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 ⇒ This Couple Got Married on a City Bus, 13 Years After They Met on One
• Bowery Boogie ⇒ Shepard Fairey Will Replace Joey Ramone With a Debbie Harry Mural on Bleecker Street
• Brownstoner ⇒ This Fulton Ferry Office Building May Be the Oldest in New York City
• CityLab ⇒ Why Billionaires Don't Pay Property Taxes in New York
• DNAinfo New York ⇒ The Millennial's Guide to Moving to NYC
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The Firemen's Memorial - Riverside Park at 100th Street
• Gothamist ⇒ Photos: Thousands Flock to Central Park for Solar Eclipse
• Hamodia ⇒ Viewing the Eclipse in Brooklyn - Hamodia Jewish and Israel News
• NextCity ⇒ Two New Bronx Murals Encourage Pedestrians to Take the Stairs
• Roosevelt Islander ⇒ Solar Eclipse Seen From Roosevelt Island Today - Quite a Sight
• StreetEasy Blog ⇒ New York City Architecture: How to Talk About Buildings
• Thrillist ⇒ The Definitive Guide to Drinking on the Lower East Side
• Untapped Cities ⇒ Fun Maps: Which Brooklyn Neighborhoods Have the Best Internet Service?
• Usa Today ⇒ Protesters Demand Removal of NYC Statue Hailing Doctor Who Experimented on Slave Women

Uploaded to reddit by contributor EyeOfSol, this incredible photograph shows a beautiful sunset over New York Harbor, Lower Manhattan, the East River, and the Brooklyn Bridge, as seen from across the river in Brooklyn Heights. Right Click > Set as Desktop Background!

NPR's Joe's Big Idea series features dozens of short stories explaining how everyday items we all use were first invented. In this short clip from the show, hear how an Alabama woman named Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper after being stuck in NYC traffic during a snowstorm in 1902.

Wingo says while Anderson was riding the streetcar that snowy day, "She observed that the streetcar driver had to get out and continually clean off the windshield." Naturally, that caused delays, and got Anderson wondering: What if there were some sort of blade that could wipe off the windshield without making the driver get out of the streetcar? Anderson went back to Birmingham, made a sketch of her device, and wrote up a description of it. Then she applied for a patent.

Listen to the clip below, then check out the accompanying article for more information.