In the wake of the Trump Tower chaos, Tiffany’s partnered with the NYPD to create branded barricades for its Fifth Avenue flagship. [WWD] The Bronx Zoo will build a new zip line that will cross the Bronx River 45 feet in the air. [DNAinfo] Here are the 12 poorest cities in New York. [Only in […]
Jared Kushner owns at least 45 properties in New York City, and this could pose a conflict. [WNYC] When the Bronx’s Barnes & Noble closes next month, it’ll leave the borough of 1.4 million without a book store. An independent bookstore/wine bar called the Lit Bar hopes to take its place. [CityLab] Check out photos of the […]
The LPC designated 10 sites city landmarks, clearing up their backlog. These include the Bergdorf Goodman department store, United Palace Theater, and one of the last wood-framed houses on the Upper East Side. [NYT] Bushwick leads the city in smoke detector violations. [DNAinfo] The $1/month rooms in this $8 million West Village loft went to two young […]
Jessica Chastain threw a bash to celebrate her new role in “Miss Sloane” in the $40 million apartment on the 86th floor of 432 Park. [Page Six] Check out this new video about the Lowline, including commentary from the co-founders. [Lowline] Oana Stanescu, one of the four architects behind the plan to build a floating, water-purifying pool in […]
An Upper West Side park is believed to have the only remaining city-maintained wooden seesaw. Where did the rest go? [NYT] Can “Mensch on a Bench” become the new “Elf on a Shelf?” [Bloomberg] Last year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree became the beams and flooring for two Habitat for Humanity homes in Newburgh, New York. [NYP] Sculptor Anish Kapoor […]
Iconic JFK Terminal begins its life as the ‘TWA Hotel’ with new signage There’s an ‘exotic’ Christmas tree selling for $1,000 in the Village One Vanderbilt confirms 1,020-foot observation deck West Chelsea mansion reboot with gym, pool, elevator, theatre and wine room ready for its $36.8M close-up NYU reveals design for $1B 23-story building at […]
Brooklyn’s Morbid Anatomy Museum, the black corner building at Seventh Street and Third Avenue dedicated to the beauty of death, is having a hard time staying alive. The museum opened two years ago with a full-bodied program of salon discussions, film and lecture series and quaint exhibitions such as “The Kittens’ Wedding” featuring Victorian-costumed taxidermied […]
Pantone’s 2017 color of the year is greenery, a “zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring.” [Fast Co. Design] A new report says NYC is the “indisputable food hall capital of the world,” and Chelsea Market is number one. [CO] Eight toys designed by architects since the 1940s. [Architizer] This sombering photos […]
S9 Architecture designed a 16-story co-working building for tech and creatives startups on the Brooklyn Navy Yard waterfront. It’ll be called Dock72. [Dezeen] China’s street-straddling bus has been scrapped. [Curbed] Take a video tour of the abandoned Worth Street subway station. [Untapped] A Brooklyn artist/musician had his 16-foot inflatable igloo stolen. The 300-pound structure is where he […]
Mayor de Blasio signed 10 pieces of legislation related to gas safety to ensure another Second Avenue explosion doesn’t take place. [Curbed] The Lot Radio, which operates out of a shipping container in Williamsburg, has added a vintage bus to its property that’ll serve as a bar. [Bedford + Bowery] Preview Dwell and Target’s line of […]
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are house hunting in D.C., fueling rumors that Kushner will serve as an advisor to Donald Trump. [CNN] Sculptor Anish Kapoor bought a $13.6 million condo in Tribeca’s 56 Leonard, where he also designed a two-story public art piece reminiscent of his famed “Cloud Gate” in Chicago. [NYO] Cobble Hill’s […]
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Andra Mihali/Creative Commons Washington Heights is changing. New businesses are sprouting from Dominican roots that are catering to a diversified clientele—and introducing new objectives to entrepreneurs about surviving in New York City. The largely Dominican district has, for better or for worse, resisted gentrification for decades and relied on its traditions in foods, hair salons, […]
With its end-of-year deadline approaching, the MTA still hasn’t announced an opening date for the Second Avenue Subway. [WSJ] Citi Bike may only expand to the Bronx and Staten Island if the city helps pay for it. [NYT] Mapping the history of riots in NYC. [Atlas Obscura] What happens to New York’s Municipal ID Card […]
November’s 10 Most-Read Stories Live in SHoP’s Domino Sugar Refinery tower for $596/month, lottery open for 104 units My 4000sqft: Tour the 113-year-old Ditmas Park home of an architectural preservationist Apply for 195 affordable units in Long Island City’s glitzy new rental tower The Hayden, from $913/month Lottery opens for two affordable units in prime […]
Need a dose of holiday spirit throughout the day? Watch this live feed of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. [NBC] Danny Meyer’s new Union Square Cafe will open next week. Here’s a look inside. [Eater] President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll invest $550 billion in new infrastructure projects. These six maps show the current scope of the […]
How do you sell a nondescript Midtown East apartment? Write a poem about it. [CityRealty] The planned 950-foot Sutton Place tower with a Norman Foster design will proceed to a foreclosure auction on December 13th. [TRD] McDonald’s golden arches influenced not only how the world sees America, but post-modern architecture. [Architizer] USPS is testing out […]
Visitors to the Brooklyn Public Library system’s 60 branches can now get more than just books thanks to a $3 million grant secured by local politicians. The BPL and members of the Brooklyn Delegation of the New York State Assembly, including Chairman Joe Lentol, on Tuesday unveiled new tech gadgets that will be available for […]
While the original dessert ramen looked like it came out of “My Little Pony,” Dominique Ansel has created the real deal. The Cronut creator’s newest collaboration finds him teaming up with Baileys Irish Cream again, this time to satisfy your late-night munchies with Baileys Bakeout Noodles. Made to look just like a bowl of ramen, […]
Check out the Obamas’ final White House holiday decorations. [Curbed] Tomorrow you can testify at City Hall to have currently inaccessible parks–like North Brother Island, Hart Island, the New York State Pavilion, and the Washington Square Arch–opened to the public. [Untapped] After first listing his sprawling Tribeca penthouse for $33.5 million in July 2015, former Nets star […]
A candlelight vigil is planned for tonight outside the Puck Building where Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner live. [Gothamist] Did you know there are seven streets on Staten Island named for the original seven Mercury astronauts? [Untapped] Actress Lake Bell reduces the price of her Clinton Hill townhouse by $450,000, after listing it for $3 million […]
New Yorkers may be thick-skinned, but the majority are extremely vulnerable — in the financial sense of becoming homeless if they even briefly lose their livelihood, a new report asserts. Over 58 percent of New Yorkers do not have emergency savings to cover such basic expenses as rent or food for three months if they […]
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