Why Staten Island is Part of NYC; Brooklyn Sports Camps; Violins Made From NYC Bones

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 ⇒ 10 Things You Didn't Know Were Made in Brooklyn
• Atlas Obscura ⇒ The Man Who Made Violins Out of New York City Buildings
• Bklyner ⇒ Brooklyn Sports Camps Where Athletes Can Hone Their Skills
• Bowery Boogie ⇒ LinkNYC Kiosks to Display Real Time Bus Info
• Curbed NY ⇒ Queens’s Tallest Tower-to-Be Has a New Look: Renderings
• Forgotten NY ⇒ 9th AVENUE EL, 1957
• New York YIMBY ⇒ BIG's Twisting Towers at 76 Eleventh Avenue Begin Making an Impact on the Chelsea Skyline
• StreetArtNews ⇒ "You Loot, We Shoot" by Banksy in New York City
• The Real Deal New York ⇒ These Developers Have the Most Projects in the Works in Brooklyn
• Thrillist ⇒ Everything You Have to Do in New York City This Weekend
• Tribeca Citizen ⇒ In the News: The Shinola Building Is for Sale
• Village Voice ⇒ So Why Is Staten Island a Part of New York, Anyway?