Upper East Siders Have Longest Lifespan in NYC; Inside Chinatown's New Canal Street Market; BK Historical Society in Dumbo

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 ⇒ The Urban Lens: A Tourist's Take on NYC in 1979
• Curbed NY ⇒ Brooklyn Historical Society Embraces Dumbo’s Maritime Past at Empire Stores
• DNAinfo New York ⇒ Upper East Siders Live Longest as Overall NYC Life Expectancy Drops: Data
• Daytonian in Manhattan ⇒ The Leon M. Hirsch House - 15 East 94th St
• Ephemeral New York ⇒ A Sugar Barrel, a Pastry Shop, and a Body in 1903
• Harlem World Magazine ⇒ Wu-Tang Clan Performs "Triumph" at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, NY, 1997 (Video)
• Long Island City Post ⇒ See Photos: The Gutter, LIC’s New Bowling Alley, Opens Offering $7 Games
• Metro US ⇒ These Giant Animal Sculptures in Brooklyn Remind You to Call Mom
• New York Times ⇒ New York Today: Birding by Subway
• Pardon Me for Asking ⇒ As in Years Past, the Carroll Park Fair 2017 Was a Big Hit
• Thrillist ⇒ What to Eat at Canal Street Market, NYC's New Asian-Influenced Food Hall