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Exploring The Abandoned Pfizer Chemical Plant in Brooklyn
Today, Pfizer is the largest pharmaceutical company in the world, with dozens of factories and research labs across the country, over 100,000 employees, and hundreds of billions in revenue. Amazing to think it all got started in a now-empty factory on the border between South Williamsburg and Bed-Stuy. Pfizer was founded as a fine chemicals…
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A Crashed Jet Abandoned in the NJ Woods
This past Memorial Day, we set out to find a treasure hidden in the New Jersey woods. We drove an hour west of the city to a pleasant area of New Jersey, then turned off into an unassuming residential neighborhood and parked at the end of a cul-de-sac. Just off the street, we found a…
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Summer Reading List! Sailing Alone Around The World
In 1895, a man named Joshua Slocum decided to be the first man to ever sail around the world alone. Slocum was 51 years old. His formal education ended in 3rd grade, and he didn’t even know how to swim. His ship was a rotting shell of an oyster boat named The Spray. He left…
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The Incredible Aztec Theater Hidden in Queens
One of my all time favorite theaters isn’t located in Times Square, or even Manhattan. To find it, you have to go waaaaay down Queens Boulevard to the heart of Elmhurst, where you’ll come across the old Elks lodge #878. Built in 1924, this Elks lodge was once one of the largest on the East…