A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How Times Square Operates; When 11th Avenue Was Death Avenue

• Lower East Side artists jazz up containers and cement cubes from the East Houston construction. [Bowery Boogie]
• An interview with Times Square‘s Director of Production and Operations, who’s responsible for all on-the-ground activity in the Square. [Urban Omnibus]
• A Bushwick designer held a fashion show on the L train. [BK Paper]
• Stand on the historic stage of the Apollo Theatre during an open house this Sunday. [Harlem Bespoke]
• The deadly history of NYC rail crossings explains why 11th Avenue was once known as Death Avenue. [NYT]
• You can take yoga classes in a heated log cabin in Queens. [DNAinfo]

Images: Times Square on New Year’s Eve (L); 11th Avenue railroad (R)