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Latest Designs for American Museum of Natural History’s New Gilder Center...
Latest plans and programming for the new Gilder Center at the American Museum of Natural History by Studio Gang Architecture and Ralph Appelbaum, are revealed.Read More
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New York Gets Three New National Landmarks
The Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday two new national historic landmarks for New York State including one in NYC: the Schomburg Center Read More
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Top 10 Events for January 14th to 20th, 2017: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day &...
New York City will move from Martin Luther King Jr. weekend into Inauguration Day with a diversity of events from tours, to book talks, to photography walks, film screenings and more. Read More
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NYC and Brooklyn Film Locations for Homeland Season 6
Season six of Homeland in Showtime, takes a significant departure from previous seasons – it's set in New York City, and largely in Brooklyn. Read More
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New Muhammad Ali Photo Exhibit at NYC’s Port Authority Bus Terminal Gallery
Did you know there's an art gallery inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal? There's a timely new exhibit on Muhammad Ali presented by the Donna Compton Gallery,Read More
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New Documentary The Witness on PBS Revisits the Kitty Genovese Murder
The documentary The Witness premieres on PBS, part of Independent Lens. Kitty Genovese's brother, filmmaker James Solomon revisit the famous murder in Queens.Read More
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Cities 101: MTA Tests New “Vakmobile” Vacuum for Track Cleaning
The MTA is testing out prototypes of track vacuum systems (Vakmobiles) that would be more portable than the vacuum trains used to clean the NYC subway system.Read More
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10 of Cleveland’s Most Notable and Quirky Architectural Sites
Just an hour flight time from NYC, Cleveland is in the midst of an art-fueled urban renaissance, building upon its long architectural and cultural heritageRead More
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Untapped Staff Reads: There Are No Secret Bunkers Under Central Park, Pier 57...
The conspiracy theory the "Manhattan Project" claims that in 1853 hundreds of acres were developed for a city which still remains 100 feet beneath Central Park. Read More
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The Electric Motor That Powered America’s First Subway Was Tested in NYC in 1866
PBS American Experience: The Race Underground tells the story of the motor that powered America's first subway system, tested right here in NYC in 1886. Read More
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Trace the Original Wall of Wall Street with Wooden Markers Hidden in Plain Sight
Along Wall Street today, curious square and rectangular wooden block pavers amidst the "Eurocobble" stones mark a Dutch historical construction long forgotten.Read More
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Untapped Staff Reads: Forgotten Streams of NYC, Climate Change in Trump’s NYC
How at-risk neighborhoods are combating sea level rise, the forgotten Streams of NYC, talk a walk through the Abandoned Bowery subway station.Read More
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Watch a Drone Video of Historic Sea View Hospital Campus on Staten Island
With plans to convert the historic Sea View Hospital on Staten Island into a heath-focused mixed-use development in NYC, a drone video has been released. Read More
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New Bowery Mural “Urbanmythology” by Spanish Street Artists Pichi&Avo Goes Up
The new piece on the Bowery Mural is taking shape. "Urbanmythology" is by Spanish street artists Pichi&Avo who bring a distinctive neoclassical style to street art.Read More
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Construction Begins on NYC’s First Citywide Ferry Landing in the Rockaways
Construction has officially begun at NYC's first Citywide Ferry landing at Beach 108th Street and Beach Channel Drive in the Rockaways, managed by Skanska.Read More
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Documenting Penn Station’s Departure Board Demolition
Our photographer documented the demolition of Penn Station's Amtrak departure board last week over the course of four evenings. The board is replaced by LCD screens.Read More
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New Documentary The Witness on PBS Revisits the Kitty Genovese Murder
The documentary The Witness premieres on PBS, part of Independent Lens. Kitty Genovese's brother, filmmaker James Solomon revisit the famous murder in Queens.Read More
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Inside the Restoration of Washington D.C.’s Historic Union Station
The news coming out of Washington D.C. is a mixed bag these days, but one thing to celebrate is the multi-year rehabilitation and restoration of Union Station. Read More
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Fun Maps: The Refugees of NYC and Where They Come From
A map shows where the refugees who entered through NYC come from around the world. The U.S. has accepted 8,066 refugees through NYC since 2002, after 9/11.Read More
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8 Highlights to Check Out Along the AirTrain to JFK Airport
The AirTrain to JFK Airport is one of the city's overlooked transit lines, functional but less than sexy, but there's plenty to discover if you pay attention.Read More
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