All articles by Dana Schulz

This smart bed automatically makes itself in less than 60 seconds. [Today] MealPass, a ClassPass-style lunch service, launches this week. Pay $99/month to get weekday lunches from about 130 restaurants. [Eater] A new app called Intellibins helps you find recycling bins on city streets. [Inhabitat] Meet New York City’s last accordion repairman. [Colossal]

Sean “Diddy” Combs is opening a charter school in Harlem this fall. [DNAinfo] Next month’s foreclosure auction for the Plaza was cancelled after the mortgage lenders granted an extension. [Crain’s] Millennials are killing the napkin industry, opting for evil paper towels instead. [Washington Post] A new book celebrates Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, including its history, decline, […]

A woman is suing the MTA after slipping on a wet escalator at the new Hudson Yards subway station, which is plagued by leaks. [NYDN] These fun pasta boxes turn the product into hairstyles. [Contemporist] Meet the Riveters, New York’s first women’s pro hockey team. [DNAinfo] Bjarke Ingels may be changing the perception of the […]

Where did the Easter bunny come from? [Mental Floss] “Teaching manners to New Yorkers is like trying to teach a dog to take small bites — it goes against our nature.” Here’s some tips to deal with everything from armrest hoggers to screaming bike riders. [NYT] Got a lot of packages? Tired or winded? What you need […]

Airbus claims its new airplane design can eliminate jet lag with LED light technology. [Inhabitat] Is ChiBeCa the new hot ‘hood? [Tribeca Citizen] By June 30th, the MTA will run out of money unless the state approves their 2015-2019 capital program. [WNYC] But the state did allot $70 million for early work on a new […]

Check out these Brutalist buildings made of Lego bricks. [Ignant] Landmarks approved the plan to dismantle, relocate, and reconstruct the South Street Seaport’s historic Tin Building, which will be home to a massive food hall from Jean-Georges Vongerichten. [Curbed] In addition to the food hall, Momofuku chef David Chang will open a restaurant on Pier 17. [NYP] […]

A guide to NYC pronunciation, from Conselyea Street to Henrik Lundqvist. [Thrillist] 190 Bowery is showing off its news stained glass windows. [Bowery Boogie] Before the L train tunnel work can begin, rehabilitation work is needed on the M train line, which will close eight stations next year. [NYDN] Here’s one thing you never noticed about […]

MoMA puts 65,000 works of modern art online. [Open Culture] Tom Hanks is filling his Twitter feed with pictures of lost or discarded items on the streets of NYC. These includes gloves, shoes, and socks. [Telegraph] How this man became the city’s most famous “bulldog whisperer.” [NYP] Remember that $1,795/month LES rental with a shower in […]

Red Hook-based company Tango Chile Sauce has released a “Feel the Bern” hot sauce. Ten percent of sales from the $10 bottles go to the Bernie Sanders campaign. [BK Mag] These office chairs are made out of the front of old Vespa scooters, with working turn signals as an option. [Boing Boing] Mayor de Blasio announced […]

In this video, hear from the father of Times Square’s infamous Naked Cowboy, who refers to his son by this moniker instead of his given name. [The New Yorker] A new live-escape game in Greenpoint will put you in a coffin (for fun, of course). [Brokelyn] Take a trip inside Roosevelt Island’s futuristic new trash […]

The city’s famous Circle Line cruises are adding a “Hello Brooklyn” tour that will serve artisanal cupcakes and discuss the history of Biggie Smalls. [Brownstoner] The City Council will approve Mayor de Blasio’s affordable housing plan. [NYT] An interactive map shows where in NYC women live, broken down by age. The Upper West and Upper […]