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Swedish Architecture Firm Brings Scandinavian Model to Rockaways in Sustainable, Storm-Resilient Design Competition
The Wall Street Journal and Brownstoner Queens announced yesterday that the Swedish firm White Arkitekter had been selected to develop
Architecture
Inside the Gilded Age Mansion Now the Extravagant Hotel Highrise “New York Palace”
Actions in our earliest beginnings often dictate our outcome. So when German immigrant Henry Villard upscaled the plans for his
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! LaGuardia Airport Housed First Helicopter Airline in US
Originally founded in 1949 as a mail and cargo carrier at LaGuardia Airport, New York Airways later converted to carrying
Arts & Culture
A Few Parisians Special Anniversary Edition: To Be or Not To Be a Parisian
One year… thirteen illustrations. When we first interviewed cartoonist David Cessac, he said, “for me, the characters, the Parisians, are
Arts & Culture
Jeff Cowen’s Photography of Prostitutes in the Meatpacking District in the 1980s
A recent article on Vanishing New York shines the spotlight on Jeff Cowen’s photographs of transgender sex workers in
Architecture
Constance Rosenblum to Talk About New Book, Habitats: Private Lives in the Big City
Constance Rosenblum’s new book, Habitats: Private Lives in the Big City looks at the almost invisible lives of New
Arts & Culture
Banksy in NYC Day 23: “Today’s Art Has Been Cancelled Due to Police Activity”, Banksy Arrested?
Today Banksy put up on his Instagram the message, “Today’s art has been cancelled due to policy activity.” A
Architecture
8 Historic Houses Converted into Museums in Queens
New York City is home to numerous world-famous museums but if you need a break from classics like the Metropolitan
Architecture
An Architect’s Aid: Google Secretly Develops City-Building Platform for Architecture and Construction
A city-building platform has been created by Google X, the secret developmental unit of the company behind the driver-free car
Food & Drink
Daily What?! Peanut Butter and Co. in Greenwich Village: an Entire Store for PB&J
There is something comforting about eating the same food your mom packed for you in elementary school. In Greenwich Village,
Arts & Culture
Google Doodle Honors 216th Anniversary of First Parachute Jump in Paris’ Parc Monceau
Today’s cinematic Google Doodle honors André-Jacques Garnerin, who was the inventor of the modern frameless parachute. Garnerin’s successful
Architecture
Community Group Hopes to Turn Roosevelt Island’s Steam Plant Into a Museum for Technology, Art and Science
Earlier this year, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) regarding the steam plant