Summer work on Barry Diller-funded futuristic offshore park complete
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Bill Nye “The Science Guy” wants you to “Find Your Park.” The engineer, television personality and New York resident is known for his outspoken views on climate change, space exploration and evolution, but the environmental champion is now turning his attention to our nation’s parks as a National Parks Service centennial ambassador. This past Monday, New Yorkers joined Nye […]
Above: Children turn a Lower East Side excavation site into a pool using water from a fire hydrant. 1936. Image via Bowery Boys
Amtrak has plans to upgrade their main departure board located at Penn Station with new digital information screens. The idea behind the new departure screen is to provide passengers with clearer and detailed travel information. There will be several information screens placed throughout the concourse to improve the flow of passengers at the station. READ MORE […]
Renzo Piano‘s Earth Table, set for the new downtown Eataly, symbolizes the Twin Towers and the themes of peace and unity. [Dezeen] Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is boycotting Donald Trump’s golf course in the borough. [DNAinfo] Here’s the opening dates and details for the three new Target stores coming to Tribeca, the East […]
Our ongoing series “My sqft” checks out the homes of 6sqft’s friends, family and fellow New Yorkers across all the boroughs. Our latest interior adventure brings us to a photographer’s Brooklyn Navy Yard loft. Want to see your home featured here? Get in touch!
Tonight, you can change the color of One World Trade Center’s spire using a giant digital circuitboard in Brooklyn Bridge Park. [Untapped] The city has committed $91 million to revitalizing Far Rockaway. [Politico] Queens native Dalilah Muhammad was the first American to win gold in the women’s 400-meter hurdles. [NY Mag] Using $4 billion in federal funding, the MTA […]
The closing of Streit’s Matzo Factory last year was difficult for many long-time Lower East Siders to stomach. The factory was a near century-old institution that represented a bygone era untouched by gentrification. Unsurprisingly as a result, the condos designed to rise on the storied site have come under the scrutiny since their debut. But those grievances reveal just one side of the story. […]
New York City’s been in the grips of some unforgiving heat and humidity this summer. One of the top tips for staying healthy during such severe weather (and always) is to stay hydrated by drinking a lot of water. And the city extended hours at many of its public pools to give folks as much […]
Food Network’s Ina Garten Buys Former House & Garden Editor’s Park Avenue Pad for $4.65M Live on the High Line for $596/Month, Lottery Launching for 75 Units at New West Chelsea Tower Hudson Heights’ Famed Cliffside ‘Pumpkin House’ Returns for $5.3M $700K Greenwich Village Studio Fits Maximum Storage Into 500 Square Feet Naomi Watts and […]
In anticipation of its condo conversion, the Waldorf Astoria will stop accepting hotel reservations beyond February 28th and its final checkout will be March 1st. [Crain’s] Unpackd is a new husband-wife business that will unpack your moving boxes for you. [DNAinfo] This piggy bank of the future works with bluetooth and a mobile app to […]
Every Friday 6sqft is rounding up five of the best rental deals showcased on CityRealty.com’s newly launched no-fee rentals page, a space where house hunters can find the best concessions being offered by landlords across the city.
The city fined Trump Tower $10,000 for failing to replace a 22-foot-long bench in the atrium and replacing it with a kiosk selling “Make America Great Again” merchandise. [Crain’s] And in more Trump news… why is there a naked statue of him in Union Square? [Gothamist] Can’t afford ClassPass? Did you know the city offers a similar […]
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 […]