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This Sunday, go on a free tour of the Little Red Light House in Washington Heights, Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse. [NYC Parks] After a counting error with Joey Chestnut this year, the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest is considering using technology to monitor plate weights. [ESPN] After a July 1st fire, FiDi’s Dead Rabbit, voted the […]

Twenty years ago, Grand Central underwent a massive restoration. See what it looked like before. [Untapped Cities] NYCHA needs $32B over the next five years to address unmet capital repairs, including mold and lead paint exposure, with $25B needed within one year. [Politico] Thinking of setting off some fireworks on Wednesday? Read this first. [Metro] Meet 26-year-old Haley Dragoo, […]

Is Washington Heights the new Williamsburg? The upper-Manhattan ‘hood has 50,103 millennial residents, the most in the city. [NYP] See photos of Staten Island’s abandoned boat graveyard in the ’80s and 2000s. [Curbed] Mayor de Blasio announced a $400 million initiative to renovate 2,400 NYCHA apartments across 21 public housing developments in Brooklyn and Manhattan. [Office of […]

The City Council is introducing legislation that will open information centers and create a position for someone to hear gripes about the L train shutdown. [NYDN] José Andrés’ Spanish food hall for 10 Hudson Yards will be called Mercado Little Spain and open next spring. [Grub Street] Which New York City borough would win an all-out Civil […]

In remembrance of “one of NYC’s most rollicking food celebrities,” this list rounds up some of Anthony Bourdain’s favorite spots and thoughts on his home city. [Eater NY] In 1983, a group of Park Slope neighbors created an unusual communal yard. It still remains as “a special slice of nature.” [CityLab] A permanent Nutella cafe will […]

At Soho condo 570 Broome, a NASA-approved cladding technology on the facade fights grime and air pollution. [WSJ] Get a first look inside Williamsburg’s new food hall. [Gothamist] The history of NYC’s lost neighborhoods. [Curbed] The evidence is piling up that Amazon will choose Washington, DC, for its HQ2. [Business Insider] A firehouse and a police […]

The Boerum Hill house tour returns on Saturday, June 2nd. [Brownstoner] Though it’s already the top chain in NYC, Dunkin’ Donuts will roll out 60 more stores in Manhattan over the next three years. [TRD] Essex Crossing’s giant food hall the Market Line announced four more vendors, including LES favorites the Pickles Guys and Doughnut […]

In a Jersey City development race, it’s Kushner versus Kushner. [NYT] A statue of a 38-foot-tall Dalmatian balancing a yellow cab on its nose was unveiled outside NYU Langone’s new Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital. [TONY] A year after the Freelance Isn’t Free Act went into effect in NYC, freelancers recovered $254,866. [Next City] Whole Foods is now […]

Reality star Bethenny Frankel shows off her newly renovated, 4,000-square-foot Soho artist’s loft. [Arch Digest] The East Village’s first Target set an opening date of July 21st. [Curbed] Did “Sex and the City” inspire you to move to NYC? If so, the Times wants to hear your story. [NYT] An interview of 60 NYC Ferry […]

Despite nearing the end of its feasibility study, the BQX streetcar was left out of the city’s 2019 budget, pushing it back a year (if it’s to happen at all). [Crain’s] Meet the people who respond to the 2,500 mostly-angry tweets the MTA and NYC subway receives every day. [WSJ] The South Street Seaport’s Pier […]

Unsurprisingly announced via a tweet, Kanye West is launching his own architecture firm called “Yeezy home.” [Curbed] The Brooklyn and Queens Borough Presidents want the MTA to make the subway stations that will absorb displaced L train riders wheelchair-accessible. [amNY] On May 19th, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will tie the knot in Windsor Castle. Here are […]

A new report found that Airbnb caused NYC rents to rise 21.6 percent between 2009 and 2016; this cost renters an additional $616 million in 2016 alone. [NYT] Frieze art fair is taking over Randall’s Island this weekend. Check out the “temporary town” of white tents designed to host the event. [Dezeen] Don’t miss GVSHP’s spring […]

