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Why New Yorkers are so enamored with cabin living. [NYP] Why do we need the ULURP? [Brownstoner] This new fancy Noho condo has an alley main entrance. [NYT] From East Harlem to Gowanus to the East Village and West, this couple went neighborhood hopping for a year using Airbnb. [NYT] A luxe Williamsburg building at […]
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with an after-hours tour of the Eldridge Street Synagogue where you’ll learn about architecture and hidden history and enjoy a wine reception. [Untapped] Someone left free, homemade scarves in Tompkins Square Park. [EV Grieve] Chain restaurants must start adding sodium warning labels to their menus beginning tomorrow. [DNAinfo] Ride a 1930s […]
November’s 10 Most-Read Stories Iconic Halston House Where Andy Warhol Partied Hits the Market for $40M The World’s Most Expensive Dollhouse Will Be On Show at Columbus Circle This Month Rent a Literal Dumpster Apartment in Williamsburg for $1,200 a Month–or $200 a Night 432 Park in Numbers: New Renderings and Superlatives Will Blow You […]
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Here’s what 200 calories of your favorite Thanksgiving foods looks like. [Business Insider] Though Macy’s is emerging from a four-year, $400 million renovation, shoppers can still ride the store’s historic wooden escalators. [NYT] Nine things you didn’t know about Frank Gehry. [Fast Co. Design] The strange history of New York’s Thanksgiving ragamuffins. [Ephemeral NY] You can […]
Carter Uncut brings New York City’s development news under the critical eye of resident architecture critic Carter B. Horsley. This week Carter kicks off a nine-part series, “Skyline Wars,” which will examine the explosive and unprecedented supertall phenomenon that is transforming the city’s silhouette. To start, Carter zooms in on the biggest developments shaping the southern corridor of Central Park.
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Lauren Bacall’s apartment sold for a discounted $21M. [NYO] This is what (an unfinished) Central Park looked like in 1862. [Ephemeral] Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday that NYC has received more in housing aid than the law permits. [Politico] A Wagamama ramen house is coming to Nomad! [NYP] The MoMA store is sticking around Soho after all. […]
The New York Compost Box Project takes newspaper boxes around the city and transforms them into compost drop-off sites. [Inhabitat] Located in Borough Park, Masbia is the only Kosher soup kitchen in the city. [Tablet] These candles melt away like glaciers to symbolize climate change. [CityLab] For New Yorkers who don’t want to speak to anyone, […]