The Glorious Diversity of Queens; L-Train Shutdown Board Game; The Real YMCA Village People

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.

• 6sqft ⇒ 10 Ideas for an Adventurous NYC New Year’s Eve, Regrets Optional
• Bedford + Bowery ⇒ A Jane Jacobs Theater Festival, Machine Learning Comedy, and More Shows to See
• Brokelyn ⇒ Weird but True: Free Berry-a-Rita Booze Infused Ice Cream Tomorrow (12/21)
• Brooklyn Paper ⇒ They Mean Business: Sisters Return With Kwanzaa Crawl
• Curbed NY ⇒ NYC’s 20 Most Expensive Homes Sold in 2018
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The 1846 A. T. Stewart Building Aka the Sun Building - 280 Broadway
• EV Grieve ⇒ City Continues 14th Street Prep Work Ahead of the L-Train Closure
• Free Williamsburg ⇒ Escape From HelL, the L Train Shutdown Board Game
• Gothamist ⇒ The Real Story of the YMCA That Inspired the Village People's Gay Anthem
• Greenpointers ⇒ Vegan Bakery Opens Saturday (12/22) on Nassau Avenue
• Joe's NYC ⇒ Merry Christmas
• New York Times ⇒ Mayor Backs Legal Marijuana, With Caveats
• The Economist ⇒ The Glorious Diversity of Queens, New York
• The Lo-Down ⇒ Locals, City Officials Celebrate Partial Debut of Pier 35
• Thrillist ⇒ The Best Bars in New York City Right Now
• Untapped Cities ⇒ Abandoned NYC Wedding Hall to Be Replaced by Amazon’s HQ2 in LIC