intersection

Beastie Boys celebrate renamed NYC intersection: ‘Why do they get a square?’

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Beastie Boys celebrate renamed NYC intersection: ‘Why do they get a square?’

They’re so versatile. The Beastie Boys were immortalized in New York history Saturday when the street corner featured on the cover of the hip-hop group’s 1989 album “Paul’s Boutique” was christened “Beastie Boys Square,” reports NME. Speaking at the ceremony, former band members Ad-Rock, 56, and Mike D, 57, thanked their fans for making their … Read more

82-year-old NYC astronomer sets up telescope in intersection so New Yorkers can see Saturn — and becomes viral star

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82-year-old NYC astronomer sets up telescope in intersection so New Yorkers can see Saturn — and becomes viral star

A Park Slope man is on a mission to show New Yorkers the heavens — and not even the city’s universally nightmarish traffic can get in his way. Joe Delfausse, 82, went viral on Tuesday after a large group of people gathered in the middle of Ninth Avenue in Brooklyn to peer into his telescope … Read more