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Investment firm bigwig Daren Metropoulos bought the Playboy mansion for $100 million, half the original asking price. [NYP] Tour this luxuriously sustainable new model apartment at Tribeca’s 60 White, which recycled 80 percent of its materials from the original structure. [Inhabitat] Donald Trump’s NJ casinos had a $30 million tax debt by 2010. But under Chris […]

The most beautiful streets in the city. [Thrillist] A 12-ton, 3D-printed replica of Syria’s Arch of Palmyra (destroyed last fall) is coming from London to Manhattan on September 19th. The location has yet to be determined. [Untapped] The World Trade Center Mall opens today! [NYP] The city’s Economic Development Corporation set aside $10 million for “emerging” real estate […]

NYC’s oldest tattoo shop, Fineline on the Lower East Side, celebrates 40 years of ink. [Bowery Boogie] The Department of City Planning is allowing three supertall towers in the Two Bridges area to proceed without going through the land use review process requested by the community. [The Lo-Down] The LinkNYC Street Team is a group […]

The new Target location at Extell’s development on 14th Street and Avenue A will open in the summer of 2018. [EV Grieve] Go inside the Hell’s Kitchen home of Leslie Odom, Jr., who plays Aaron Burr in “Hamilton.” [NYT] By living in NYC and not driving to work, you might be saving $1,700 a year […]

Can today’s glassy skyscrapers outlast Egypt’s 5,000-year-old pyramids? [BBC] You don’t need to go far to find woodland in NYC. There’s 10,000 acres of it up in the Bronx [New York Times] Employees at The New York Times brace themselves for more drastic cuts [NYPost] Remember eating freeze-dried ice cream when you were a kid pretending […]

The Census Bureau estimates that by 2020, Brooklyn’s population will exceed 2.75 million, taking the title of third-largest city in the U.S. from Chicago. [Gothamist] Take a tour of Tim Gunn’s Upper West Side apartment and terrace garden. [Traditional Home] An interview with Miranda Massie, who is trying to create the Climate Museum. [Huffington Post] For […]

Historic 190 Bowery caught fire just before 8pm last night, but it was contained to the roof and put out quickly. [Gothamist] “The View” co-host Joy Behar sells her Hamptons home, last listed for $3.45 million. [Curbed] After a $750,000 renovation, you can rent a 1926 wooden yacht for $55,000 a week with the option […]

Despite his partnership with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, developer Aby Rosen put up a huge billboard in Noho urging New Yorkers to “Vote Your Conscience.” [TRD] The Four Seasons is hosting a Hamptons pop-up. [NYP] In 1986, Long Island City’s Socrates Sculpture Park was a landfill and illegal dumping ground. Today, it’s an urban artistic haven. [Dwell] Tour Anna […]

Despite layoffs and financial issues, the Met saw a 6.3 percent boost in attendance last year, totaling 6.7 million visitors across its three locations. [WSJ] Donald Trump told paying Trump University students that the real estate market wouldn’t take a hit, even though it had already begun to. [WNYC] One Manhattan Square, the tallest building between downtown […]

Tour the world’s first commercial rooftop vineyard in Brooklyn. [Grub Street] Affluent areas tend to have more outdoor space and vegetation, leading to more arthropods that find their way into homes. [The Atlantic] The Everything Black is a $5 vanilla ice cream sandwich “that fuses the black-and-white cookie and the seasoning of an everything bagel.” [DNAinfo] A […]

Arthur Ashe Stadium is ready for the US Open next month with its new, retractable roof. [Curbed] The apartment of the future will be built using these three innovations. [CityRealty.com] China’s street-straddling bus went for its first test drive. [CityLab] After 100 years in Jamaica, Queens, Elmhurst Dairy will close, putting 273 people out of work […]

The championship for Freestyle Frisbee–a combination of gymnastics, dance, performance art and Frisbee–is coming to Brooklyn. [WSJ] A survey of Williamsburg’s Bedford Avenue as it approaches “peak post-gentrification.” [Curbed] Inside Brooklyn’s first Apple store (on Bedford Avenue). [Architizer] Summer Streets returns this weekend, and there will be a three-story waterslide at Foley Square. [Gothamist]

Thanks to the looming L train shutdown, the G train will get improved service and double in length from four cars to eight. [NYT] Target will open a location on 14th Street in Extell’s new East Village residential and commercial development. [DNAinfo] New Yorkers may complain about noise, but in reality they’re addicted to it. [Nautilus] […]

The pop-up Museum of Ice Cream in the Meatpacking District opens today, and it’s already sold out. Have a look inside. [Eater] The Four Seasons auction topped $4.1 million, including a $10,000 bid for ashtrays. [NYT] Hillary Clinton’s campaign has launched the Forty-Five Pin Project, where 45 designers have created their version of a political button. […]

Famed graffiti artist JR unveiled his latest mural at the upcoming condo project 100 Franklin Street in Tribeca. It’s a tribute to Ellis Island’s emotional past. [CityRealty.com] Momofuku Milk Bar owner Christina Tosi bought this appropriately fun and colorful Chelsea loft for $3.7 million. [LLNYC] An Ikea food truck is giving out free meatballs in Brooklyn all […]

From Soviet Russia to the Tappan Zee Bridge, a short history of the E-ZPass. [WNYC] These days it seems like every New Yorker is carrying around an iced coffee. Here’s everything you need to feed your habit at home. [Grub Street] Mapping rooftop solar panels across the country. [SolarPulse] The Guinness World Record holder for fastest time […]

100 years ago today, the city enacted its first Zoning Resolution, which dictated building heights and setbacks, as well as usage. [NYT] To compete with UberPool and Lyft Line, the taxi industry is launching ride-sharing for half its fleet through two apps. [DNAinfo] This year has seen a 23 percent increase in the number of stop-work […]