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City of New York: Did you know that the Empire State Building was originally intended to be only 80 stories high, not 103?

City of New York: Check out this stretch of living shoreline along the Harlem River! While it's a new feature for New York's waterfront, the building technology used here actually dates back to ancient Egypt.

City of New York: This Pop-up provides outdoor public seating in during the warm months. Everyone is welcome, no purchase necessary.

Thrillist: Get ready for this: the Lucky J's chicken and waffle taco, a boneless chicken strip atop two thick pieces of bacon and a slice of Swiss, wrapped in a waffle Read more.

Nathan Minott: The most delicious cornbread muffins since Famous Dave's.

Thrillist: Plano's Taverna Rossa is a live music venue-slash-craft beer hall-slash-gourmet pizza joint run by the guys who brought you both Palio's and Cadillac Pizza Pub PLUS The Grape Chef-owner Brian Luscher. Read more.

Thrillist: Try the Spicy Mac and Cheese. Passilla peppers, chipotle, and habañero should help you sweat out some of the calories. Bonus: there are 50-plus beers on tap to pair with it. Read more.