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The New York Public Library was founded in 1895, which means this year it has been around for a whopping 125 years! In celebration of the big anniversary, the NYPL went back in their systems to collect interesting bits...

The first phase of the MTA's OMNY program—which is a "contactless fare payment system" for public transportation via smartphone rather than MetroCard—kicked off in June, and is now being implemented slowly but surely in...

What's better than a steamer basket full of fresh soup dumplings? A steamer basket filled with one giant, marvelous soup dumpling, that you'll need a straw to eat (or drink) properly! That's exactly what Drunken Dumpli...

Calling all bar-hopping bookworms! If you're an avid reader and love a themed bar with a classy touch, these literary havens in NYC are the perfect spots for you. You'll feel equally comfortable drinking alone with a g...

Urbanspace—known for its stellar food halls on Vanderbilt and Lexington, as well as stalls in the Union Square and Columbus Circle Holiday Markets—is opening its fourth Manhattan food hall on 52nd St. tomorrow morning. ...

Maybe your local Trader Joe's will be a little less crowded with the brand new store location now open in the East Village. Trader Joe's long-awaited new store location at 436 East 14th St. is finally open (as of yeste...

Governor Cuomo today (Monday, January 6) revealed a proposal to transform Penn Station into a "21st Century Empire Station Complex in Manhattan." The new plan would expand on both Penn Station itself and the Moynihan T...

Jacob's Pickles on the UWS is THE place to go for good ol' Southern comfort food like fried chicken and biscuits...oh, and pickles, of course! Now the team, who also runs Maison Pickle and Lucky Pickle Dumpling Co., ju...

Technology can do some pretty wild things these days, and it's even starting to change NYC dining with a new multi-sensory journey through taste at the James Beard House in Greenwich Village. Aerobanquets RMX is a virt...

Cozy rooftop pop-ups are synonymous with the winter season in NYC, and for good reason! We need some kind of respite from the cold wind through the streets, short daylight hours and post-holiday blues that set in during...