Best Secluded Green Spaces in Manhattan; Start of Summer at Coney Island; Total Park Slope Immersion

There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately.

• Bklyner ⇒ 'Sun's Out, Fun's Out!' Celebrate the Start of Summer at Coney Island
• Brokelyn ⇒ FREE: Last Weekend to Catch a Midsummer Night's Dream in Carroll Park
• Brooklyn Based ⇒ The Total Park Slope Immersion July 28
• Chelsea Now ⇒ You Complete Me: Architects Discuss Hudson Yards’ Interactivity
• Curbed NY ⇒ Subway Delays Disproportionately Affect Low-Income New Yorkers, Says Study
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ Chas. R. Behren's 1892 54-56 Franklin Street
• EV Grieve ⇒ City Planning Commission OKs Tech Hub for Union Square
• Eater NY ⇒ A Monster Chili Cheese Dog in UWS — and Other Cheap Eats
• Gothamist ⇒ 1930s Beachside Art Deco Bathhouse Reopens in Jacob Riis Park
• Greenpointers ⇒ Thursday Spotlight: Meet Kweighbaye Kotee, Founder and CEO of Bushwick Film Festival - Greenpointers
• LIC Post ⇒ City Officially Celebrates Opening of Phase 2 of Waterfront Park | LIC Post
• Serious Eats ⇒ The Best Spice Shops in NYC
• Streetsblog New York City ⇒ Common Sense Wins: CB 12 Approves Plaza for Haven Avenue in Washington Heights
• The Real Deal New York ⇒ Midtown Is the Sixth Priciest Office Market in the World
• Thrillist ⇒ Nightlife Lifeguards: How Your Bartender Is Saving Lives in NYC
• Tribeca Citizen ⇒ The Birth of Battery Park City
• Untapped Cities ⇒ 10 of the Best Secluded Gardens in Manhattan