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Giant Squid.
Jun 20

New York, New York

Cephalopod Movie Night with Science Friday!

Join the Science Friday crew to celebrate Cephalopod week with libations and an immersion into the underwater world of these strange, tentacled creatures.
Two decade of correspondence between Hunter S. Thompson and his boyhood friend.
Jun 21

New York, New York

The Secrets of Historic Handwriting, with Sotheby's

A one-night-only chance to examine handwritten personal notes by Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., and John Keats, while enjoying one of the most remarkable private spaces in New York City.
Proof for album cover of “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” ca. 1978.
Jun 22

New York, New York

Bruce Springsteen and 'Born to Run,' with Sotheby's

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Bruce Springsteen’s working draft of “Born to Run,” in one of the most spectacular private spaces in New York City.
Jun 23

Brooklyn, New York

Prospect Park Soiree

Atlas Obscura is excited to share our partner Prospect Park Alliance's event, a magical evening of dining and dancing under the stars in Prospect Park.

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Stories About Queens

Elmhurst Dairy in Jamaica, Queens, closes this week.

Inside the Final Days of New York City's Last Dairy

Elmhurst Dairy closes its doors in late October. What happens when a metropolis loses milk?
by Marguerite Holloway
October 30, 2016

The Haphazard History of the U.S. Open's Best and Worst Venues, Soon to Be Rubble

They date to the 1964 World's Fair.
by Erik Shilling
August 31, 2016