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Religious Experience at the Temple of Dendur

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Me and my buddies used to play touch football in front of the window that looks onto the Temple of Dendur at the Met. This game I was either going to score a touchdown, or tackle the window.

Neighborhood: Upper East Side
Place: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Storyteller: zach
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Sports

The World Series Bat Mitzvah

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Ellis Island is typically a museum by day. However, a friend of mine took over the entire island and had her Bat Mitzvah party there. Her party happened to coincide with one of the most important Yankee games in the history of the team.

Neighborhood: Financial District
Place: Ellis Island
Storyteller: zach
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Nightlife Slice of Life Sports

Ticking Clocks

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My friend Justin and I took a tour of the Clocktower building and learned about its fascinating history as a center for contemporary art.

Neighborhood: TriBeCa
Place: The Clocktower
Storyteller: zach
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Architecture Art

Revolutionary POWs

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Only in New York would the city government preserve a two hundred year old window. The Sugar House Window rests in a free-standing brick wall symbolizing the pain of the American prisoners of war during the American Revolution.

Neighborhood: TriBeCa
Place: New York Police Headquarters
Storyteller: zach
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: History

Nelson's Kiss of Death

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The former governor of New York and Vice President died of a heart attack in his home while he was working on a “book” with his young secretary. The bizarre events that transpired lead many to believe that Rockefeller had a heart attack mid-coitus.

Neighborhood: Midtown West
Place: 13 West 54th Street
Storyteller: zach
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: History Romance

The Art of Fiction

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At the Engelhard Gallery, an original letter between two literary giants is displayed: an exchange about the art of fiction, between George Plimpton and Earnest Hemmingway.

Neighborhood: Murray Hill
Place: Morgan Library and Museum
Storyteller: zach
Date Posted: 11/01/2007
Affiliation: Travelgoat
Tags: Art History