For many immigrants, the American Dream begins with the operation of a street cart due to the low start-up cost. However, as competition has grown, the number of permits in existence has not…
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was the world's longest suspension bridge when it first opened in 1964. The massive 693 foot towers are actually farther apart at the top by 1 and 5/8 inches due…
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 ⇒ First Look at Downtown…
As a follow-up to our previous post on Martin Luther King Jr. in New York City, here is a speech Dr. King gave at the Park Sheraton Hotel on September 12, 1962. The speech honors the…
Staten Island's historic Conference House dates back to revolutionary times. Operating as the meeting point for a peace conference in 1776, the house has a deep significance in American…
TGI Fridays is the kind of cookie-cutter, shopping mall, corporate chain restaurant that New Yorkers tend to avoid, but it wasn't always like this. In this short video from Great Big Story,…
TGI Fridays is the kind of cookie-cutter, shopping mall, corporate chain restaurant that New Yorkers tend to avoid, but it wasn't always like this. In this short video from Great Big Story,…
The team at Blank on Blank recently uncovered a 1957 audio interview with iconic architect Frank Lloyd Wright in which he discusses how arrogance and greed built the NYC skyline, then turned…
The team at Blank on Blank recently uncovered a 1957 audio interview with iconic architect Frank Lloyd Wright in which he discusses how arrogance and greed built the NYC skyline, then turned…
Charles Feltman is widely regarded as the inventor of the Hot Dog. As a German immigrant who opened a food stand on the Coney Island Boardwalk in 1867, he sought an easier way to eat…
