A stiff wind squeezes a draft through the bedroom window. The radiator is ice-cold. The building super says there’s nothing he can do to help. There have been more than 146,000 complaints from New Yorkers about lack of heat and hot water in their buildings during the fall and winter months, according to city data. […]
Did you know Pleistocene-era mollusks have been discovered in Manhattan? This interactive map plots every dinosaur fossil found on Earth. [Popular Mechanics] Philip Johnson’s Wiley House in New Canaan, CT gets a $2 million price chop. [Inhabitat] This Williamsburg speakeasy is hidden by the freezer door in a Mexican bodega. [Untapped] Sales launch at 75 […]
On the heels of Donald Trump proposing a $54 billion increase in the nation’s defense budget, he is expected announce his “big” infrastructure spending plan as well. Trump said during a meeting with the National Governors Association on Monday that he would talk about his infrastructure budget in his first address to Congress Tuesday night. In […]
The last guest will check out of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel at noon on Wednesday, and the Manhattan landmark will not host another for an indefinite amount of time. To those who’ve sought respite and spirits at the hotel’s mainstays—Peacock Alley, Bull & Bear and Sir Harry’s—the hotel’s treasured food and beverage manager since 2005, Frank […]
Exploring the recovery and development boom of Newark. [Bloomberg] Documents from the White House show that Jared Kushner retains some real estate holdings associated with Kushner Companies, despite stepping down as CEO. [TRD] The city, who owns the trademark for Tavern on the Green, is taking legal action against a NJ firm that wants to franchise the […]
Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen list uber-stylish Tribeca loft for $3M Jeanne Gang reveals sparkly new renderings of High Line-hugging Solar Carve Tower Astoria is NYC’s top ‘hood for millennials seeking roommates Oldest home in Brooklyn Heights is on the market for $6.65M Supreme branded Metrocards bring mayhem to NYC subway stations Richard Meier’s mixed-use […]
February is too frigid to fantasize about the Rockaways’ wide white-sand beaches, but the playground peninsula is hot for a different reason: its expanding housing market. A series of housing developments are planned or under construction in this region of Queens. Unlike the single-family homes that the Rockaways are best known for, these modern residences are […]
Disney Research created a new technology that can wirelessly power an entire room and charge devices. [Travel + Leisure] Ellen DeGeneres and Walmart are donating $1.6 million to send the graduating class of Red Hook’s Summit Academy Charter School to any SUNY school on four-year scholarships. [DNAinfo] See all 60,000+ New York Times front pages since 1852 […]
The Renwick Hotel opened its Gertrude Stein Suite, the first in the historic building dedicated to a female author. [Conde Naste Traveler] Though Mayor de Blasio asked for $35 million in federal funding to cover Trump Tower security for 73 days, it actually only cost $25 million. [Gothamist] The Frank Lloyd Wright Revival Initiative wants […]
Rush hour traffic is as predictable as the sun setting at night for New Yorkers, but drivers might be shocked to find out how many hours tick away while they’re stuck behind the wheel. On average, New York City drivers spend 89 hours a year in traffic, making it the third most congested city in the […]
The Driverless Future Challenge seeks proposals that actively shape the city’s response to driverless cars. [Blank Space] Gwyneth Paltrow is opening her second 3 Green Hearts cafe in Midtown, which will serve gluten-free kale ravioli and “healthy” frosting shots and offer a meal delivery service from partner Tracy Anderson. [Eater] Find out how to win an unlimited MetroCard […]
Square Roots first broke ground by financing and mentoring local entrepreneurs who are growing tasty, nutritious greens in, of all places, a Brooklyn parking lot. Now it’s taking things a step further—right to your New York City office. The new “Farm to Local, by Square Roots” initiative delivers snack-size bags of salad greens to workplaces. […]
Vote to have this LEGO version of Grand Central Terminal made into a real block set. [LEGO Ideas] To fill the gap left when Cobble Hill’s beloved BookCourt closed, local novelist Emma Straub is opening Books Are Magic on Smith Street. [Gothamist] Eighty-six percent of all $2 million+ home sales over the past three years […]
Hamptons home prices sag as luxury buyers head to hipper Hudson Valley Meg Ryan lists her impossibly chic Soho loft for $10.9 million 432 Park owner attempts to sell $20M apartment with iPhone photos 143 chances to live in Downtown Brooklyn from $897/month, lottery open at 33 Bond Street LOT-EK erects a stunning single-family mega-home […]
We all know big-city living can be expensive, but the proof is definitely in the rent check. According to Nested’s newly released “2017 Rental Index,” three of the world’s most expensive cities to rent in are found right here in the U.S. San Francisco, New York and Boston renters pay more per square foot than their fellow […]
Designer Kelly Behun created a completely shoppable model apartment on the 92nd floor of 432 Park. [Arch Digest] How the MoMA Store has become an unlikely champion of products that got their start on Kickstarter. [Fast Co. Design] Only five original owners from the ’50s remain in their Frank Lloyd Wright homes. Meet the young couples who […]
Less than a month after listing it for $5.75 million, Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh sold his Tribeca loft that’s directly below Taylor Swift’s abode. [LL NYC] FBI releases 400 pages of records from an investigation into racial discrimination at Donald Trump’s apartment buildings in the 1970s. [Politico] The Chelsea townhouse where Clement Clarke Moore wrote […]
Governor Cuomo signed a bill that squashed a law that would have imposed a five-cent fee on plastic bags in NYC. [NYT] After citing safety concerns when the media reported his new Prospect Lefferts Gardens address, Ta-Nehisi Coates has sold the brownstone for $2.1 million. [NYP] NYU is ready to start construction on its $1 billion, […]
CityHealth on Wednesday released its first official ratings of city government policies that affect their residents’ health, and New York ranked first among the nation’s 40 largest cities. CityHealth, a nonprofit advisory organization, awarded gold, silver and bronze medals to the cities on the basis of nine categories of health-oriented public policies. New York City earned eight gold […]
How are bodega flowers so cheap when florists are so expensive? The answer lies in their life cycle. [Gothamist] Housing Works History is a new online multimedia exhibition that uses oral histories, archival ephemera, and architecture to tell the organization’s 27-year history helping New Yorkers who are homeless and living with HIV/AIDS. [Fast Co. Design] Just […]
The hundreds of backpacks now on display at The New School don’t belong to students there. Many of their owners are not even wondering what became of the mementos, clothes and other items small and light enough to fit inside them—some of them are children’s bookbags. This wall of backpacks that reaches all the way to […]
Chinatown’s traditional restaurants are being replaced by “uptown-style” establishments. Is this causing the entire ‘hood to lose its charm? [NYP] 105 Valentines for architects and architecture lovers. [ArchDaily] How the Queens museum supports immigrant communities. [Next City] At 8:30am at the Met, you can partake in the the “Museum Workout,” a dance-art-performance fitness class that goes […]
America may have started the fast-food chain restaurant, but France perfected it. McDonald’s has been testing a new kind of restaurant design overseas, and today debuted the first U.S. restaurant based on the concept at 809 Sixth Ave. The French-style McDonald’s has three distinctive features: its architecture, concierges and a standalone McCafe with an expanded pastry […]
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