AMNH Hall of Gems and Minerals Redesign; Halloween in Prospect Park; Brief History of NYC Air Shafts

AMNH Mineral Hall
AMNH Mineral Hall
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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.

[VIDEO] Learn All About Wallace Harrison, One of New York City's Most Important Architects

Wallace K. Harrison is one of New York City's most important architects, yet most people have no idea who he was. He had a part in designing Rockefeller Center, the United Nations Headquarters, Lincoln Center, and much, much more. Learn all about his work in this short video from our friends at Curbed.

No list of significant New York City architects would be complete without the addition of Wallace K. Harrison, who had a hand in many of the city’s most celebrated institutions and buildings—among them Rockefeller Center, the United Nations Headquarters, the master plan for Lincoln Center, and the New York Hall of Science in Queens.

NYCROSSWALK: The New and Ultimate Guide To Walking Safely in All Five Boroughs

NYCROSSWALK interactive pedestrian collision map (screenshot)
NYCROSSWALK interactive pedestrian collision map (screenshot)
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NYCROSSWALK is a new comprehensive guide and interactive site created exclusively for all pedestrians in New York City. Not only does this resource explain where, when, and how pedestrian accidents are most likely to occur but it helps tourists and residents of all five boroughs stay safer when walking around in the Big Apple.

Using the most up-to-date statistics from NYC Open Data and NHTSA FARS Database, maps and easy-to-read charts reveal the most dangerous intersections for pedestrians in Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island.

Visitors to the site can also see how pedestrian-related accidents have dropped since the lowered speed limit in 2014 and how NYC is getting closer to reaching the goal of Vision Zero.

Although pedestrian collisions are becoming less frequent in New York, this valuable resource lays out everything that a pedestrian needs to know from who’s most at risk for being in a pedestrian-related accident and the most dangerous time of day to walk to all the contributing factors in collisions involving a pedestrian.

Check out the interactive map to play around with the data.