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Guide to the NYBG Holiday Train Show, An Annual Love Letter to NYC
Discover which NYC buildings—both lost and extant—have been recreated out of plants!
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Architecture
What’s the Windiest Corner in NYC? Court and Montague Streets in Downtown Brooklyn
Any New Yorker who has braved a winter here has experienced those quintessential gusts of wind that spiral down our
Architecture
Vintage Photos: Downtown Brooklyn’s Albee Theater
Located along Dekalb Avenue, an area that once had a theater presence comparable to Times Square, the Beaux-Arts Albee Theater
Architecture
What Lies Beneath: the Design Trust for Public Space Seeks to Transform the Spaces Under NYC’s Elevated Infrastructure
Scandinavian folklore holds that trolls once lurked under bridges, demanding payment from all who crossed and attacking those who refused.
Arts & Culture
Photos from BBQ Films’ Screening of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga!
Incredibly detailed and lifelike costumes at the BBQ Films’ Screening of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles “When we were forced to
Arts & Culture
Inside Retrofret, A Gowanus Music Shop Specializing in Rare and Bizarre Instruments
RetroFret, a music shop in Gowanus, Brooklyn specializing in “rare and bizarre instruments,” is a true discovery even before you
Arts & Culture
“Remote Voyages” Exhibit Shows the Outcome of a Participatory Art Project Exploring Newtown Creek in Brooklyn
For six days in September 2012, artists Nathan Kensinger, Sarah Nelson Wright and Laura Chipley invited people to come sail
Architecture
8 of NYC’s Last Surviving Old-Fashioned Vintage Phone Booths
With the imminent demise of New York City’s pay phones in 2014, it seems miraculous that the wooden phone
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! Amazing Graffiti Townhouse on 2nd Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn
2nd Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn is a real treasure trove of spots, from Obama’s townhouse from the 1980s
New York
NYC’s Abandoned Subway Stations: Hoyt-Schermerhorn’s Disused Platform
In an effort to expose NYC’s abandoned subway stations and incomplete platforms and levels, we’re taking you inside
Guides
The Untapped Guide to Bushwick: Where to Eat, Drink, Shop, Read, Hang out and Look at Art
You wouldn’t know it now, but Bushwick (together with Greenpoint and Williamsburg) was originally a Dutch farming town. These
Arts & Culture
Street Art Hotspot: Murals by The Bushwick Collective in Bushwick, Brooklyn
In addition to Five Pointz in Long Island City, Bushwick is one of NYC’s major street art hubs, with
Arts & Culture
Sunshine Laundromat in Greenpoint Hosts Pinball Marathon During Actual NYC Marathon
First off, Sunshine Laundromat in Greenpoint is one of our favorites in the city and we previously included it in