The complicated history of seesaws in NYC; Last year’s Rockefeller Center tree built two upstate homes
- An Upper West Side park is believed to have the only remaining city-maintained wooden seesaw. Where did the rest go? [NYT]
- Can “Mensch on a Bench” become the new “Elf on a Shelf?” [Bloomberg]
- Last year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree became the beams and flooring for two Habitat for Humanity homes in Newburgh, New York. [NYP]
- Sculptor Anish Kapoor is banned from buying the world’s pinkest paint. [The Creators Project]
- Why New York’s new AIDS Memorial is so necessary. [The New Yorker]
The homes in Newburgh, via Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh (R)
