There is no place on Earth that I love more than New York City, so today’s thing is making me especially happy! This is the wondrous Museum of the City of New York, where the past informs the future. The collections are fan-friggin-tastic; I’m especially obsessed with the Theater Collection, though the Costumes & Textiles and Furniture & Decorative arts galleries are equally delish.

And the Museum of the City of New York isn’t just about history. They are currently putting out a call for current photographs to add to their #CovidStoriesNYC collection.

“For over a century, Museum of the City of New York has been documenting New York City’s stories–dating to its earliest days–regardless of the nature they take.

“At any given moment, there are a myriad of stories playing out on our streets, public and private institutions, and in our homes. The Museum wants to share your stories as experienced through the lens of this COVID-19 crisis and related health and government guidelines, arguably one of the most challenging times in New York City history.”

– #CovidStoriesNYC

You can learn more on the Museum of the City of New York website and you can follow the Museum on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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We've been sharing #CovidStoriesNYC — your images of New York while on pause. @Ventiko's photo is part of a larger series From The Outside Looking In, documenting New Yorkers in quarantine during these unprecedented and strange times. 📸: @ventiko, Alyssa Tineo, Roni Shalit and Precious, Bushwick, April 2, 2020

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In 1893, Lillian Wald and her associates in the @henrystreetsettlement on the Lower East Side provided inexpensive and free health care to fight tuberculosis in tenement neighborhoods. Her story resonates even more deeply now than ever. As one of New York's many champions and changemakers, she is featured in our exhibition #ActivistNewYork. Learn more about echoes of epidemics past on our website.

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"I came upon the Gay Liberation Monument during a walk to relieve the tedium of PAUSE…(and) wanted to document the Monument’s 'participation' in the Covid-19 pandemic by setting an example about how to behave. I have lived in Greenwich Village 40+ years; this is my home." – Philip Desiere, a NYC-based tour guide, who includes this monument in his Gay Village Walking Tour. #CovidStoriesNYC

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"We are swooning over this Art Deco masterpiece at 888 Grand Concourse.⠀ .⠀ Designed by Emery Roth and completed in 1937, this landmarked Art Deco apartment house has a stunning checkered gold and black semi-circular entrance (unfortunately dulled here by the black and white photography). With an owner who allowed the building to deteriorate in recent years (fed up residents went so far as staging a rent strike in 2016), it is in need of some TLC inside and out. A 2017 change in ownership hopefully results in needed repairs." PHOTO: Wurts Brothers, 1937⠀ via @urbanarchiveny via @museumofcityny . . . #tbt #regram #thebronx #bronx #fromthebronx #thebronxdoesitbetter #iamthebronx #wearethebronx #nycgo #seeyourcity #thebronxnyc #thebronxusa #thisisnewyorkcity #trueyorkcity #urbanarchive #nychistory #grandconcourse #artdeco #emeryroth #entrance #curves #landmark #terrazzo #museumofcityny #urbanarchiveny #wormseyeview

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“Sometimes it feels like a science fiction movie," says writer/photographer @arlenesbodega, who took this disconcerting shot on an uptown bus. – – What are you seeing around the City? Share with us using #COVIDStoriesNYC. . . 📷 Arlene Schulman, "The Bus Ride" 2020

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