Washington Square Park (nycgovparks.org/parks/washington-square-park) is a lot of things. It’s a marsh, a cemetery and a popular tourist attraction all in one. On nice days, it can become a gather...

Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon. We are all familiar with the yellow Westinghouse poster she’s on. She’s depicted in a red, polka-dotted bandana, flexing her right bicep. The phrase "We Can Do...

Contrary to common belief, Paul insists that pigeons aren’t disease ridden animals. While New Yorkers commonly refer to them as “rats with wings,” Paul, who has adopted the nickname “the Birdman,” ...

Bushwick has somehow found a way to make recycling fun. Scattered around Jefferson and Dekalb streets in Brooklyn, bright, honeycomb-like racks are hanging on street posts. Although they look like ...

The interior of the Oracle Club looks like it could serve as the backdrop to any Harry Potter movie.

I found Tina Piña Trachtenburg, known as Motherpigeon (motherpigeon.com), perched next to a tree in Union Square. She sat on a crate and was surrounded by a flock of birds. In any other circumstan...

In a technology-driven age, where artists are flocking to all sorts of digital media, Hani Shihada keeps it old school by using New York City sidewalks as his choice of canvas. Wander through the c...

I was delighted to find a tiny black door stuck on an ordinary brick wall on Wyckoff Avenue. It instantly reminded me of playwright Cynthia von Buhler and the 150 QR-tagged doors installed in her h...

Edmond Leary smiled as he told me the story behind the bubble station he set up in the middle of Madison Square Park. “I’ve been doing this for five years,” he said. In his hand, he held a bubble...

Chef Judy Lai is the mastermind behind Silk Cakes. She never dreamed she would have a successful career as a pastry chef. Despite growing up in a culinary-inspired household — her father was a che...

I accidentally walked into an “antique lover’s & bargain hunters' dream” when I stepped into Green Village on 276 Starr St. Outside the store, wooden chairs and used tables were messily stacked on ...

Before opening her mobile vintage shop, Tiffany Nicole McCrary ran boutique shops in Chicago and New York City. Her largest store measured 3,500 square feet and sat proudly in the heart of Soho unt...

London Kaye once yarn-bombed the L-Train. In an effort to jazz up an otherwise uneventful commute, she covered the poles of the car in yarn-sleeves and colorful crocheted hearts in celebration of V...