Business Owners Get Creative with Scaffolding; A 1,000-Foot Water Slide May Come to NYC

• Here is the perfect place for obnoxious foodie Instagrammers. [Fast Co. Design]
• Small business owners on the UWS aren’t letting unsightly scaffolding get in their way. They’re decking the sidewalk sheds out in flowers and balloons and even hanging colorful umbrellas from them. [DNAinfo]
• Urban water slide company Slide the City is looking to bring one of its signature contraptions to the big apple. [Curbed]
• A new City Council bill would keep the city’s beaches and pools open past Labor Day, until the end of September. [Next City]
• Apparently, Murray Hill is the bro-iest neighborhood in America. [Thrillist]
• Bet you don’t know about these hidden musical instruments in the 34th Street subway station. [Atlas Obscura]

Images: Scaffolding (L); Water slide via Slide the City (R)