The entrance to Bjarke Ingels’ Via 57 West tetrahedron will feature an eight-story, site-specific sculpture by Stephen Glassman Studio. “Flows Two Ways” represents the coming together of the city and the Hudson River. [6sqft inbox] Go inside the world’s first airport potato farm at JFK. [Inhabitat] Now that the Four Seasons is closed, could one of these […]

Michelin-starred chef Shaun Hergatt is opening a restaurant on the 40th floor of 432 Park Avenue, but only residents and their guests can dine there. [Grub Street] Funky Rockaway houseboat dubbed Ziggy Stardust was sunk by unruly Airbnb guests over the weekend. [Gothamist] The Mayor is running the city from his gym in Park Slope. […]

Artist Katharina Grosse spray painted the abandoned aquatics building in Rockaway as an art installation that looks at the recovery since Hurricane Sandy. [designboom] As phone books stop being printed, recycling companies see more tonnage disappear from their waste stream. [Crain’s] See how much your first NYC apartment would cost today. [DNAinfo] The inflatable swan […]

The creator of the MetroCard, who’s also responsible for Chicago’s Ventra Card and London’s Oyster Card, hopes to create a new payment system for the NYC subway. [WNYC] Keith Olberman sold his Trump Place condo in just three months. He listed it in opposition to the presidential candidate. [Curbed] The Noho loft building where painter and sculptor Jean-Michel Basquiat […]

Using data from the Department of Transportation’s Vision Zero program, this app reminds New Yorkers to look up as they’re walking. [Fast Co. Design] Matt Lauer’s $4 million Hamptons beach cottage finds a buyer in just two weeks. [NYP] To mark its 20th birthday, Magnolia is offering its famous cupcakes for their original price of $1.25. [NYO] […]

The New York Public Library launches SimplyE, it’s own e-reader app that allows users to rent e-books, audio books and research papers. [amNY] What it was like to be a squatter on the Lower East Side in the ’90s. [Flashbak] Exploring the crucial role photography played in making Lady Liberty a reality. [NYT] Williamsburg’s East River State […]

Nearly 700 graves have been discovered in an African-American burial ground on Staten Island that dates to the 1830s. [CBS] Take note NYC–the world’s largest aerial tram opened in Vietnam. [Curbed] To make way for glassy condos, Streit’s Matzo Factory is officially coming down. [Bowery Boogie] The city will get 50 new soccer fields over the […]

Visiting Angelica, New York, a quaint village named for Alexander Hamilton’s sister-in-law. [Atlas Obscura] Manhattanhenge returns tonight and tomorrow. [TONY] The Prospect Park Alliance announced the start of a restoration of Dog Beach—a popular swimming area for dogs during off-leash hours. [6sqft inbox] Junior’s, the Downtown Brooklyn restaurant famous for its cheesecakes, is opening a second […]

Steve Saling, an architect and engineer with ALS, designed a home controlled by blinks. [PBS] Sharktivity is an app that lets beachgoers report shark sightings and then sends out alerts. [Boston Globe] The story behind the gold wall at Herald Square subway stop. [NYDN] A pop-up Museum of Ice Cream is opening in the Meatpacking District. […]

Zaha Hadid‘s High Line condo gets its lavish, chevroned skin of metal and glass. [CityRealty] What it’s like to spend summer at The Silver Gull, a private waterfront beach club in Queens that’s part of a dying breed. [NYT] Could floating airports finally become a reality? [CNN] Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown’s pink penthouse in the […]

There are nearly 37,000 zip codes in the lower 48 states. This doodle plots the shortest path through each one. [Washington Post] A 26-foot replica of One World Trade Center is now the tallest Lego model in the country. [Curbed] Developer Mitchell Moinian talks about how he got into the family business, their latest project […]

Amazon plans to open a brick-and-mortar book store and cafe in Hudson Yards. [NYP] Ever wonder what that hole is in your spaghetti spoon? Turns out it measures portions. [Popular Mechanics] Buffalo (not Brooklyn) is hosting a kale eating competition. [Mashable] The adult coloring book craze has led to a global pencil shortage. [Independent] Images: […]

