smell, hearing, touch, balance, and taste. But as it turns out, for humans “reality” isn’t ever exactly what it seems. In this highly experiential exhibition, explore 11 funhouse-like spaces that dare you to trust your senses—then show you how what we perceive is not simply a window into the world around us but a product of our brains. Plus, discover why we have senses and what’s unique about human perception during an interactive session hosted by a live presenter.

The exhibition opens November 20th, 2017 and is included in the cost of a General Admission + One or General Admission + All ticket. Peek inside in this short video from our friends at Time Out New York.

This great vintage photograph from 1947 shows the view down from the top of the Empire State Building's 86th floor viewing platform. While the platform mostly looks the same today except for the addition of a protective fence, the surrounding midtown blocks have dramatically changed, as have the density of tourists:

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data analyzed by Chicago-based law firm Rubens and Kress, the most dangerous intersection for automobile collisions in New York State is in Downtown Brooklyn. Specifically, there have been 425 collisions at the intersection of Tillary Street and Flatbush Avenue, more than anywhere else in the State. The reason for the high-traffic intersection here is that it is the point where traffic converges from the Manhattan Bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.