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October 27, 2015

What’s Really in That Pumpkin Spice Latte; NYC Lit Only by Stars

Ever wonder how much actual pumpkin is in that pumpkin spice latte? Here’s the science behind the wildly popular drink. [Business Insider] Ten stunning New York interiors you’ve probably never seen. [Bloomberg] Could giving buses priority at traffic signals improve speed and reliability? [Streetsblog] In French artist Thierry Cohen’s new series “Darkened Cities” we can see […]

October 27, 2015

Look Inside NYC’s Strangely Beautiful Glass and Plastic Recycling Facility

Each day, the 11-acre Sims Municipal Recycling facility unloads up to 450 tons of waste on a city-owned pier (on what used to be an NYPD impoundment lot) in the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal. Though this seems like a dirty job, the process of recycling all this glass and plastic turns out to be strangely beautiful. CityLab recently explored the facility's photogenic quality through Instagram photos and talked to its manager to learn that recycling in NYC is not an urban myth like some people believe. In fact, since 2013, around 7,000 guests have toured the Sims facility.
Get a look at what they saw
October 26, 2015

The Man Behind the Great Jack-o’-Lantern Blaze; Tour Gracie Mansion’s New Art Collection

In anticipation of its move from its 57-year, landmarked home at the Seagram Building, the Four Seasons restaurant is putting together a book of patrons’ memories. [NYP] Meet the creative director behind the Great Jack-o’-Lantern Blaze, which will feature 7,000 real and foam pumpkins this year. [NYT] Gracie Mansion reopend for public tours this Sunday. […]

October 24, 2015

Weekly Highlights: Top Picks From the 6sqft Staff

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ Beachside Home Is Selling for $299,000 A Behind the Scenes Look at How SHoP’s Stunning Facade at 111 West 57th Street Will Come to Life Tribeca ‘Suburban’ Mansion With Pool and Three-Car Garage Chops Price to $44.5M SHoP’s Essex Crossing Mega-Market Will Be One of Largest in the Nation You […]

October 21, 2015

You Can Buy the Last Two Burial Plots in Manhattan for $350,000 Each

Does this time of year get you thinking about where you'd like to spend the afterlife? Would a swanky Manhattan address be to your liking? If so, you'd better act fast. There are only two burial plots left on the island and they're currently on the market for $350,000 each. Daily Intelligencer reports that the New York Marble Cemetery (not to be confused with the New York City Marble Cemetery–more on that here) in the East Village has two available family vaults that can hold about a dozen descendants ("each generation gains some space as the previous ones turn to dust"). The Trinity Cemetery & Mausoleum on West 153rd Street has a few inground burial plots vacant, but they're reserved for "VIPs;" those at the Marble Cemetery are the only ones being freely sold.
More on what could be your forever home
October 21, 2015

Machine Turns Plastic Bags Into Stylish Totes; Donate Money to Create a Bushwick Font Style

Plastic bags are being banned all over the world because they’re so bad for the environment. This hand-cranked machine turns them into haute totes. [Fast Co. Design] Here’s ten only-in-Brooklyn Halloween costumes. [Brownstoner] An East Village artist is trying to raise $7,000 to create a Bushwick typeface. It’s inspired by industrial signage and graffiti. [DNAinfo] Franklin D. […]

October 20, 2015

Inside Grand Central’s Tiffany Clock; NYC as Seen From Space

The world’s largest rubber duck, weighing in at 11 tons, has arrived in Oyster Bay, Long Island. [Mashable] Video goes inside Grand Central’s giant Tiffany clock. [Gothamist] Here’s all the best bars to watch the Mets tonight. [DNAinfo] A cosmonaut took this amazing picture of NYC from the International Space Station. [NYP] Asics’ new Times Square […]

October 20, 2015

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October 19, 2015

Weird Words Only Architects Know; Few NYC Supers Are Women

WeWork wants to bring a 205-unit tower to Wall Street. [Curbed] 150 words that only architects use. [ArchDaily] Silverstein Properties, the developer of the World Trade Center, has dropped plans to build the city’s tallest residential tower on the West Side. The supertall would have had 1,400+ units. [NYDN] Of the city’s more than 3,000 unionized […]

October 19, 2015

‘Inception’-Inspired Map Shows a Horizonless NYC

Remember that trippy dream scene in "Inception" where Dom Cobb's mind turns a city into itself, twisting and turning like you'd never seen? This map from OSM Buildings takes inspiration from that alternate world and presents New York in a horizonless view. Aptly titled the GL Inception Map, 3D buildings are shown at the forefront with the rest of the city flattening and bending upwards.
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October 19, 2015

Original Coney Island Hot Dogs Coming to East Village; View the First Map of NYC’s Street Grid

Feltman’s, the original creator of the Coney Island hot dog (it wasn’t Nathan’s like many believe) is opening a shop in the East Village. [Gothamist] Beijing- and Vienna-based design studio Penda has envisioned a 200,000-resident city made of interlocking, modular bamboo structures. [Dezeen] A new exhibit shows the 92 hand-drawn and colored panels that were part […]

October 17, 2015

Weekly Highlights: Top Picks From the 6sqft Staff

Upper East Side Co-op Personally Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Asks $9.5 Million First Full Look at Extell’s 80-Story One Manhattan Square, 800 Condos Aimed at Asian Buyers Specht Harpman Transforms an Awkward 425-Square-Foot Apartment Into an Open Space Oasis Tell NYC Officials What Neighborhood Improvements You Want to See Using the ‘Idea Collection Map’ […]

October 13, 2015

Historic Ship May Become Real Estate Development in Gowanus; Halloween Windows at Bergdorf

Department store windows aren’t just for Christmas anymore. Bergdorf Goodman has created a spooky Halloween display inspired by the horror film “Crimson Peak.” [Town & Country] Inside this massive Gowanus garage, a man is collecting and repairing 58 classic cars from the ’40s and ’50s. [Core 77] Two years after the Village Voice moved from its […]

October 10, 2015

Weekly Highlights: Top Picks From the 6sqft Staff

New Video Takes Us Inside Anderson Cooper’s Converted Village Firehouse October 18th Is Your LAST CHANCE to See the TWA Flight Terminal In All Its Glory You Can Live in Daniel Radcliffe’s Soho Apartment for $19,000 a Month Watch New York City Get Blown Up With the ‘Every Demolition in Manhattan’ Map The Liberty Bridge […]

October 9, 2015

NY Historical Society Opening a Women’s History Center; Buy Fall Leaves From New England for $20

The New-York Historical Society plans to open the Center for the Study of Women’s History in early 2017 on the building’s fourth floor. It will cost $31 million. [NYT] Portraits of nine NYC carriage drivers and their horses. [DI] Fashion designer Rachel Roy picks two local foodie entrepreneurs, one being Jessica Siskin of Misterkrisp, to model her new […]

October 6, 2015

Mapping Uber’s 2015 Pick Ups; Remembering the Great Fire of 1776

A six-year-old on the Upper West Side developed Pops for Pups, a lemonade stand-like dog treat business that donates its proceeds to a no-kill shelter. [DNAinfo] Map shows all Uber pick ups between January and June 2015. Not surprisingly, 73% were in Manhattan. [Politico] Don’t miss the annual Harlem Harvest Festival this Sunday. There will be […]