Abandoned NYC: Hart Island’s Crumbling Women’s Lunatic Asylum
When New York City purchased Hart Island––a small island at the western end of Long Island Sound––in early
5 Examples of Manhattan’s Moorish Revival Architecture
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Preview of 2013 MAS Summit for NYC: Sneak Peak at the New Calatrava Transportation Hub and Hudson Yards
This week’s preview at the Paley Center for Media of the upcoming 2013 Municipal Art Society Summit for NYC
Hungarian Pastry Shop Repaints its Legendary Graffiti Bathroom Wall
The Hungarian Pastry Shop––an old-world bakery in Morningside Heights––became a local legend for two reasons: their strudel and
An Idealized Ruin: Iran do Espírito Santo’s Playground for Public Art Fund on Central Park South
Iran Do Espírito Santo’s Playground is an exercise in playful minimalism Central Park already has 21 playgrounds, but its
The Abandoned Boats of Coney Island Creek, Brooklyn
The eerie mast of the Quester I peeks out of the creek’s still waters even at high tide. The
History of NYC Streets: Oriental Boulevard, a Vestige of Brooklyn Glamour
Ever wonder about the more exotic street names in Southern Brooklyn? Oriental Boulevard is one of these handful of colorfully-named
Daily What?! Yes, There’s a Crack is Wack Playground in Harlem
In the late 1980s, just as the crack-cocaine epidemic gained momentum urban areas including New York City, artist Keith Haring
NYIT to host TEDxNYIT: Meta Resiliency on Learnings from Hurricane Sandy and Global Best Practices
As New York approaches the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, the word resilience has re-emerged in popularity as a reminder