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Now that winter seems to have New York City in its cold grip, you may be wondering how the weather is going to affect the NYC Ferry, which quickly became a popular alternative to the issue-plagued subway since its May launch. “Weather and precipitation are a big driver of whether people decide to take the ferry or not,” […]
The Ninth Avenue El near 14th Street c. 1914. Via Bain Collection, Library of Congress.
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300 Ashland Place via TEN Arquitectos (L); Poinsettias via Public Domain Pictures
Joining the new Apple store, the East Coast’s first Whole Foods Market 365, an affordable, no-frills version of the grocer, will open on January 31st at 300 Ashland Place. [6sqft inbox] The MTA is hiring a contractor to build the subway’s first platform safetey barrier. [NYDN] This holiday, give the gift of rat extermination. [Brokelyn] […]
A long-vacant MTA building has been given a tech-filled new life. New York University announced Wednesday that the school’s Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) has moved into 370 Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn, a site that was previously home to the headquarters of the New York City Transit Authority. The New York City […]
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Rendering of 572 Eleventh Avenue courtesy of the Moinian Group
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The New York City council passed a bill today that will create the city’s first centralized digital hub meant specifically for urban agriculture. This hub will be run entirely by the city and will hopefully be seen as a resource for both new and established businesses. This bill, entitled 1661-A, is sponsored by council member […]
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Via Wyckoff Christmas Tree Farm (L); Via Dan Phiffer/Flickr (R)
At this Jersey Christmas tree farm, have your conifer spray painted seven vibrant colors. [TONY] Three of the 26 new subway cars that cost taxpayers $2M each have failed tests and been pulled from the tracks. [NYDN] But Andy Byford, the MTA’s incoming transit president, has no doubt that he can get the subway system “to […]
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Photo courtesy of Liberty Science Center If there’s one scenario in which size matters, it’s when you’re trying to show the entire known universe on one screen. The big-deal opening of the year for science nerds is the Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium, now open at New Jersey’s Liberty Science Center. Located just 30 minutes from Lower Manhattan, the […]
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George Balanchine staged his first iconic performance of The Nutcracker in New York City back in 1954. His choreography rightly became the gold standard, but the city has changed since then. Enter the Brooklyn Ballet, which has reinterpreted the holiday story to reflect its home into The Brooklyn Nutcracker, mixing the borough’s history as an old […]
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Interior rendering of LaGuardia Airport, via Governor Andrew Cuomo on Flickr