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19 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Manhattan

19 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Manhattan

Michael Koh Michael Koh
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A brief history of the island of Manhattan (and its neighborhoods).

22 Images Of The NYC Protests That Show The Media Really Loves Race Baiting

22 Images Of The NYC Protests That Show The Media Really Loves Race Baiting

James B. Barnes James B. Barnes
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It would have been nice to see that kind of real journalism instead of coverage that felt more like ‘here’s these people we’re all tolerating tonight’ race baiting.

50 Signs You Grew Up In New York City

50 Signs You Grew Up In New York City

Catie Prendergast Catie Prendergast
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It takes a lot for a person to make you feel uncomfortable, as you’ve spent at least 18 years witnessing and interacting with the craziest of the crazies.

What I Was Doing When I Was 23

What I Was Doing When I Was 23

Marguerite Weisman Marguerite Weisman
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When I was 23, we had a birthday party that was Alice in Wonderland themed. I bought a purple plastic top hat at Party City in the Flatiron district. I look at the pictures and I don’t know anybody that was there.

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