Last-Minute NYC Holiday Gift Guide 🎁
We’ve created a holiday gift guide with presents for the intrepid New Yorker that should arrive just in time—
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Architecture
Daily What?! NYC’s Millions-Year-Old Bedrock Stabilizes the Skyscrapers
Central Park may be man-made, but the large rocks of most New York City parks have been around longer than
Architecture
Vintage NYC Photography: C.K.G. Billings’ Mansion in Fort Tryon Park
With over $2 million lying around, Cornelius King Garrison Billings (1861-1937) built an estate overlooking the Hudson River that fit
Architecture
Inside the Beautiful Gimbel’s Skybridge at Herald Square
The Bowery Boys recently took us into Gimbel’s traverse, a gorgeous skybridge located on West 32nd Street in Herald
Architecture
Vintage NYC Photography: New York City in the Gilded Age by Ephemeral NY
In the book New York City in the Gilded Age, Esther Crain, founder of the website Ephemeral New York, supported
Arts & Culture
Vintage NYC Photography: The Central Park Zoo
Entrance to Central Park Zoo, 1942. Image via the Library of Congress The city legislature never commissioned for the city
New York
The History of the NYC Taxi Cab
A horse drawn cab. c. 1896. Photo from Library of Congress The yellow taxi cab is an iconic image synonymous
Arts & Culture
Have a Cool Urban Project Idea? Apply for the Urban Urge Award
Last year, we reported on the passing of influential New York City-based architect, educator and community advocate Mojdeh (Moji) Baratloo.