Remember the Tribeca “suburban” mansion with an indoor pool and three-car garage? It’s now on the market as a $97,500/month rental. [NYO] Despite the fact that NYC seems to have a coffee shop on every corner, it’s only ranked the 89th best city for coffee drinkers. [Metro] A new bill aims to improve safety and traffic […]

Turkey has officially files permits for a new, 35-story consulate and residential tower at the corner of 46th Street and First Avenue. [Yimby] One woman reveals the dirty secrets she found out after cleaning fancy Manhattan apartments. [Guardian] Donald Trump’s fortune is down to $3.7 billion, down $800 million from last year, due in large part […]

Does celebrity status help sell a high-end home? [Inman] Ample Hills Creamery released two candidate-inspired flavors: Madam President, chili pepper chocolate with Hillary’s own oatmeal chocolate chip cookies; and Make America Orange Again, orange marshmallow with brownie bricks. [TONY] The street corner of Nathan’s Famous on Coney Island was renamed for the hot dog stand’s founders. […]

Andrew Tesoro, the architect who designed a clubhouse for the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester and who Trump never paid, speaks out. [Fast Co. Design] After hitting an unprecedented high in April, subway ridership has been slightly down. [WSJ] But CitiBike usage is up, often hitting 60,000 trips per day in recent months. [Streetsblog] Though it […]

Take a tour inside the off-limits banking halls of Art Deco skyscraper 20 Exchange Place, now a rental property, but formerly the City Bank-Farmers Trust Building. [Untapped] Victoria’s Secret Model Isabeli Fontana finally sold her Central Park South pad for $2.5 million. [LL NYC] Gentrification is playing a starring role in new NYC-based television shows like “High Maintenance,” “Mr. […]

CarsInBikeLanes is a new website that puts drivers who park in bike lane and their license plate number on an interactive map. [Gothamist] Here’s the first renderings of the over-the-top amenity spaces at 15 Hudson Yards. [NYP] The Port Authority has approved up to $150 million for the long-stalled Moynihan Station project. [TRD] Why free museums […]

The city plans to allocate $500 million in NYC taxpayer money for Sandy repairs, as 53 homes in low-lying Queens could cost up to $1 million each to repair. [WSJ] A second art gallery is opening on Roosevelt Island’s Main Street, and its owner thinks others will follow, creating a “mini-Chelsea.” [DNAinfo] The tenement building on the […]

New York’s most expensive listing was just reduced from $120 million to $96 million after five months on the market. [LLNYC] MoMA releases a new digital archive of every exhibition they’ve held since 1929. [Open Culture] Is this the world’s most beautiful hot dog cart? [Fast Co. Design] A Long Island brewery used George Washington’s 260-year-old […]

The Port Authority plans to release a study that resurfaces the push for an extension of the 7 train to Secaucus. [Politico] Rem Koolhaas’s first NYC building at 121 East 22nd Street gets a teaser site. [CityRealty.com] The Vladimir Lenin statue that sat atop an East Village rental has been removed amid rumors that the […]

Greenwood Cemetery will start selling its own honey called “the Sweet Hereafter,” made by its 100,000 bees. [BK Paper] After staying in a Zaha Hadid-designed Madrid hotel, musician Moby said, “Literally sleeping in a dumpster would have been more comfortable.” [LLNYC] Go inside the workshop of architect Robert A.M. Stern during a typical busy workday. [TRD] Saudi […]

As Garment District landlords hand over leases to higher-paying nightlife tenants, three more longtime fabric stores on West 39th Street will close by the end of the year. [DNAinfo] The replica of Syria’s Palmrya Triumphal Arch, destroyed by ISIS, will arrive in City Hall Park next week. [Untapped] With shows like “Girls” and “Broad City,” the fictional NYC […]

Bjarke Ingels, “the man building the future,” gets the Rolling Stone treatment. [Rolling Stone] Bill Murray is bartending this weekend at his son’s new cocktail bar in Greenpoint. [TONY] The return of the Astor Place cube, aka The Alamo, is delayed yet again due to “unforeseen logistical issues.” [DNAinfo] Joy Behar bought a gorgeous $4.5 million Victorian […]

Adrian Grenier says he “pioneered Williamsburg” and that it got “so gentrified” he had to move to Bushwick, where he also had to leave thanks to Roberta’s. Guess that’s why he bought a second Clinton Hill townhouse last year. [Page Six] Chelsea’s iconic Empire Dinner will reopen in November. [Untapped] A “yuge” 55-foot, digital Donald Trump billboard […]

