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 ⇒ 5 Pointz Artists Go to Court With Building Owner Who Demolished Street Art Mecca
• Bklyner ⇒ Fall Harvest at Brownsville's 20,000 Square Foot Farm
• Brooklyn Paper ⇒ Underground Activism: Subway-Station Posters Shed Light on Boro Poverty
• Curbed NY ⇒ Willem De Kooning's Former Union Square Home Is Closer to Becoming a NYC Landmark
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The 1828 Seba Bogart House - 44 Carmine Street
• Gothamist ⇒ Photos: Unusual NYC Maps Are on Display at Pratt Manhattan Gallery
• StreetEasy Blog ⇒ 17 Things to Do in Red Hook, Brooklyn
• Streetsblog New York City ⇒ Eyes on the Street: Meet the 7th Avenue Protected Bike Lane
• The Infatuation ⇒ The Best Brunch Spots in Williamsburg - New York - the Infatuation
• The Lo-Down ⇒ Lower East Side Voices: La Lucha Continua | the Lo-Down : News From the Lower East Side
• The Real Deal New York ⇒ Massive LIC Dev Site Hits the Market
• The Verge ⇒ GM Will Be the First Company to Test Self-Driving Cars in New York City
• Thrillist ⇒ The Most Iconic Food in 11 NYC Neighborhoods
• Untapped Cities ⇒ See Photos Inside the Abandoned City Hall Station in NYC
• Vanishing New York ⇒ Deconstructing the High Line
• Washington Square Park Blog ⇒ Artistic “Flashflock” at the Park! Tina Piña Trachtenburg & “300 Pigeons of Peace” at Washington Square Saty Oct 21

Despite all the evidence pointing to the contrary, New York City street performer Matthew Silver isn't crazy. The artist spreads a message of love and acceptance, bringing smiles to faces all around the City through somewhat "unorthodox" public displays. Reaching now outside of his locale, Silver has just launched a surprisingly well-produced YouTube series titled Love Fart Awakening to help spread his message. Check out Episode 5 below, maybe you can make more sense out of it than we could…

On a mythical journey to find objects of deep meaning Matt continues his Odyssey...

On this Halloween, be sure to check out the 44th annual Village Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village. Anybody in costume can participate in the parade, and anybody can watch the free event. This year's route goes straight up 6th Avenue from Spring St. to 16th St.