New mini documentary profiles Santiago Calatrava; Williamsburg's Harry Potter-themed pasta restaurant

New mini documentary profiles Santiago Calatrava; Williamsburg’s Harry Potter-themed pasta restaurant

By Dana Schulz

January 11, 2017

New mini documentary profiles Santiago Calatrava; Williamsburg’s Harry Potter-themed pasta restaurant

Pasta Wiz in Williamsburg is the Harry Potter-themed pasta restaurant you didn’t know you needed. [Gothamist]
A new short documentary explores the life of Santiago Calatrava, specifically his work on the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. [Nowness]
The city has a new dashboard with data from dozens of city agencies updated in real time. [Fast Co. Design]

Images: World Trade Center Transportation Hub (L); Pasta Wiz (R)

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6 injured after crane collapses in Hudson Yards

By Aaron Ginsburg

Four civilians and two firefighters sustained minor injuries on Wednesday morning when a construction crane on the border of Hudson Yards and Hell's Kitchen caught fire and partially collapsed onto Tenth Avenue. The fire occurred 45 stories above the construction site at 550 Tenth Avenue at roughly 7:25 a.m. when the engine compartment of the crane caught fire. The fire gradually weakened the crane's cable and sent 16 tons of concrete and the crane's boom plummeting to the ground, causing damage to 555 Tenth Avenue on its descent, according to the fire department.
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