What’s your favorite NYC secret?: Facts from New York bloggers

There’s no shortage of amateur historians chronicling New York’s hidden past—and who better to reveal some of the city’s most interesting secrets? Time Out New York asked several of these intrepid explorers—including Nick Carr, founder of film-location website Scouting NY; Benjamin Kabak, who runs the blog Second Avenue Sagas; urban explorer Moses Gates; and the proprietors of the Brooklyn Brainery—to share their favorite New York secrets.

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