Apr 22
Here’s NYC’s Awesome 2014 Bike Map
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New York City is getting more and more bike-friendly each day. And today is no exception: The city just released its official bike map for 2014.
Apr 16
Apr 14
We’ve all heard of the lengths to which NYC’s homeless have gone to find shelter, from living in abandoned factories to building whole encampments inside subway tunnels. But a report from the New York Post goes one step further, describing how people are now making homes out of small nooks and crannies between the Manhattan Bridge’s steel platforms.
Apr 10
Good news for New Yorkers: AT&T is bringing voice and data services to “as many as 242” additional N
Posted in: Today's ChiliGood news for New Yorkers: AT&T is bringing voice and data services to "as many as 242" additional NYC subway stations in the coming months, as part of an extended deal with Transit Wireless. Though only about 40 will actually be ready this summer. Still, better than nothing!
Apr 01
Museums are lightning rods for criticism. The most public of all buildings, they’re also the most vulnerable, and even long-accepted classics faced scorn in their infancy. Today we’re taking a look at vintage photographs of New York City’s famous museums while under construction.
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Mar 27
For Evan Blum, it started as a hobby when he was young. His father, an architect specializing in reuse, exposed him to the world of architectural antiques—and it wasn’t long before Evan’s own collection had outgrown the space he lived in. Today, 41 years later, it’s how he makes his living.
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Mar 26
$100 million apartments aren’t the norm in NYC, but with "vertical mansions" bubbling up all over, it’s only a matter of time. This triplex, which the Wall Street Journal describes as "the city’s most expensive apartment," is the latest contender.
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Mar 20
We’ve followed the $10.8 billion East Side Access project, which will extend the Long Island Railroad from Queens to Grand Central, all year. But now that the tunnels have been blasted, new machines are arriving—and they’re just as cool as the tunnel borers.
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Mar 20
Throughout his career, Wes Anderson
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Mar 13
Back in 1963, two Czech travelers drew an incredible illustrated guidebook based on their first trip to Mad Men-era New York City. Soon after, the Czech police destroyed every last copy, and the book was lost forever. Or so they thought.
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