How NYC created modern tattoos; City Council to hold hearing on Trump's economic impact on NYC

How NYC created modern tattoos; City Council to hold hearing on Trump’s economic impact on NYC

By Dana Schulz

January 9, 2017

How NYC created modern tattoos; City Council to hold hearing on Trump’s economic impact on NYC

An exhibit at the New York Historical Society explores how NYC gave birth to modern tattooing (Thomas Edison is partly to thank). [Fast Co. Design]
The City Council will hold a hearing next week to analyze the economic impact of protecting Donald Trump. [Politico]
The humans and machines that built the Second Avenue Subway. [Motherboard]
A judge says the owners of Staten Island’s historic Manee-Seguine Homestead either have to repair the landmarked house or pay an $8.5 million fine. [NYDN]
The most popular Netflix show in each state. [Mental Floss]

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