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100 Improvements to the NYC Subway by Randy Gregory
School of Visual Arts student Randy Gregory has been posting improvement ideas for the NYC subway almost daily on his
Architecture
Daily What?! Manhattan Mini-Storage is a Greek Temple on Riverside Drive
Up on 134th Street and Riverside Drive is a curious building, reminiscent of a Greek temple, which houses a Manhattan
Architecture
Untapped Mailbag: Worldport Pan-Am Terminal at JFK Should Be Saved
Photo by Jon Proctor via Wikimedia Commons Our piece on the preservation of the Worldport Pan-Am Terminal at JFK Airport
New York
Why NYC’s Select Bus Service is Not a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System
Last week, the MTA announced an expansion of Select Bus Service (SBS), New York City’s version of a “Bus
Architecture
Daily What?! Vintage American Airlines Hangars at LaGuardia Airport
Last week, we covered the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport, where airplanes once landed by sea, but the airport
Arts & Culture
Cronut for Breakfast, Croissant for Lunch: NYC to Paris in 57 Minutes in the A2 Hypersonic Jet
Last week, we reported on the Solar Impulse plane showcased at JFK Airport which can fly for 26 hours straight
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! The Strand Bookstore’s Central Park Outpost: How it Works
Though The Strand bookstore’s Central Park outpost on 5th Avenue and 60th Street is a familiar sight on nice
Arts & Culture
A Hydrogen Balloon Takes off from NYC’s Wanamaker’s Department Store in 1911
Photo via Library of Congress If you’re a period drama fan who loves shows like Mad Men and Mr.
New York
Transit Space Race: Mapping Every Transit Project in the United States
The non-profit Reconnecting America has mapped every transit project under construction and planned in the U.S. based on information
Architecture
Harvest Dome Floating Installation of 500 Discarded Umbrellas Launches July 31st
The Harvest Dome, a floating installation of 500 discarded storm-snapped umbrellas and 128 two-liter soda bottles, will be launching at
Architecture
NYC’s Lowline, the World’s First Underground Park, Gets Political Support
When we checked out the Lowline preview last year, it was clear that the radical idea of an underground photosynthetic
Architecture
Daily What?! Vintage Subway Train in the NYC Google Office
For transit nerds, the NYC Google Office in Chelsea has a fun vintage train sitting in a common work space.