Virginia K. Smith

Whether you love them or hate them, bikes have been at the center of quite a few city-wide controversies over the past few years, and despite our collective move toward embracing two-wheeled transportation options (even developers have caught on, making bike rooms de rigeur in new buildings), one key neighborhood battle still rages on: the years-long legal dog fight over the Propsect Park West bike lane. 

Fun new tool: an interactive map of all the city's landmarks (Curbed NY)

Fun new commute: NYC's soon-to-be-expanded ferry system (Gothamist)

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Got $26 million? You can snap up Frank Lloyd Wright's newly discounted former apartment in the Plaza (Business Insider)

Take a trip back to the 20s with this amazing, illustrated vintage map of NYC (Gothamist)

The Fed probably won't raise interest rates until at least this summer (Reuters)

Ghosts, a secret street, and more things you may not know about the Upper West Side (Gothamist)

How one couple makes it work on a tiny boat in the East River (Mel Films via Curbed NY)