This is a great hike, just 90 min from manhattan. It has: great views, lots of rock scaling, lots of ruins, and a fake castle. The only downside is the stampede at the start of the trail has 10s of people attempt to climb up the rocks at once.
2013-04-29: I learned this week there are whole areas with unmaintained, unmarked trails further into the park that sound intriguing. Next time!
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Family bonds
One lock for the whole family
Lowline
the first underground park in the world, coming to the LES. more at The Lowline Kickstarter Video
Cost per conversion
Every time I see proselytizing I want to butt in and talk about conversion rates. CPA must be enormous.
The regular
Something to aspire to, John Hawkins
Arthur Reid, 90, has popped into The Griffin Pub almost every day at 15:00 since turning 18 to enjoy 1 pint or 2 of his beloved Courage bitter. He has his own special glass behind the bar and now an engraved gold plaque has been placed on the back of his favorite chair to mark his 90th birthday.
At brunch
Hipsters donating brunch prosecco to punks. Awww
Stacking NYC
istanbul has a very irregular street layout, great for getting lost in a nice way.
Odd Things Happen When You Chop Up Cities And Stack Them Sideways
Old Subway Ads
The loan come-ons look familiar, the war paranoia and the confusion about the separation of church and state less so. 
Maginot line
NYC Green Roofs
The benefits of a green roof, reduction of temperature, are very similar to that of the CoolRoofs, but add oxygen creation, water management and sound dampening.
2019-04-24:
rooftops on new buildings and those that go through extensive renovation on old buildings need to be covered in green roof infrastructure, solar panels or a combination of the 2.
Gregor J. Rothfuss 