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.

• 6sqft ⇒ The Most Rainfall Ever Recorded in NYC Fell on September 23, 1882
• Bushwick Daily ⇒ Kick Off a Sweet Jewish New Year, Bushwick Style
• Curbed NY ⇒ Everything You Need to Know About the L Train Shutdown
• DNAinfo New York ⇒ After 125 Years, Old Town Bar's Origin Story Still Holds Secrets
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The 1854 Wm. Stanley House - 55 West 19th Street
• Gothamist ⇒ What Are Drake and Akon Doing in These NYC Park Renderings?
• Greenpointers ⇒ Final Demolition of the Kosciuszko Bridge Set for 9/24
• Guest of a Guest ⇒ Oktoberfest 2017: Our Guide to Celebrating in NYC
• Tribeca Citizen ⇒ Chick-Fil-A’s Biggest-Ever Restaurant Will Be in FiDi
• Untapped Cities ⇒ The Top 10 Secrets of NYC’s Lower East Side

The Museum of the City of New York announces a conservation project decades in the making featuring statues of two legendary New Yorkers: Alexander Hamilton and DeWitt Clinton. Learn more about NYC’s Founding Father and the visionary of the Erie Canal here and follow the entire restoration effort at mcny.org/statues. The conservation of the Alexander Hamilton and DeWitt Clinton statues is sponsored by American Express.

This Saturday, September 23rd, 2017, Smithsonian Magazine is hosting its annual Museum Day Live! event in which you can gain access to over 1,000 museums for free nation-wide. In the New York City Metro area alone there are 25 museums to visit, with locations all over Manhattan, in The Bronx, and on Staten Island.

Museum Day Live! is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket.

Check the event page to find participating museum, download a free ticket, then head to the museum on Saturday!