The northeastern perimeter of Prospect Park, at Flatbush Avenue, is getting a $5.6M restoration that includes two new entrances–the first since 1940. [Untapped Cities] Mayor de Blasio revealed his proposed 2019 budget yesterday, and it has an entire category dedicated to “hits from Albany,” including $254 million to “address mismanagement of State-run subways.” [NYC Office of […]

The Museum of Pizza promo via Nameless Network (L); Via Jason Kuffer/Flickr (R) First the ice cream museum, now the egg museum, and come October, the Museum of Pizza. For $35, you’ll be able to tour “marvelously-’grammable” rooms like a cheese cave and a pizza beach. [Eater] Governor Cuomo and transit leaders say that ultra-wideband radio […]

The city approved a plan to bring a 140-bed homeless shelter to Billionaires’ Row, right next to One57. [NYP] Some of the 250,000 limited-edition David Bowie MetroCards released this week are selling for $200 on eBay. [amNY] Jackie Robinson’s old Bed-Stuy block was renamed in his honor. [Bklkyner] Neighbors of Green-Wood Cemetery are fighting against […]

Rooftop Films announced that its Summer Series will open with a night at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. [Bedford + Bowery] Mayor de Blasio announced a targeted rat extermination at 10 NYCHA developments that will utilize dry ice instead of poison. [WSJ] And in other rodent news, a study from Columbia finds that NYC mice carry disease-causing bacteria, antibiotic-resistant bugs […]

Vintage-themed bowling alley the Gutter, which has locations in Williamsburg and LIC, will open at Essex Crossing. This outpost will have a mid-century-modern aesthetic. [The Lo-Down] The fatal fire earlier this month at Trump Tower was caused by too many electronic devices hooked into power strips. [NYDN] NYC has not opened an entirely new subway […]

Photo via Ged Carroll/Flickr (L); Via Essex Street Market (R) If you have nothing else to spend $40 on, you can sign up for a “goat yoga” class in Bushwick. [NYP] Seth Meyers’ wife gave birth to their second child in the lobby of their Greenwich Village apartment building. [Page Six] The City Council’s proposed […]

The MTA is running out of funds to renovate 32 subway stations, so it’s scaled back to 20. [WSJ] Greenwich Village’s beloved Mamoun’s Falafel plans to open in six new cities this year. [Eater] Five months after Gothamist went dark, they’ve joined WNYC, but they need your support to get up and running. [Kickstarter] The EPA is […]

The New York state budget left out congestion pricing in NYC in favor of a surcharge on for-hire vehicles south of 96th Street. [NYT] A 21-year-old entrepreneur opened a vegan restaurant in Bushwick where diners can pay what they wish. [NY City Lens] 16 art installations and exhibits not to miss in NYC in April […]

An outdoor sculpture garden made of trash is coming to the City Reliquary. [Untapped Cities] The city is looking to cover a 100,000-square-foot rooftop at the Brooklyn Army Terminal with solar panels. Residents and business owners would pay for the solar power through a monthly membership fee. [amNY] A five-story + rooftop terrace Chik-fil-A–the largest […]

With a 21 percent rise, art overtook recent front-runners wine and classic cars as the top-performing asset class of 2017. [Haute Residence] A NYC bill would make it illegal for employers to demand their workers to respond to work emails during non-work hours. [NBC NY] A Brooklyn workshop will let you make your own neon signs. [TONY] Disgraced […]

The City Council is urging Speaker Corey Johnson to fund the $200 million “Fair Fares” proposal that will provide half-priced MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers. [NYDN] A report from Comptroller Scott Stringer shows that, although the number of subway riders between 5am and 7am increased by 14 percent and those between 7pm and 11pm by 13 […]

Banksy’s just-unveiled Bowery Wall has already been defaced. [Bowery Boogie] For three months, the Lower East Side will be home to an egg museum. [The Lo-Down] When Coney Island’s Luna Park opens on Saturday, March 24th, you can ride all the rides for just $5. [Brokelyn] The L train shutdown is getting its own documentary. […]