dOGUMENTA is a cool new art gallery presented by Arts Brookfield that is coming to Brookfield Place this weekend and is calling itself America's first art show for dogs. Not of or by dogs,…
Because Americans always need a reason to celebrate something, another nonsense holiday is today, July 11th: 7-Eleven day. As part of the 7/11 "holiday" celebrations, 7-Eleven is offering up…
An interesting article just came to my attention from the Early Sports and Pop Culture History Blog in which the origins of the phrase "New York Minute" are analyzed and found to have not…
An interesting article just came to my attention from the Early Sports and Pop Culture History Blog in which the origins of the phrase "New York Minute" are analyzed and found to have not…
In a new profile piece published by the The New York Times, Freddie Cox, a man convicted 28 years ago for second-degree murder, is released from prison. Throughout his sentence he maintained…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