New York’s sidewalks are so packed, pedestrians are taking to the streets. [NYT] Obama chooses NYC-based architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien to design his presidential library. [ArchDaily] Marisa Tomei’s parents and John Lennon’s son are still fighting over a tree. [NYP] SKY, Manhattan’s largest rental building opens, offering one month free rent and spectacular amenities. [CityRealty] Old-school […]

Produce in Chinatown is so cheap because of a web of small farms and wholesalers, as well as simple aesthetics. [WSJ] What will New York feel like with nine million people? [NY Mag] Go inside the Soho loft where two of salad chain Sweetgreen’s founders live. [Business Insider] This excuse generator will give you reasons to get […]

The city approved a rent freeze for one-year, rent-stabilized leases. Two-year leases will see a two percent increase. [WSJ] The Staten Island Yankees are looking to rename themselves for the 2017 season, and you can help. [MiLB] Watch a time lapse video of Robert A.M. Stern’s 30 Park Place rising downtown. [6sqft inbox] The Department of […]

A Staten Island Councilman, inspired by Brexit, calls for borough secession. [Gothamist] Want to live rent-free in the Village? Consider a van. [NYP] Check if your local grocery stores and bodegas have violations with this handy map. [amNY] Hello Sitter is a new on-demand babysitter service in NYC that fully vets sitters. [Quartz] Though San Francisco […]

Donald Trump was fined $10,000 for skipping a hearing about the removal of a bench in the public atrium of Trump Tower to replace it with a kiosk selling “Make America Great Again” merchandise. [DNAinfo] Eero Saarinen, famed architect of JFK’s TWA terminal, also designed weapons and “devices” for the CIA. [Paleofuture] Here are new images of […]

The silver bowl of Joan Rivers’ dog Spike has sold at auction for $14,000. It was expected to go for $800. [Page Six] Looking at the architecture in video game Grand Theft Auto. [Architizer] The World Trade Center Oculus will be available for public event rentals (no weddings or bar mitzvahs) beginning in 2017. [NYP] […]

Spend a Sunday on the Upper West Side with Bill Nye the Science Guy. [NYT] Tidal House is a solar-powered, floating residence that uses retractable legs to defy climate change. [Inhabitat] If you hate furniture shopping this all-in-one living room may be for you. [Fast Co. Design] Photographer Mitch Boyer Photoshopped his dachshund in giant […]

Take a deep breath, perfectionists. It’s just been discovered that the Great Pyramid of Giza is longer by 14.1 centimters on its west side. [National Geographic] Millennials rank their dream city, and New York is number one. [Reddit] Apple released a new feature that will “highlight all the emojifiable words” in a text. [NYT] Surprise, surprise. The Second […]

According to the MTA, the average speed of a MetroCard swipe is 10 to 40 inches per second. [NYT] After being in safekeeping for 19 months, the Alamo cube is returning to Astor Place this Wednesday. [EV Grieve] A new startup wants to bring power napping to the office. [Time] Will the Water Street rezoning destroy […]

Owner Aby Rosen is removing all of 190 Bowery‘s famous graffiti this weekend except for one tag by noted artist NEKST. [Mass Appeal] Go inside John Leguizamo’s West Village brownstone. [NYT] Have you ever noticed the nondescript “Tie Guy” in the MTA’s Courtesy Counts ads? One man thinks he “represents the the wealthy elite in […]

“A Bronx Tale” is coming to Broadway and will be directed by Robert De Niro. [NYDN] The Durst Organization has created a voluntary composting program for its office tenants with the goal of reducing food waste at landfills (which it’s done by 20 percent). [WSJ] City Island is getting its first major condo development in 15 years. […]

One in five millennials want to live in New York, but they should actually move to Philly (though less than one percent want to). [Forbes] Yoga in aisle three: grocery stores are adding incentives like fitness classes and spa treatments to lure customers. [WSJ] City restaurants can now serve booze starting at 10am on Sundays. […]