All articles by Dana Schulz

Five people have been charged with second-degree manslaughter related to the Second Avenue explosion last year. [EV Grieve] A Clinton Hill shop offers $300 “bespoke perfume consultations.” [DNAinfo] The new windows have been revealed at Aby Rosen’s 190 Bowery. [Bowery Boogie] These maps explain the subway for tourists and transplants. [Gothamist] In the 1880s partiers had […]

New York Fashion Week kicks off today, but many big-name designers aren’t showing. Is the heyday over? [Daily Beast] “To Kill a Mockingbird” is coming to Broadway… [NYT] And so is “Frozen.” [Time] On average, there’s a Starbucks about every six blocks in Manhattan. [Gothamist] Chateau le Woof in Astoria is a cafe for humans and […]

State Senator Tony Avella will introduce legislation to create special architectural districts throughout the state. [Times Ledger] Buy your sweetie a $50 NYC apartment for Valentine’s Day. The Queens Museum of Art is selling sites on its famous panorama. [Gothamist] Preservationists are worried about the fate of the 1970s Ambassador Grill and Lounge, inside the One UN New […]

Watch this lovely short documentary about Elias Weiss Friedman, a.k.a. the Dogist. [Gothamist] Take this food test to find out if you’re a real New Yorker. [BuzzFeed] Inside Marisa Tomei’s gorgeous Manhattan apartment, full of flea market and thrift store finds. [Elle Decor] Designers are working to turn ugly window grilles into beautiful works of art. […]

Mapping Manhattan’s parking tickets by type of car. [CityLab] Representative Carolyn B. Maloney is on a mission to bring a pair of Chinese pandas to NYC, an obsession that would cost the city tens of millions of dollars. [NYT] Mayor de Blasio revealed plans to transform Governor’s Island into a year-round “center of culture, commerce and […]

The New York Transit Museum is accepting proposals for PLATFORM, its cross-disciplinary program series. [NYTM] Explore the history of Kossar’s, NYC’s most famous bialy bakery. [Gothamist] A pneumatic waste-removal system is coming to the High Line. [CityLab] Confessions of a real estate agent in gentrifying Brooklyn. [Billfold] Crystal Cruises is optioning returning the historic S.S. United States back to […]

Meet the people who call New York’s affordable housing developments home. [Slate] New Yorkers share their regrets on a blackboard in Petrosino Square, and they all have one thing in common. [Good] The NFL’s history across the five boroughs. [Curbed] By the end of the year, drivers will be able to pay for all 85,000 metered parking […]

Weill Cornell scientists have mapped genetic differences in NYC’s bedbug population. They’ll use their findings to create more effective insecticides. [Crain’s] Peter Ruta is turning 98 this month. But the oldest living painter in Westbeth is still not getting his due. [Tablet] Thought last night’s 6 train commute was hell? Check out these pictures of 100,000 […]

Starchitect Jeanne Gang is designing an FDNY training facility in Brownsville, Brooklyn. [ArchDaily] Staten Island Chuck vs. Punxsutawney Phil: Who’s the better forecaster? [DNAinfo] The city will cut helicopter traffic in half. [NYP] In a promo for the new movie, Derek Zoolander participates in Vogue’s 73 Questions. When asked his thoughts on Brooklyn, he says, […]