Think you can tell if someone is from Brooklyn or the Bronx based on their accent? Take this quiz to test your skills. [Atlas Obscura] Inside Yelp’s New York office, with perks like foosball tables, karaoke machines, beer kegs, and free snacks. [Business Insider] Ikea is upping its design, but not its prices, which is why […]

Remember architect John Belle, founder partner of Beyer Blinder Belle, who built his career on resuscitating New York landmarks. [NYT] A “giant vacuum cleaner” could replace the High Line’s current trash system. [DNAinfo] Turns out Kylie Jenner didn’t buy that $7 million Tribeca penthouse. She and little sis Kendall are renting it, possibly for $28,000/month. [TRD] Governor […]

Philip Johnson’s Glass House is covered in red polka dots thanks to artist Yayoi Kusama, becoming what she calls an “infinity room.” [designboom] A redevelopment of Riverside Park from 65th to 68th Street will bring volleyball courts, a dog run, and other plazas, play areas, and fields. [West Side Rag] The Staten Island Yankees are getting a […]

Marisa Tomei will voice Jane Jacobs in the upcoming documentary “Citizen Jane: Battle for the City.” Vincent D’Onofrio will voice Robert Moses. [NYP] This is New York in the not-so-distant future, when sea levels have risen several feet. [NY Mag] One World Trade Center “gains popularity in the pantheon of New York kitsch.” [NYT] Take a look […]

Controversial plans to raze and condo-fy Park Slope’s iconic Pavilion Theater have been scrapped. It’ll instead become home to an outpost of Williamsburg’s popular dine-in movie theater Nitehawk. [NYT] Bjarke Ingels‘ skyline-changing tetrahedron Via 57 West has wrapped up construction. [6sqft inbox] The American flag immortalized in the ground zero from 9/11 was lost until 2014. Now that it’s […]

The Environmental Protection Department is working to restore a self-sustaining oyster population in Jamaica Bay to improve water quality, protect the shoreline from erosion, and revive fish and wildlife habitats. [NYT] Uber proposes temporary “rideshare” deregulation to deal with L train shutdown. [Politico] The tong wars: how 1900s Chinatown descended into violence, bloodshed and savvy politics. [Post Magazine] From overpasses to […]

This United Nations office got a midcentury Danish renovation. [Curbed] Commercial needs and recreational desires are struggling to coexist in New York’s waterways. [NYT] The last two World Trade Center PATH train cars from 9/11 will open to the public for first time. [Untapped] Essex Crossing— the Lower East Side’s 1.65 million square foot mixed-use development–reaches a milestone with 175 […]

Humans of New York profiled veterans and got an overwhelming response. [Washington Post] When the line between residential and commercial property gets blurred, homeowners renting rooms through Airbnb are having issues with refinancing mortgages. [WSJ] The art of the NYC manhole cover. [Hyperallergic] Million Dollar Listing’s Ryan Serhant opens first Brooklyn office in Bed Stuy. […]

A new website catalogs the 45 mid-century modern homes in Fire Island Pines, many of which are at risk. [Architizer] What to eat and drink at this year’s U.S. Open. [Grub Street] Katie Couric opens the doors to her gorgeous East Hampton home and explains why house hunting is like dating. [NYT] Another historic Chelsea […]

A group is raising money to erect the first statue of a woman in Central Park. [West Side Rag] Now that construction has kicked off on LaGuardia’s $8 billion overhaul, traffic issues are getting worse, and the Port Authority is looking for a solution. [NYT] Tour the colorful and historic Crown Heights home of a growing, […]

Heading back to college and hate laundry day? Get your hands on these biodegradable linens that are meant to be thrown away after just a few weeks. [Business Insider] Here’s an idea for Red Hook’s IKEA: In China, IKEA shoppers are allowed to curl up on the furniture for a quick nap. [NYTimes] Hear Majora Carter talk about the […]

Today is the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service; to mark the occasion Google has created five interactive tours. [Curbed] Bushwick residents designed a digital map to help residents stay abreast of changes to the neighborhood’s housing landscape (aka gentrification). [Bushwick Daily] The U.S. cities with the most Olympic medals. [CityLab] This photo series captures the nearly 150 […]