November 8, 2016

Inside Alec Baldwin’s Hamptons home; Will Trump get votes in his childhood neighborhood?

Go inside Hilaria and Alec Baldwin’s 18th century East Hampton farmhouse. [Elle Decor] How Patrick Schumacher, Zaha Hadid’s right-hand man, is keeping the late starchitect’s name on top. [W Magazine] Voters in Donald Trump’s childhood neighborhood of Jamaica Estates have expressed concerns over his presidential candidacy. [Guardian] Five new balloons coming to the Macy’s Thanksgiving […]

November 7, 2016

Election night block party at President and Clinton Streets; 2.5 ton Gingerbread Village arrives this week

Some clearly pro-Hillary supporters in Boerum Hill are organizing a public, election night block party at President and Clinton Streets. [Facebook] But the Clinton campaign cancelled their election night firework display over the Hudson River. [Gothamist] If he’s elected President, the Secret Service would “strongly recommend’’ that Donald Trump not stay at his Trump Tower penthouse when […]

November 4, 2016

Inside Hillary Clinton’s Brooklyn campaign headquarters; NYC’s stroller-cleaning industry

Lucio Schiavone has been operating the Prospect Park Carousel for 26 years, but he’ll retire next month. [NYT] Whole Foods is implementing a rewards program. [Grub Street] Take a tour of Hillary Clinton’s Brooklyn campaign headquarters, where over 500 young campaign workers roam the halls. [WNYC] A Chinese architecture student designed this 75-square-foot tiny house. [imgur] Two emerging […]

November 3, 2016

Trump hopes to celebrate victory in Midtown; Bob Dylan paints the most Instagrammed spot in Brooklyn

Donald Trump is planning his victory party at the Midtown Hilton. [USA Today] Bjarke Ingels’ Via 57 West tetrahedron is the winner of the 2016 International Highrise Award. [ArchDaily] A new exhibit of Bob Dylan’s sketches, watercolors, and acrylic paintings is on view in London and it features none other than the most Instagrammed spot in Brooklyn. […]

November 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton planning election night victory fireworks over Hudson River; Ed Reed’s 30 years of mayoral photography

The Soul Cycle effect: proximity to fitness studios is the new real estate must have. [NYO] Hillary Clinton’s campaign is planning a two-minute fireworks display to go off on election night. They’d launch from the Javits Center, where she’d have her victory party. [Gothamist] Photographer Ed Reed has been capturing the candid moments of NYC’s […]

October 31, 2016

Celebrating Halloween in the West Village in 1993; St. Paul’s Chapel Unveils 9/11 Chapel of Remembrance

St. Paul’s Chapel, Manhattan’s oldest church that survived the September 11th attacks without even a broken window, marks its 250th anniversary by unveiling a 9/11 Chapel of Remembrance. [NBC] 10 “trumpkins” that are making Halloween great again. [Inhabitat] There are 47 gravestones at the Old Southampton Burial Ground on Long Island, but a cemetery-mapping service found close to […]

October 26, 2016

Pearl River Mart reopening in Tribeca next month; Brace yourself for Santacon 2016

Soho’s beloved Pearl River Mart closed its doors in February after nearly 50 years in business, but it will reopen next month in Tribeca. [Crain’s] Santacon 2016 announces details that’ll bring 20,000 drunk revelers out to Williamsburg. DNAinfo] All the criminals (and gangsters, billionaires, and celebrities) who have called Trump Tower home. [Bloomberg] A Queens funeral […]

October 25, 2016

Gowanus Canal cleanup yields sunken boats and a tree; ‘Naked Trump’ statue sells for $22K at auction

Using a 100,000-pound hydraulic excavator, crews started debris removal at the Gowanus Canal. So far they’ve uncovered two boats, a tree, and countless random objects like tires and bikes. [DNAinfo] What nine shoppers wore to the Williamsburg Whole Foods. [NYT] Remember that “Naked Trump” statue that appeared in Union Square and then near the Holland Tunnel? […]

October 24, 2016

Billy Bush selling Chelsea townhouse he just bought; Anthony Bourdain dishes on Super Pier food hall

Before being ousted from “Today,” Billy Bush bought a Chelsea townhouse so he could relocated from LA. But amid the scandal, sources say he’s already selling it. [NYP] Donald Trump‘s ancestors arrived in Castle Garden from Germany in 1885; here’s their immigrant story. [New Yorker] The cheapest condos in Dumbo are more expensive than properties in Manhattan ‘hoods […]

October 21, 2016

App would be the first to combine subway and bus maps; should the new Port Authority rise on the same site?

