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A rendering of 356 Bedford Avenue from the construction fence from July, 2014. Via Brownstoner
Italian architect Carlo Ratti wants to build a mile-high observation tower that’s (sort of) a vertical version of Central Park. [Dezeen] Without leap years, today would be July 15, 2017. [LA Times] The city co-named 42 thoroughfares and public places, honoring “individuals, cultural icons and entities that made lasting contributions to New York City.” See […]
February’s 10 Most-Read Stories Groundwork Begins on Bjarke Ingels’ Curvaceous East Harlem Development City Auctioning Off a 62-Year-Old Fireboat for Just $510 Looks Like Sarah Jessica Parker Is Combining Two West Village Townhouses This Map Explains the Historic Tile Color System Used in NYC Subway Stations Harper Lee Had a Crazy-Cheap Hideout on the Upper […]
Buckminster Fuller and Shoji Sadao Dome Over Manhattan, 1960. Image courtesy of the Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller.
Rather than following the smell of turpentine, look at things like access to transit, attractive architecture, and eminent rezoning to spot the next hot neighborhood. [NYT] A team of theoretical physicists and mathematicians ranked NYC as having the most complicated subway map in the world. [CityLab] But another study said New York is the fifth best city […]
Santiago Calatrava: WTC Transportation Hub , New York (Photo: Mega Projects and Skyscrapers, via YouTube)