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In honor of Women's History Month, the city announced that four new monuments honoring female leaders will be built throughout the five boroughs. The project is part of the city's She Built NYC initiative and is being...

Our/NewYork is a global distillery that recently started whipping up vodka right here in NYC.  The Manhattan distillery is the borough’s first since the days of Prohibition, and is actually considered a micro-distiller...

Has anyone noticed that the sirens of police, fire trucks and ambulances are different in NYC than other big cities? New Yorkers may have developed an immunity to the blarring sirens constantly going off at all hou...

Veselka has been around since the 1950s, serving customers delicious Ukrainian dishes and continuing to be a pillar of comfort in the East Village. From pierogi, borscht, goulash and more, Veselka (meaning rainbow in U...

The city that never sleeps attracts new residents everyday, which is why it's one of the most dense cities in the USA. With a population of 8.6 million inhabiting a total area of 300 square miles, demand is high and NYC...

Beneath the Life Hotel is now a historic speakeasy serving up fabulous cocktails. Gibson & Luce is the not-so-new bar that just opened under the lobby. The hotel was once the Life magazine headquarters, and below i...

The iconic cheese shop, Murray’s Cheese, is now getting into the Mac & cheese business (rightfully so) and opening their first restaurant dedicated to the cheesy comfort food this weekend!  Murray’s Mac & Chees...

New York is full of clever speakeasies with hidden doors in the back of barber shops or restaurants. Now, there's yet another one to add to our list. Patent Coffee is an unassuming neighborhood cafe by day, but once ev...

The Japanese chain Zauo opened in October of last year in Chelsea, and it serves up some of the freshest seafood in the city—you literally fish for your food on the spot! It doesn’t get much fresher than that. The rest...

If you've walked around the Lower East Side recently you’ve probably noticed the larger-than-life portrait of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Houston.  Created by street artist Lexi Bella, she refers to this...