Why the Brooklyn Accent Doesn’t Exist; Reviews Are Out for WTC Transportation Hub
- Linguists say there are no identifiable differences between speech patterns from New Jersey, Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens, etc. [Atlas Obscura]
- Michael Kimmelman thinks Santiago Calatrava’s World Trade Center Transportation Hub is “a Soaring Symbol of a Boondoggle.” [NYT]
- Watch a timelapse video of the recreation of the New York Public Library’s famed ceiling mural. [Gothamist]
- Architecture firms get creative with their monikers. [Crain’s Detroit]
- Transportation officials say delivery trucks for services like Fresh Direct and Amazon are clogging city streets. [NYDN]
- Mapping the city’s hidden speakeasies. [Business Insider]