Every single real estate reference on the first season of “Sex and the City.” [Brick Underground] Governor Cuomo is seeking artists to design an LGBT memorial in the West Village. [DNAinfo] When the Statue of Liberty was renovated in the ’80s, this man spent $3 million on 50,000+ pounds of discarded materials from the statue and a historic […]

October 20, 2016

Donald Trump’s childhood home goes to auction; $82M penthouse could be 432 Park’s second most expensive

The Tiles for America are back on display in Greenwich Village’s Mulry Square. [Untapped] Donald Trump‘s childhood home in Jamaica Estates has hit the auction block for $849,000, after originally listing for $1.65 million in July. [Crain’s] Explore Bob Dylan’s New York with this interactive map. [NYT] A 95th floor penthouse at 432 Park listed for $82 million, […]

October 19, 2016

Inside the WTC Oculus’ Apple store; Indian fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s new Pottery Barn collection

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has revealed the design of their seventh Apple store in NYC, this one in Santiago Calatrava’s World Trade Center Oculus. [Architizer] Forget combining Gwyneth Paltrow’s penthouse with the apartment below; her downstairs neighbor just sold her loft for $3 million. [NYO] The number of cideries in New York has tripled since 2014, thanks […]

October 17, 2016

These ‘Persian rugs’ are actually drawings; Will NYC’s TV production boom last?

Miami-based artist Jason Seife uses acrylic and ink to meticulously illustrate Persian carpets. [designboom] A closer look at Swale, the floating food forest docked at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6. [Take Part] NYC is in the middle of a TV production boom, which contributed $8.7 billion to the local economy in 2015, a 21 percent increase since 2011. [Crain’s] […]

October 14, 2016

Win tickets to De Blasio’s Gracie Mansion Halloween parties; the architects who transformed the Guggenheim

Gracie Mansion is hosting three family-friendly parties during Halloween weekend for which you can enter to win tickets. [Gothamist] CBS is developing a new drama loosely based on the non-fiction architecture and urban design book “A Burglar’s Guide to the City.” [Fast Co. Design] Responding to surging construction accidents, SafetyCoverage.com is a new website that links developers and construction […]

October 13, 2016

Where to see fall foliage in and around NYC; Why are hideous built-in air conditioners everywhere?

A timeline of how Margaret Sanger founded Planned Parenthood in NYC 100 years ago. [DNAinfo] Target and Dwell have collaborated on an affordable, 120-piece modern furniture and home accessories line. [Fast Co. Design] The landlord’s guide to gentrifying the city: how Steve Croman spent decades exploiting rent-control laws to bring in wealthier tenants. [Bloomberg] You’ve seen them–PTACs, those […]

October 12, 2016

Meet the ‘Mayor of Gramercy Park’; the world’s best bar is in FiDi

This woman makes $140,000 a year controlling who goes in and out of Gramercy Park. [NY1] Though mainstays like Tribeca and Soho remained at the top, a list of the city’s top 50 most expensive neighborhoods show that up-and-coming ‘hoods like DUMBO and Forest Hills Gardens are outpacing Manhattan. [Metro] Perkins Eastman Architects’ Michael Lew talks about […]

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October 11, 2016

Gloria Steinem’s vanished New York; City wants to add 600 new food vendors

Gloria Steinem shares delightful nuggets of lesser-known New York City history. [NYT] The 62-year-old fireboat that the city recently auctioned off for just $510 is becoming a floating restaurant/bar. [Eater] Behind the glasses with Gregory’s Coffee founder Gregory Zamfotis. [Sprudge] The City Council is considering legislation that would double the number of food vendor permits, ushering in 600 more […]

October 7, 2016

SHoP Architects designing world’s largest 3D-printed object; register to vote at city’s wi-fi kiosks

SHoP Architects are designing a pair of sculptural pavilions for Design Miami that will break the Guinness record for largest 3D-printed object. [Fast Co. Design] Chocolatiers Mast Brothers have new city-inspired collections based on their flagship locations in Brooklyn, London, and LA. [Design Milk] Could NYC benefit from Poland’s solar-charged, glow-in-the-dark bike lanes? [Inhabitat] Through October […]

October 6, 2016

Flushing community center was inspired by holding hands; Staten Island restaurant employs grandmas instead of chefs

The new community center for Asian Americans for Equality in Flushing follows the concept of holding hands in interweaving fingers to express the group’s mission of helping others. [ArchDaily] Staten Island’s Enoteca Maria staffs its kitchen with a fleet of “nonnas” from around the world, cooking the cuisines of their native countries. [Gothamist] The Bronx’s Arthur Avenue is […]

October 4, 2016

NJ’s first co-living concept coming to Journal Square; the NYC filming locations of Luke Cage

Here are the NYC filming locations for Luke Cage, Netflix’s new Marvel series set in Harlem. [Untapped] Co-living company Ollie, who is featured at the city’s first micro-housing development Carmel Place, is now bringing their all-inclusive co-living concept to Jersey City’s Journal Square. [6sqft inbox] Trader Joe’s will open in the base of Beyer Blinder Belle’s […]

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