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14 New Public Art Installations to Discover in NYC October 2019
It's October and there are a flurry of new outdoor art installations to take in this month. In the mix, you'll find light installations at Rockefeller Center and South Street Seaport, a large...
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Have You Seen These Abandoned Roosevelt Island Tram Cars?
We recently came across a great remnant of the original Roosevelt Island tram system: two abandoned tram cars still left forgotten in a parking garage and ridden with graffiti tags. Read More
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How the Lost Penn Station Was Recreated for the Movie Motherless Brooklyn
New York City itself is a true star in Motherless Brooklyn and one of the film's great feats is the recreation of the lost Penn Station as it was in the 1950s. We speak with production designer Beth...
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What’s the Deal with the Silver Spaceship Tank Rolling the Streets of Brooklyn
If you live in the Brooklyn, chances are you've seen this silver spaceship tank/UFO/car parked or driving around. It's the creation of Brooklyn entrepreneur and dad Charles Walters who also pioneered...
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The Manhattan Bridge Globes Are Missing! Here’s the Story
Gasp! On Monday, the NYC DOT announced via Twitter that the 110-year old cast iron globes atop the Manhattan Bridge were starting to be removed from the Manhattan-side tower, and in the next week the...
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See Street Artist JR’s New Monumental Mural, The Chronicles of New York City
The exhibition JR: Chronicles at the Brooklyn Museum opening tomorrow is street artist JR's largest solo museum exhibition to date. The highlight is his new work Chronicles of New York City. Read More
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Female Writers Added to Columbia University Library Above Aristotle and Plato
Maya Angelou, Zora Neale Hurston and Toni Morrison are among the women printed on a banner added above the names of male philosophers engraved into Columbia University's Butler Library. This art...
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10 of the Oldest Bars and Restaurants in Brooklyn
A city of its own until 1898, Brooklyn is home to many of the city's oldest institutions. Restaurants and bars are no exception and here we take you through some the borough's oldest dating back to...
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See J..D. Salinger’s Vintage Typewriter and Other Rare Finds at NYPL Exhibition
Opening on October 18th, a new exhibition at the New York Public Library in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building will have hundreds of items from the J.D. Salinger Literary Trust shown to the public for...
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Photos: At the Rooftop Infinity Pool Bar at TWA Hotel
One of the highlights of the TWA Hotel at JFK Airport is the rooftop infinity Pool Bar that overlooks Runway 4 Left/22 Right, one of the longest runways at the airport. Read More
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Subtle Art Piece in Carnegie Hall Subway Station Shows Those Who Graced the...
In the subway station below Carnegie Hall, a subtle art piece celebrates the diversity of those who have been on the famous stage from the Rolling Stones to Albert Einstein. Read More
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A Monument to Missing Tourists Taken by Wolves Appears in Battery Park
In 1981, NYC mayor Ed Koch proposed the use of wild wolves to solve the graffiti problem in the NYC subway. Now, a monument from the "Ed Koch Wolf Foundation" has appeared in Battery Park "dedicated...
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How Newark Was Transformed into Gotham for the Movie Joker [Photos]
© 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo Credit: Niko Tavernise Joker, the box office hit film from Warner Bros. starring Joaquin Phoenix showcases the backstory of the...
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8 NYC Haunts of Musician John Lennon on the Anniversary of His Birthday
John Lennon was born on October 9th, 1940. As a tribute, here are eight spots in NYC that he’s associated with. Lennon moved to New York City on August 31st, 1971, following the breakup of The...
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A Forgotten Memorial to Eleanor Roosevelt Sits in the UN Sculpture Garden
Did you know there is a memorial to Eleanor Roosevelt, lying forgotten inside the United Nations Sculpture Garden? It is practically inaccessible and efforts to restore it over the past few years have...
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Inside the New 102nd Floor Observatory on the Empire State Building
Opening tomorrow at the Empire State Building is a new 102nd floor observatory with floor to ceiling to glass windows and a 360 degree view of New York City. Check out our video and photos! Read More
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NYC Filming Locations: Modern Love, based on the NY Times Column on Amazon
Releasing on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday October 18th is the new series Modern Love, based on the popular column in The New York Times that explores relationships of all kinds. The series, inspired...
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The Last Abandoned Trolley in Red Hook, from the Boston Green Line
On the Red Hook waterfront, tucked behind Fairway and the Beard Street warehouses is an abandoned Boston Green line trolley, the last remnant of a bold experiment to bring the street car back to...
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LGBTQ Site Caffe Cino in Greenwich Village Designated a New NYC Landmark
Among the six new LGBTQ landmarks designated by the NYC Landmarks Commission yesterday is the former Caffe Cino in Greenwich Village, the birthplace of off-off-Broadway. Read More
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A Giant Rock Sandwiched Between Two Buildings in Morningside Heights
In Morningside Heights, a curious reminder of NYC's geologic history: a 30-foot tall section of rock is squeezed between two buildings taking up valuable real estate. Read More
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