Soda City: NYC’s role in creating Bloomberg’s favorite drink
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's latest crusade against sugary beverages in excessively large containers had me thinking about the origins of soft drinks. Most major brands of soda started in…
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Eight forgotten roller coasters from all five boroughs!
June 13, 2012
If you're ever attempting to make the case that New York isn't as fun as it used to be, just use the following post as an illustration. The New York City area was once home to dozens of roller coasters, set up at major…
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A Brooklyn intellectual landmark becomes a supermarket
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‘Mad Men’ notes: The 1960s enlightenment of New York’s natural history museum leaves taxidermy in the past
WARNING The article contains a couple spoilers about last night's 'Mad Men' on AMC. If you're a fan of the show, come back once you're watched…
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The Royal Tourist: Queen Elizabeth visits New York City
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Times Squared: Lovingly nitpicking ‘The Great Gatsby’ trailer
The recent trailer to Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, aka 'Moulin Rouge in Manhattan', seems to have left everyone in a state of awe (and horror)…
Odds and ends: Grant winners and a Bowery Boys interview
These doors just won a lot of grant money. (Photo by Wurts Brothers, NYPL)The votes have been counted, and Brooklyn (more specifically, Park Slope) and the…
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‘Mad Men’ notes: Hare Krishna blossoms in the East Village
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Henry Street Settlement: From the doors of old townhouses springs the compassionate heart of the Lower East Side
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‘Mad Men’ notes: Between Julia Child and Weight Watchers
WARNING The article contains a couple spoilers about last night's 'Mad Men' on AMC. If you're a fan of the show, come back once you're watched…
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The Avengers Disassemble the MetLife Building
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