Upstate NY Wants to Secede; Meet the High-Rise Window Washers of Manhattan

• An upstate group is holding a rally this Sunday to push for secession from the city, Long Island, and Rockland and Westchester counties. The actual reason may have to do with fracking. [DNAinfo]
• Mapping all 24 pedestrian plazas in NYC. [Curbed]
• Watch this mini-documentary about the life of Manhattan’s high-rise window washers. [New Yorker]
• This 1776 map of Brooklyn shows Revolutionary War battle locations. [BK Mag]
• You can take free yoga classes at Grand Central next month. [DNAinfo]
• Visit the historic homes and gardens of the Bronx tomorrow on the Mansions & Cottages Trolley Tours. [I Love the Bronx]

Images: The map created by pro-secession groups (L); window washers via Dan DeLuca/Flickr (R)