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Coney Island's amusement district opens for the 2022 season
Coney Island is back for another season, and the Cyclone is turning 95 this year.
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Tod Seelie
Arts & Entertainment
Photos: Kim's Video finds a new home at Alamo Drafthouse
The cult-favorite cinephile retail and rental outlet shop threw a gala grand-opening event at its new digs in the Financial District, with founder Yongman Kim as guest of honor.
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Tod Seelie
Arts & Entertainment
Inside Times Square's Charming, Whimsical, Depressing Plastic Bag Store
The Plastic Bag Store had originally been set to open in March but was postponed due to the pandemic, much like New York City’s own ban on plastic bags.
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Tod Seelie
Arts & Entertainment
Photos: Chaos Reigns At Rain-Soaked Idiotarod 2020
The shopping cart race took to the rainy streets of Brooklyn and Queens this past weekend.
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Tod Seelie
Arts & Entertainment
Street Photographers Are Irresistibly Drawn To Midtown's 'Golden Corridor'
A look back at the allure of Midtown's Fifth Avenue.
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Tod Seelie
Arts & Entertainment
Inside Flushing's Oldest Hindu Temple, Believed To Be The First In The U.S.
Some devotees also refer to it as the Ganesh Temple, as Ganesh is the primary deity honored.
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Tod Seelie
Arts & Entertainment
Photos: Green-Wood Cemetery After Dark Is Like An Eerie Amusement Park
This year's theme for their annual Nightfall event was lovesickness.
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Tod Seelie
Arts & Entertainment
Photos: Inside The 16th Annual Bike Kill, A Bloody Gathering Of 'Mutant Bikes'
Riders had to contend with a slightly narrower area, forcing everyone to do slower laps and giving it the feel of an exuberantly weird parade.
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Tod Seelie
Arts & Entertainment
'They're Talking About Us On The Radio': Nearly 100 Gather For Canoe Party On Newtown Creek
The 'Lost Islands of New York' event happened over the weekend.
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Tod Seelie
Arts & Entertainment
A Famous Artist Doodled On A NYC Bar’s Wall, Taking A Photo Of It Got Us Thrown Out
Within minutes of snapping a photo of Yoshitomo Nara's 10-year-old mural at Niagara bar, I found myself standing on the sidewalk facing the manager and bouncer.
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Tod Seelie
Arts & Entertainment
Torah Animal World, The Most Delightfully Specific Museum In NYC, Is Quietly Preparing For A Comeback
The museum almost closed after the Madoff scandal, but it remained open and the owner is planning big improvements.
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Tod Seelie
Arts & Entertainment
Video, Photos: Drift Away With This Delightful BYO Boat Concert On The Hudson River
This is the fourth year of the casual BYO Boat concert, hosted near Kingston, NY on the Hudson River.
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Tod Seelie
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