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Discover the Stunning Architecture of Guastavino on Our New Tour
Discover the stunning and often hidden architecture of New York City’s most under appreciated engineers on our brand new tour : Guastavino’s New York. The Guastavino father and son team incorporated...
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Get a First Look at the New Open Gangway Subways Coming to NYC
The MTA has released its first photos of the new R211 class subways that will be coming to the New York City transit system on the lettered lines and the Staten Island Railway. An open gangway, which...
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NYC Makers: Q&A with Harriet Harriss. Dean of Pratt Institute School of...
Harriet Harriss, Photo credit: Morley Von Sternberg We recently sat down with the architect and writer, Dr. Harriet Harriss, the new Dean of the Pratt Institute School of Architecture in Brooklyn. The...
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Support Museum of Chinese in America Following Devastating Fire that...
Last Thursday night, a devastating fire took place at 70 Mulberry Street, a former school that housed numerous non-profits. In addition to the ten people reported injured in the fire along with damage...
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Greenwich Village’s Weather Underground Townhouse that Exploded in 1970 is...
The house at 18 West 11th Street in Greenwich Village, amidst a row of Greek Revival-style townhouses, has a definitively different look than its neighbors. While the other house facades are uniformly...
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Tribute to Kobe Bryant Goes Up in Bryant Park Subway Station
It is part of human nature to create makeshift memorials as a way to process grief. When someone dies who is a public figure, New Yorkers frequently take to the subway, as we have seen with Prince,...
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TWA Hotel Pool Turns into a Rooftop Ski Chalet for the Winter
New York City doesn’t have its own ski resort (yet) but you can take in the vibe at the new Après Swim Runway Chalet at the TWA Hotel’s rooftop pool. The destination that made the JFK runway view look...
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Neir’s, One of NYC’s Oldest Bars Closes Sunday; Rally Planned
Photograph Courtesy of Neir’s Tavern Neir’s Tavern, one of New York City’s oldest bars and restaurants, will close this Sunday because, well, the rent is just too damn high. The owners had hoped to...
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Tour the BAM Hamm Archives, Tucked Away in an Industrial Brooklyn Building
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) has been a New York City institution for over 150 years. Founded in 1861, BAM is the oldest performing arts center in the United States. Its performances and events...
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Photos Reveal the Apartments of the Last Residents of the Chelsea Hotel
In the book Hotel Chelsea: Living in the Last Bohemian Haven, photographer Colin Miller and writer Ray Mock interviewed and photographed the last residents of the famed Chelsea Hotel. The artist’s...
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Marker for the Geographic Center of NYC in Queens is Flat Out Wrong
Embedded in the ground at a traffic median in Woodside, Queens along Queens Boulevard is a compass rose with the words, “The Geographic Center of NYC.” It sits mostly forgotten at the intersection of...
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A Pop-Up Record Shop is at the MoMA Design Store in Soho
Who doesn’t love a record store, especially when they keep disappearing? Now through March 1st, the MoMA Design Store will host The Record Shop, a pop up that celebrates the undeniable relationship...
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Adorable Stuffed Koalas Have Taken Over NYC to Support the Australian Wildfires
In just a few days, a bunch of adorable stuffed koalas have taken over the urban landscape of New York City, climbing lampposts, fences, trees, and subway entrances from Central Park, to the Brooklyn...
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Tiffany’s Makes Unprecedented Move Next Door to Flagship Store on Fifth Avenue
For two years, Tiffany & Co.‘s flagship store at 727 Fifth Avenue at the corner of 57th Street will be under renovation. Tiffany’s has been located there since 1940, serving as an anchor to the...
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Guerrilla Art Installation Along Decommissioned Railroad Corridor in Queens
A recent guerrilla art installation in Queens is subtle, but raises important questions about the on-going cycle of building, abandonment, and redevelopment in the surrounding neighborhood and New...
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That’s So Meta! These Benches on Roosevelt Island are Shaped Like It!
On our Archtober tour of Roosevelt Island’s architecture led by our Chief Experience Officer Justin Rivers, Judith Berdy, President of the Roosevelt Island Historical Society alerted us the presence...
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Inside Buzz-a-Rama, the Last Slot Car Raceway in New York City
Buzz-a-Rama is one of those idiosyncratic New York City mom and pop shops you hope will never close. It has the added distinction of being the last slot car raceway in New York City, originally just...
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A Giant Peacock Has Replaced the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
The Rockefeller Christmas Tree is out and a giant peacock is in at the Rockefeller Center. Looking reminiscent of the many topiary flower sculptures by Jeff Koons that have sat in this very spot, the...
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When Grand Central Terminal Had a Red Cap Preacher Giving Services on a Train...
The New York Times morgue is a reliquary of information, a holdover from the era before digital archiving. Stories were cut by hand out of the newspaper and filed by author, by subject, and by persons...
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The Oldest Espresso Machine in NYC is in Cafe Reggio
There are many reasons why Caffè Reggio is the grand dame of coffee shops in New York City. One of the oldest operating coffee shops in New York City, Caffè Reggio was opened in 1927 by Domenico...
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