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 ⇒ In 1882, Labor Day Originated With a Parade Held in NYC
• BuzzTonight ⇒ The Best Oyster Happy Hour Spots in NYC
• Curbed NY ⇒ Harlem Townhouse Prices Have Increased 171 Percent Since 2009
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The 1901 "The Ackerly" Apartments - 241-243 West 101st Street
• EV Grieve ⇒ Blue Bottle Now Open on University Place
• Ephemeral New York ⇒ A Short History of Short Elk Street Near City Hall
• Forgotten NY ⇒ Dumbo-Fort Greene, Part 1
• Gothamist ⇒ Photos: More Than a Million Revelers Turn Out for Glorious West Indian Day Parade
• Harlem World Magazine ⇒ Water Well at West 124th Street and Tenth Avenue, in Harlem, New York, 1897
• LICtalk ⇒ Does Matthew Barney Have a Trump Countdown Clock in LIC?
• The Real Deal New York ⇒ All Rise: This Is Aaron Judge's New NYC Pad
• Thrillist ⇒ Where to Eat and Drink Outdoors in NYC (While You Still Can)
• Untapped Cities ⇒ Photos: Inside NYC’s Abandoned Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island

In this immersive 360° video from the New York Times, see what it's like in the middle of a Steel Drum Band performance at the 2017 Brooklyn West Indian Day Parade.

The rhythm of steel drums signals the approach of the West Indian American Day Parade in central Brooklyn. But rising rents and increasing noise complaints have made it difficult to continue the tradition.

If you can't move the view around, you need to use the Google Chrome browser on desktop, or the YouTube App for iOS or Android to move around inside the video.

Redditor Industrialcat recently spotted this New York City crosswalk innovation which places directional lanes within in order to facilitate a more efficient crossing. It's not the first time something like this has been created. Should NYC crosswalks have directional "traffic" lanes?