Always been curious about what exactly demarcates the border between Brooklyn and Queens? Well, last year, we sort of answered it for you, but should you feel the need to physically transverse that line, Levy's Unique New York is offering a "Bike the Boro" tour along the entirety of the border next Sunday (May 22nd). more ›

Over the weekend we dropped by The Onderdonk House in Ridgewood, Queens (stop by yourself for their annual Harvest Festival on October 10th!). The home, which was built in 1709, houses a large rock in its back yard (surrounded by a tiny white picket fence) known as the Arbitration Rock. So what is this thing? This single object ended a century-old boundary dispute between Brooklyn and Queens. From their website: more ›

By next June, the Department of Homeland Security will start requiring passports for all border crossings. In order to make it easier for New York drivers, Governor Paterson today announced an “enhanced” driver license [EDL] which will be accepted by border security in lieu of a passport. Paterson says the EDL will “help to ease long lines at our New York-Canada border crossings, allowing commerce to flow more freely and securely in and out of the state.” more ›