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What If...New York relied on 100% renewable energy sources?

This month we turn our attention to energy. What if all of New York’s energy needs were supplied using methods that do not deplete the earth’s limited resources and do not result in climate change-inducing greenhouse gas emissions? How realistic is such a goal?

Well, the news about the Paris Climate Accord means we’re going out with this one day early.  Share your answers on Twitter or Tumblr with #WhatifMCNY

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Now, the location is NYU’s University Hall dormitory. But in 1882 German immigrant August Lüchow’s purchased a café/beer garden and named it after himself. It was open and operating for a century, becoming an unofficial neighborhood and city landmark. At the time of the restaurant’s founding, the heart of the East Village was known as “Little Germany” or Kleindeutschland because of the large population of German immigrants. In 1855, NYC had the 3rd largest German-speaking population in the world, outside of Vienna and Berlin. The restaurant was purchased with a $1,500 loan to August Lüchow from fellow German immigrant William Steinway. Yes, that Steinway! After all, Steinway Hall was right across the street. In fact, Steinway was known as “the patron saint of Luchow’s.” It was a place to see and be seen for the music, theater, and literary crowd; even Oscar Hammerstein dined there. Like any quality German establishment, Luchow’s was serious about its beer. In 1885, they became the American agent for Würzburger Beer, then Pilsner. In 1902, the outdoor beer garden and surrounding stables were converted into “the Heidelberg Room”. In 1906, after purchasing the adjacent Huber Museum, Luchow’s achieved its final form with the addition of two additional rooms. The Heidelberg Room, was probably the most memorable as it was decorated with ship models, paintings, a beer stein collection, and animal heads (taxidermied of course). Fun Fact: after prohibition’s 1933 repeal, Luchow’s was the 1st restaurant in the city to get its liquor license. Beginning in 1950, the place went through several different owners and by the 1980’s, the Union Square area had drastically changed. And, not in the best way. In an effort to reinvent itself, Luchow’s moved to the Theater District, but didn’t find success. There were a few stints at other locations, but ultimately Luchow’s was no more. 

40.140.159 Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) Luchow's Restaurant DATE:October 26, 1938 Luchow's Restaurant at 110 East 14th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues, with the movie house, City Theatre, to the right.

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Ringing in the New Year with the Second Avenue Subway

The Museum connects the past, present, and future of New York City, by documenting, celebrating, and interpreting its distinctive character through exhibitions, programs, and collections. However,…

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Only in New York is a new conversation series in which New York Times journalist Sarah Maslin Nir brings together two New Yorkers from different worlds to explore key questions about the city’s identity, culture, and history. Like a shared taxi ride between strangers, the conversation demonstrates in miniature one of New York City’s most remarkable features: its role as a place where all kinds of people collide to produce new perspectives and, perhaps, possibilities. Our first event, I Love New York? takes place next week.#OnlyinNY #NYAtItsCore

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NEW YORK AT IT'S CORE... amazing exhibit at the City Musuem of New York on 5th Avenue! I learned so much more about this great city than I ever thought I would and I learned to appreciate it's great history even more! #ny #nyc #iloveny #5thavenue #nyatitscore #musuem (at Museum of the City of New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuhzT0Ohl0I/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17fr0xqr5yfxd