Inside the strange carnival with surreal rides by Dali and Basquiat that was lost for decades but is now open in NYC
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Inside the strange carnival with surreal rides by Dali and Basquiat that was lost for decades but is now open in NYC

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It might be snowing outside, but at Hudson Yards, it’s always the summer of 1987. Thousands of thrill seekers and art lovers are flocking to Luna Luna — the world’s first-ever art amusement park that has finally made its way to the Big…

Trendy NYC neighborhood invaded by ‘Greenpoint Stink’ — and locals have savage take on promise it’ll soon smell better: ‘Biggest bulls–t’
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Trendy NYC neighborhood invaded by ‘Greenpoint Stink’ — and locals have savage take on promise it’ll soon smell better: ‘Biggest bulls–t’

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Greenpoint residents were told they’ll soon be able to unplug their noses, but some critics say the promises have them smelling “bull.” A chemical, burning smell that has plagued the trendy neighborhood for more than a year will be cleared in the coming…

Controversial hi-rise near Brooklyn Botanic Garden OK’d by NYC Council — with plans for more sunlight after outcry
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Controversial hi-rise near Brooklyn Botanic Garden OK’d by NYC Council — with plans for more sunlight after outcry

ByNews Polite

Let the sun shine in. A controversial hi-rise development that neighbors feared would cast a harmful shadow over the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has gotten the OK from the City Council — with changes that would bring more necessary sunlight to the beloved greenspace. The Crown Heights hi-rise development once poised…

It may take years for Prospect Park wildlife to return after area torched by NYC brush fire: experts
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It may take years for Prospect Park wildlife to return after area torched by NYC brush fire: experts

ByNews Polite

The two-acre wooded stretch of Prospect Park has been eerily quiet in the week since it was torched by a shocking bush-fire. Scores of squirrels, birds, raccoons, skunks and other critters that call the Brooklyn oasis home were forced to flee the burned sector — and it could take years…

Gen Z’s new go-to date night mixes booze with crafts, eliminating ‘awkward’ hangouts with activities, art and ‘liquid courage’
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Gen Z’s new go-to date night mixes booze with crafts, eliminating ‘awkward’ hangouts with activities, art and ‘liquid courage’

ByNews Polite

This is the new go-to Gen-Z date night —  and there’s plenty of mixing going on. Hangouts where couples combine booze with activities like painting or pumpkin carving are exploding in popularity across the Big Apple as some say the unlikely pairings eliminate “awkward” first-date jitters with the help of…

NYC’s beloved Elizabeth Street Garden gets stay of eviction as activists fight to ‘protect and preserve’
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NYC’s beloved Elizabeth Street Garden gets stay of eviction as activists fight to ‘protect and preserve’

ByNews Polite

Manhattan’s beloved Elizabeth Street Garden got a lifeline Friday when a judge granted a stay of eviction sought by activists of the greenspace while they appeal the city’s decision to build affordable housing at the site, according to the group. The appellate court’s decision to pause the eviction and demolition…