All articles by Dana Schulz

The City Council will vote next week on implementing a five-cent surcharge for plastic and paper bags at supermarkets and shops. [Daily Intelligencer] Here’s when all of the city’s public beaches open. [DNAinfo] Urban Outfitters now has its own NYC souvenir shop. [Racked] Your pet can play in a cardboard version of the world’s most […]

As Google’s chief doodler, 35-year-old Ryan Germick shows how creative types are integral to the tech sector. [BBC] An artist is suing Big Gay Ice Cream over their unicorn logo. [NYP] “White glove” moving services can cost luxury homeowners tens of thousands of dollars. [WSJ] The Textalyzer could help curb distracted driving in New York. […]

The new campaign for Made in NYC, a group that promotes local manufacturing, looks to capitalize on “artisanal and handcrafted goods.” [NYT] A facetious, side-by-side comparison of similarly priced listings in New York City and less costly parts of the world. [New Yorker] This houseplant harnesses energy from photosynthesis to charge your phone. [Design Taxi] The latest […]

A city-commissioned study on the proposed Brooklyn-Queen streetcar says the plan is feasible. [Politico] The Four Seasons will move to 280 Park Avenue, and the restauranteurs are looking for an architect. [NYP] Peak cherry blossom season has officially arrived in Brooklyn! [DNAinfo] A new documentary, “Famous Nathan,” is about the Coney Island hot dog chain’s founder. […]

Go on an architectural tour through “Game of Thrones” Seven Kingdoms and beyond. [Architizer] A nervous biker’s guide to cycling in NYC. [NYT] Here’s the first renderings of Rafael Viñoly’s new office building/car dealership in Hell’s Kitchen. [Curbed] Say goodbye to taxi cab partitions. [NYP] Gowanus’ Whole Foods-adjacent Coignet Building has finally shed its sidewalk shed and construction […]

This week, MoMA received a $100 million gift for an expansion and renovation, while the Met owned up to serious financial issues and possible staff cuts, a sign of today’s preference for contemporary art. [NYT] A Bed-Stuy artist created an illustrated series of bodega cats around Brooklyn. [DNAinfo] Germany installed traffic lights on the ground to prevent […]

A Tim Burton-themed bar called Beetle House is opening in the East Village. [EV Grieve] Bjarke Ingels named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People. [ArchDaily] PS 62 on Staten Island’s South Shore is the city’s first net-zero-energy school, one of the first of its kind in the country. See how SOM designed the structure. [Medium] […]