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Not just for tourists: Liberty Island’s museum features the original glass torch and full-scale copper replicas—and access is included with your Battery Park ferry ticket

While millions of tourists flock to New York Harbor each year, one local ferry operator wants New Yorkers to reclaim the iconic monument sitting in their own backyard. Rafael Abreu, Vice President of...

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If a book is sold at major shops, this Chinatown store won’t stock it: Inside NYC’s first Asian American queer-owned bookstore, café, and bar

Noticing a lack of shelf space dedicated to immigrant stories and writers of color, Lucy Yu decided to create her own. The result? Yu & Me Books, the city's first Asian American queer-owned bookst...

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Just steps from Washington Square Park: the story behind the street sign honoring the Greenwich Village couple whose $360,000 tax bill struck down the federal ban on same-sex marriage

Just steps from Washington Square Park, a street sign marks Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer Way. The naming honors two New Yorkers whose decades-long relationship and a staggering tax bill ultimately dism...

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Hidden in the basement of the NYPL’s Webster branch, a secret volunteer bookstore sells $1 titles—and has quietly raised nearly $2 million over 22 years

Down a set of stairs inside the Webster branch of the New York Public Library, a volunteer-run used bookstore has quietly raised nearly $2 million for the city's library system. The Book Cellar operate...

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Pacha NYC is debuting as a massive adult playground with indoor skate ramps, arcade games & a giant LED screen

The highly anticipated revival of Pacha NYC looks less like a traditional nightclub and more like a sprawling adult playground. During its recent pre-opening weekend, the venue, housed behind a massiv...

The futuristic medical pod arriving in NYC this summer: Swedish startup Neko Health is opening its first U.S. location in New York

A glowing capsule, a one-hour full-body scan, and a promise to catch disease before it starts: this is what preventive medicine looks like in its most futuristic form. Swedish healthcare startup Neko H...

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One of Williamsburg’s newest openings features a giant living aquarium behind the bar—and it secretly connects to a modern art gallery

One of Williamsburg's newest spots is already turning heads with an unexpected focal point: a living marine art exhibit situated directly behind the bar. The space is physically woven into its neighbor...

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After 73 years, NYC’s oldest continuously running donut shop is still hand-cutting thousands of donuts every morning

In an era of automated bakeries and flashy, fleeting pop-ups, stepping into Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop in Greenpoint feels like a glorious time machine. Complete with an iconic S-shaped counter...

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The largest public reptile display in the Northeast is quietly operating inside a Brooklyn basement — home to 70 rare species, living ‘triceratops,’ and glowing nocturnal geckos

Did you know Bushwick is hiding a literal zoo in a basement? 👀🦎 Tucked deep in the belly of the famous McKibbin Lofts, The Gecko Gallery NYC is a cozy studio apartment-turned-sanctuary that quietly o...

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The most historic costumes in NYC are hidden inside Lincoln Center Plaza — inside the solo ladies workroom at the Metropolitan Opera House

Behind the velvet curtains at the Metropolitan Opera House, there’s an entirely different — and equally as dazzling — performance happening offstage. From lightning-fast costume changes to hundreds of...