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There's nothing quite like New York under the cover of darkness. Share your "Up All Night" memories from the city (or beyond) and discover more here.

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Night in a Fascinating Square Thar Never Sleeps

New York–at least part of it–has always been up all night. Reader David Friedman, @ironicsans, tweeted: @NarrativelyNY Apropos of this week’s theme, you’ll like this #longform dusk-to-dawn in Times Square story from 1910: bit.ly/fRW84M