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Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island Beaches Closed to swimming due to Hurricane Bill:
The National Weather Service advises that although Hurricane Bill is hundreds of miles off the coast in the Atlantic Ocean, beaches along the East Coast are beginning to see its effects today, and there are already waves eight feet tall or larger.
Photo/Greendome Garden: Avigail Milder
Term Limits, Slush Fund debated by Quinn/Kurland/Passannante-Derr [Bloombergwatch]
Williamsburg, not just place with restaurants—A Dining Destination [Papermag]
Photo: James Wagner
Condo Shame: Hipsters Buying Shiny, Well-Priced Apartments. [NY Observer]
At 7:30 pm tonight, at Pete’s Candy Store, join Urban Explorer Steve Duncan as he shares slides and tales of intrepid acts of trespassing and discovery in NYC and elsewhere, and learn about the hidden world that lies all around us. (From hidden subway tunnels to the tops of bridges.)
STEVE DUNCAN is an urban historian and photographer. He recently completed a project of climbing to the top of every bridge around Manhattan, and has been underground in cities ranging from New York to Moscow.
