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NYC’s Forgotten ‘War on Christmas Trees’
Discover how an obscure holiday crackdown affects festive street vendors today!
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Cities 101: New York City’s Subway Maintenance Cars De-Ice, Suck Up Trash
A retired revenue collection car on display at the New York Transit Museum. Source: NY Transit Museum. The New York
Architecture
The NYC That Never Was: Skyscraper Bridge Apartments Across the Rivers
The prosperity and opulence of New York in the 1920’s spilled from the speakeasies and jazz parties to the
New York
Weekly Map: Time Travel with Vintage NYC Subway Maps & the Second Avenue Subway
Here, in chronological order, a roundup of historical, replicas and future iterations of the New York City subway map. Until
Architecture
A Look at Hunters Point, Long Island City: A Modern Industrial Corridor
Hunters Point, Long Island City is a rapidly changing neighborhood flanking the East River on its eastern bank. Neighborhood history
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
Arts & Culture
One Night Holiday Aboard the Fifth Element’s Fhloston Paradise Luxury Space Liner in NYC
Our friends at BBQ Films are at it again after their re-creation of American Psycho for Patrick Bateman’s birthday
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
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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
Arts & Culture
Giving Form or Making Change? Thomas Hirschhorn’s Gramsci Monument in South Bronx Forest Houses
For those interested in alternatives to mainstream art galleries and museums, Thomas Hisrchhorn’s latest installation “Gramsci Monument” in the
Architecture
“Toxic Tours” Depict Polluted Landmarks in Southeast Los Angeles
There has been an uptick in visitors to the neighborhoods of southeast Los Angeles, an industrial area known for its
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Private Backing Spurs Development of The Hills on Governors Island in NYC
A rendering of The Hills. Source: West 8. A series of recycled hills are rising on Governors Island. Last Friday,
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History of NYC Streets: Wall Street Wall Almost “Destroyed” by Pigs
Wall Street, today a synonym for power and money, has withstood its share of chaos–market crashes, bombings, recessions, Occupy