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Atlantic writer and MacArthur Genius Grant winner Ta-Nehisi Coates bought a landmarked Prospect-Lefferts Gardens brownstone for $2.1 million. [NYP] Tour the 25 indoor and 12 outdoor venues for this summer’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics via Google Maps. [Refinery 29] For the first time in 40 years, a new brewery opens in Bushwick. [Edible Brooklyn] Take a look around NYC […]

Marking her 100th birthday, legendary preservationist Jane Jacobs gets the Google Doodle treatment. [Gothamist] And here’s all the NYC apartments she lived in. [Untapped] Obama is considering making Christopher Park, located right across from the Stonewall Inn, a national monument to the gay rights movement. [NYT] There’s now a dedicated bathroom for dogs at JFK Airport. […]

On Sunday night, a fire tore though the Flatiron’s Serbian Orthodox Church. Here’s a look back its fascinating history. [NYT] Barbara Corcoran lists her UES co-op for $4.9 million. Last year, she picked up a $10 million penthouse in the ‘hood. [NYP] What moms want for Mother’s Day by state. [Mashable] Twenty years after “Rent” […]

Jane Jacobs’ son confirms that she worked with Bob Dylan on the lyrics for a protest song about Robert Moses. [Gothamist] Brooklyn Bridge Park’s 8-acre, $28 million marina opened yesterday. [NYT] Mapping the storefronts of major U.S. cities. [Washington Post] There’s been 8,335 rodent complaints to 311 so far this year, up 18 percent from the […]

The City Council will vote next week on implementing a five-cent surcharge for plastic and paper bags at supermarkets and shops. [Daily Intelligencer] Here’s when all of the city’s public beaches open. [DNAinfo] Urban Outfitters now has its own NYC souvenir shop. [Racked] Your pet can play in a cardboard version of the world’s most […]

As Google’s chief doodler, 35-year-old Ryan Germick shows how creative types are integral to the tech sector. [BBC] An artist is suing Big Gay Ice Cream over their unicorn logo. [NYP] “White glove” moving services can cost luxury homeowners tens of thousands of dollars. [WSJ] The Textalyzer could help curb distracted driving in New York. […]

The new campaign for Made in NYC, a group that promotes local manufacturing, looks to capitalize on “artisanal and handcrafted goods.” [NYT] A facetious, side-by-side comparison of similarly priced listings in New York City and less costly parts of the world. [New Yorker] This houseplant harnesses energy from photosynthesis to charge your phone. [Design Taxi] The latest […]

A city-commissioned study on the proposed Brooklyn-Queen streetcar says the plan is feasible. [Politico] The Four Seasons will move to 280 Park Avenue, and the restauranteurs are looking for an architect. [NYP] Peak cherry blossom season has officially arrived in Brooklyn! [DNAinfo] A new documentary, “Famous Nathan,” is about the Coney Island hot dog chain’s founder. […]

Go on an architectural tour through “Game of Thrones” Seven Kingdoms and beyond. [Architizer] A nervous biker’s guide to cycling in NYC. [NYT] Here’s the first renderings of Rafael Viñoly’s new office building/car dealership in Hell’s Kitchen. [Curbed] Say goodbye to taxi cab partitions. [NYP] Gowanus’ Whole Foods-adjacent Coignet Building has finally shed its sidewalk shed and construction […]

This week, MoMA received a $100 million gift for an expansion and renovation, while the Met owned up to serious financial issues and possible staff cuts, a sign of today’s preference for contemporary art. [NYT] A Bed-Stuy artist created an illustrated series of bodega cats around Brooklyn. [DNAinfo] Germany installed traffic lights on the ground to prevent […]

A Tim Burton-themed bar called Beetle House is opening in the East Village. [EV Grieve] Bjarke Ingels named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People. [ArchDaily] PS 62 on Staten Island’s South Shore is the city’s first net-zero-energy school, one of the first of its kind in the country. See how SOM designed the structure. [Medium] […]

Breaking down the $4 billion price tag of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. [TRD] The city’s new LED streetlights are “robbing nighttime of its romance.” [NY Mag] Famed artist Maurizio Cattelan announced his retirement in 2011, but now he’s back with a new sculpture — a solid-gold toilet that will be installed for actual use […]

This website turns your Instagram photos into customized adult coloring books. [Mashable] Dozens of Bushwick homes will have to be vacated for six to 10 months for work on the M train line. The MTA says it “provide suitable accommodations, relocation assistance and compensation.” [DNAinfo] The history of the Forward Building–from labor citadel to luxury condos. [Forward] […]

Since 2013, the NYPD has made more than 10,000 arrests of people asking for MetroCard swipes. Now, as part of the city’s more lenient approach to low-level rule breakers, these swipe hawkers will just get a ticket or court summons. [NYT] Hillary Clinton’s favorite food and drink in New York state. [Thrillist] For the first time, […]

Clinton vs. Sanders vs. Trump: Who is the true New Yorker? [NYT] You know those $10 Ikea end tables that are surprisingly sturdy? They’re made of paper. [House Beautiful] A Hawaiian canoe that’s sailing around the world will stop in Long Island City as part of a four-year voyage to promote sustainability. [DNAinfo] Walter Rosen, the longtime […]

Brooklyn photographer and designer Anton Repponen’s “Misplaced Monuments” series puts famous NYC buildings in the desert, the mountains, or the depths of the ocean. [designboom] Mapping the states that love bacon the most. [Mental Floss] Think you’ve got a million-dollar business idea? “Shark Tank” is holding a casting call in the Bronx. [DNAinfo] “Murder of a […]

Walter’s Coffee Roastery, a “Breaking Bad”-inspired shop that started in Istanbul, is opening in Bushwick. Coffee is served in little beakers and some employees wear HazMat suits. [Eater] Here’s what today’s female architects have to say about sexism, equal pay, and more. [NYT] After being put in jeopardy of a massive “de-calendaring,” Long Island City’s Pepsi-Cola sign […]

Though Dumbo usually comes in as Brooklyn’s most expensive area, median sale prices this quarter in the Columbia Street Waterfront District came in at number one, followed by Prospect Lefferts Gardens. [Brownstoner]  The MTA is testing out Flex-Gates, a sort of roll-up security gate, to prepare for another Superstorm Sandy. [Daily Intelligencer] This Brooklyn-based photojournalist is capturing […]

Come April 16th, Brooklyn Bridge Park will be home to North America’s largest outdoor boulder gym. DUMBO Boulders will have 4,886 square feet of climbable surface area that can fit 51 climbers at once. [DNAinfo] Did you grow up in a bubble? These zip codes say you did. [PBS] This townhouse rental is “practically the only townhouse […]