Weekly Highlights: Top Picks from the 6sqft Staff
- Futuristic floating park may come to the West Side thanks to a $130 million pledge from billionaire media mogul Barry Diller.
- New rendering for 111 West 57th Street shows what will become the slimmest building in the world.
- NYC getting pay phones of the future with free WiFi, charging stations and more.
- Robert Pattinson checks out a $20M Chelsea penthouse with drive-in elevator.
- The city wants to up the mansion tax to raise funds for affordable housing.
This Week’s Features
- The ‘Hood Kids Are All Right: Why ‘Inner-City’ Doesn’t Always Mean a Tragic Ending
- Accidental Placemakers: Grand Architecture That’s Given Way to Micro-Enclaves of Culture
- Towers in the Park: Le Corbusier’s Influence in NYC
- Forest Hills Gardens: A Hidden NYC Haven of Historic Modernity
- Happy 112th Birthday to the Algonquin Hotel, A NYC Literary Landmark
Images: Rendering of Pier 55 park via Heatherwick Studio (L); Forest Hills Gardens via Joe Shlabotnik via photopin cc (R)