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There are 60 Brooklyn Public Library locations

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Interior Landmarks: Treasures of New York

Learn about the inordinately ornate interiors that you never knew were hidden behind the city's doors

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The highest natural point in Manhattan is in Bennett Park in Washington Heights, at 265 feet above sea level

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AGBC News Episode 41: Other Early September Terror Attacks Against the City

AGBC News Episode 40: The 1990s Murder That Made NYC Safer

AGBC News Episode 39: Rice Cooker Suspect Caught and the 2004 RNC Protests

Digital Billboard Barges Banned from New York Waters

Home Plate: Vote on the Next NY State License Plate Design

AGBC News Episode 38: Rice Cooker Subway Scare and Cyclone Rider

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The New York Nobody Knows

You learn a lot about a city when you try to walk every block

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Wednesday, July 31 — 9:05pm

Protesters interrupt de Blasio at Democratic debate with calls to fire NYPD officer Pantaleo, who placed Eric Garner in a chokehold

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Monday, July 29 — 11:28am

Another bicyclist struck and killed in Sunset Park this morning, bringing the total number of deaths to 18 this year

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Monday, July 29 — 11:17am

Marijuana legislation takes a tiny step forward in New York with new law downgrading possession to a fine

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How the Opioid Crisis Arrived at New York’s Commuter Hubs

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Citi Bike Expansion Revealed — And It’s a Slow Rollout

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