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The opulent UES mansion once home to Versace listed for for $120,000/month in April, but it’s now been reduced to $65,000. [Curbed] Here’s a dining guide to the seafood utopia of City Island. [Gothamist] New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman talks tall buildings, Greenwich Village, and his crusade for a 21st century transportation hub. [Common Edge] […]

The entrance to Bjarke Ingels’ Via 57 West tetrahedron will feature an eight-story, site-specific sculpture by Stephen Glassman Studio. “Flows Two Ways” represents the coming together of the city and the Hudson River. [6sqft inbox] Go inside the world’s first airport potato farm at JFK. [Inhabitat] Now that the Four Seasons is closed, could one of these […]

Michelin-starred chef Shaun Hergatt is opening a restaurant on the 40th floor of 432 Park Avenue, but only residents and their guests can dine there. [Grub Street] Funky Rockaway houseboat dubbed Ziggy Stardust was sunk by unruly Airbnb guests over the weekend. [Gothamist] The Mayor is running the city from his gym in Park Slope. […]

Artist Katharina Grosse spray painted the abandoned aquatics building in Rockaway as an art installation that looks at the recovery since Hurricane Sandy. [designboom] As phone books stop being printed, recycling companies see more tonnage disappear from their waste stream. [Crain’s] See how much your first NYC apartment would cost today. [DNAinfo] The inflatable swan […]

The creator of the MetroCard, who’s also responsible for Chicago’s Ventra Card and London’s Oyster Card, hopes to create a new payment system for the NYC subway. [WNYC] Keith Olberman sold his Trump Place condo in just three months. He listed it in opposition to the presidential candidate. [Curbed] The Noho loft building where painter and sculptor Jean-Michel Basquiat […]

Using data from the Department of Transportation’s Vision Zero program, this app reminds New Yorkers to look up as they’re walking. [Fast Co. Design] Matt Lauer’s $4 million Hamptons beach cottage finds a buyer in just two weeks. [NYP] To mark its 20th birthday, Magnolia is offering its famous cupcakes for their original price of $1.25. [NYO] […]

The New York Public Library launches SimplyE, it’s own e-reader app that allows users to rent e-books, audio books and research papers. [amNY] What it was like to be a squatter on the Lower East Side in the ’90s. [Flashbak] Exploring the crucial role photography played in making Lady Liberty a reality. [NYT] Williamsburg’s East River State […]

Nearly 700 graves have been discovered in an African-American burial ground on Staten Island that dates to the 1830s. [CBS] Take note NYC–the world’s largest aerial tram opened in Vietnam. [Curbed] To make way for glassy condos, Streit’s Matzo Factory is officially coming down. [Bowery Boogie] The city will get 50 new soccer fields over the […]

Visiting Angelica, New York, a quaint village named for Alexander Hamilton’s sister-in-law. [Atlas Obscura] Manhattanhenge returns tonight and tomorrow. [TONY] The Prospect Park Alliance announced the start of a restoration of Dog Beach—a popular swimming area for dogs during off-leash hours. [6sqft inbox] Junior’s, the Downtown Brooklyn restaurant famous for its cheesecakes, is opening a second […]

Steve Saling, an architect and engineer with ALS, designed a home controlled by blinks. [PBS] Sharktivity is an app that lets beachgoers report shark sightings and then sends out alerts. [Boston Globe] The story behind the gold wall at Herald Square subway stop. [NYDN] A pop-up Museum of Ice Cream is opening in the Meatpacking District. […]

Zaha Hadid‘s High Line condo gets its lavish, chevroned skin of metal and glass. [CityRealty] What it’s like to spend summer at The Silver Gull, a private waterfront beach club in Queens that’s part of a dying breed. [NYT] Could floating airports finally become a reality? [CNN] Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown’s pink penthouse in the […]

There are nearly 37,000 zip codes in the lower 48 states. This doodle plots the shortest path through each one. [Washington Post] A 26-foot replica of One World Trade Center is now the tallest Lego model in the country. [Curbed] Developer Mitchell Moinian talks about how he got into the family business, their latest project […]

Amazon plans to open a brick-and-mortar book store and cafe in Hudson Yards. [NYP] Ever wonder what that hole is in your spaghetti spoon? Turns out it measures portions. [Popular Mechanics] Buffalo (not Brooklyn) is hosting a kale eating competition. [Mashable] The adult coloring book craze has led to a global pencil shortage. [Independent] Images: […]

New York’s sidewalks are so packed, pedestrians are taking to the streets. [NYT] Obama chooses NYC-based architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien to design his presidential library. [ArchDaily] Marisa Tomei’s parents and John Lennon’s son are still fighting over a tree. [NYP] SKY, Manhattan’s largest rental building opens, offering one month free rent and spectacular amenities. [CityRealty] Old-school […]

Produce in Chinatown is so cheap because of a web of small farms and wholesalers, as well as simple aesthetics. [WSJ] What will New York feel like with nine million people? [NY Mag] Go inside the Soho loft where two of salad chain Sweetgreen’s founders live. [Business Insider] This excuse generator will give you reasons to get […]

The city approved a rent freeze for one-year, rent-stabilized leases. Two-year leases will see a two percent increase. [WSJ] The Staten Island Yankees are looking to rename themselves for the 2017 season, and you can help. [MiLB] Watch a time lapse video of Robert A.M. Stern’s 30 Park Place rising downtown. [6sqft inbox] The Department of […]

A Staten Island Councilman, inspired by Brexit, calls for borough secession. [Gothamist] Want to live rent-free in the Village? Consider a van. [NYP] Check if your local grocery stores and bodegas have violations with this handy map. [amNY] Hello Sitter is a new on-demand babysitter service in NYC that fully vets sitters. [Quartz] Though San Francisco […]