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Thanks to the looming L train shutdown, the G train will get improved service and double in length from four cars to eight. [NYT] Target will open a location on 14th Street in Extell’s new East Village residential and commercial development. [DNAinfo] New Yorkers may complain about noise, but in reality they’re addicted to it. [Nautilus] […]
South Beach in 1899 © NYPL Digital Gallery
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The pop-up Museum of Ice Cream in the Meatpacking District opens today, and it’s already sold out. Have a look inside. [Eater] The Four Seasons auction topped $4.1 million, including a $10,000 bid for ashtrays. [NYT] Hillary Clinton’s campaign has launched the Forty-Five Pin Project, where 45 designers have created their version of a political button. […]
Have you ever wondered if someone famous used to live in your building? Or what architect built it? What about more dramatic things, like police activity and rat infestations? Verifying these facts–who once lived at your address, whether or not it was ever the scene of a crime, past construction work and violations, and its […]
What Instagram reveals about enequality in New York. [CityLab] Less than half of NYCHA homes have air conditioning, compared with the 90 percent of all New Yorkers who do. [WNYC] A design studio wants to run the E train on the G tracks in North Brooklyn to mitigate the affects of the L train shutdown. […]
Westbeth Artists Housing at 55 Bethune Street in the West Village opened in 1970 to provide affordable live/work spaces for artists. A young Richard Meier took the project on as one of his first commissions, transforming the former home of Bell Laboratories into 384 units open to artists of all disciplines. Today, Westbeth remains home […]
Famed graffiti artist JR unveiled his latest mural at the upcoming condo project 100 Franklin Street in Tribeca. It’s a tribute to Ellis Island’s emotional past. [CityRealty.com] Momofuku Milk Bar owner Christina Tosi bought this appropriately fun and colorful Chelsea loft for $3.7 million. [LLNYC] An Ikea food truck is giving out free meatballs in Brooklyn all […]
L to R: One Manhattan Square, 247 Cherry Street, 260 South Street, and 271-283 South Street. The above image, created by CityRealty.com, depicts the possible massing of the new towers; No official design has been released
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 Vanessa Lee’s lovely Hamilton Heights apartment. Want to see your home featured here? Get in touch!
From Soviet Russia to the Tappan Zee Bridge, a short history of the E-ZPass. [WNYC] These days it seems like every New Yorker is carrying around an iced coffee. Here’s everything you need to feed your habit at home. [Grub Street] Mapping rooftop solar panels across the country. [SolarPulse] The Guinness World Record holder for fastest time […]