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 ⇒ Richard Meier’s First NYC Skyscraper Tops Out, Clad in Black Glass
• Brokelyn ⇒ The Brokelyn Guide to Bushwig 2017
• Curbed NY ⇒ The Most Walkable Neighborhood in Each NYC Borough
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The Franz Sigel Monument - Riverside Park at 106th Street
• Eater NY ⇒ The Next Wave in Bushwick Pizza Is Santa Panza
• Free Williamsburg ⇒ Greenpoint Activist Arrested for Splashing Wall Street Bull Statue With Paint
• Gothamist ⇒ Jeju Noodle Bar Serves NYC's Best New Bowl of Korean Ramyun
• Harlem + Bespoke ⇒ Remember: Old Broadway Then and Now
• StreetEasy Blog ⇒ Queens’ Sunnyside Yard Could Be the Answer to Amazon’s HQ2 Needs
• The Real Deal New York ⇒ Brooklyn Fare Is Considering Lease at Related's One Hudson Yards
• Thrillist ⇒ The Absolute Best Speakeasies in New York City, and How to Get Into Them
• Untapped Cities ⇒ Renderings Put a 700-Foot Tower in the Middle of NYC’s Central Park Reservoir
• Vanishing New York ⇒ Cup & Saucer Stripped

Rockaloo is an interesting new App for iOS and Android phones that lets you access and reserve a private bathroom in restaurants, cafes and other locations all around the City.

Rockaloo is the ONLY app in NYC that gets you the right to go to the restroom of a restaurant, a cafe or a spa. It’s easy. Just open the app and the map will display the nearest bathroom. You just have to pay a tiny fee; part of that fee will help a a charity of your choice. Last but not least, some locations will offer you a promotion.

Download Rockaloo for FREE on the:

• iOS App Store
• Google Play Store

Taken in 1909, this incredible vintage photograph shows the Jewish Ghetto on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The view is from the corner of Rivington Street and Orchard Street, looking north. At the time, Orchard Street served the neighborhood's outdoor market so there are hundreds of vendors lining the streets as far as the eye can see. Miraculously showing almost all of the original buildings, here is a Google Street View of how this same vantage point looks today:

Check out the specimen page on the Library of Congress Digital Archives for more information on the photograph.