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Coney Island's Annual Sand Sculpting Contest (2011)
Coney Island's Annual Sand Sculpting Contest (2011)
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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.

Check Out the MTA's Nostalgic "Train of Many Colors" in Action Through NYC Subway

Local transit historian and railfan Dj Hammers makes tons of great videos showing how subway transit works and runs in the City. In this recent upload to YouTube, Dj Hammers captures the New York Transit Museum's vintage Train of Many Colors moving throughout the City on one of their Nostalgia Rides, all in glorious 4k.

A great time was had by all at this wonderful NY Transit Museum ‘Nostalgia Ride’, in which a consist made up of an R17, R33MLs, R33WFs, and R36WFs carried ticket holders to a special baseball game. This video shows various scenes from both during the trip as well as the transfer operations the occured before and after. Enjoy!

[WATCH] Feast Your Eyes on the Goat Beauty Contest at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island

If you weren't at Fort Wadsworth yesterday, then you missed one of New York City's cutest, and hairiest, beauty contests. Watch the video below, then check out the event recap on the Staten Island Advance to learn more about the Goat Beauty Pageant.

Staten Islanders come out to the goat beauty pageant and fun family activities at Fort Wadsworth.