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See the New York City Sets of Hollywood Studios Through Google Maps

The NYC set at Paramount, via Google Maps

August 18, 2015

See the New York City Sets of Hollywood Studios Through Google Maps

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Not all NYC-based television shows make the city streets their personal set a la "Law & Order" and "Girls." Perhaps the most notable example is "Friends," where, although some exterior building shots and panoramic views are of New York, the scenes involving the actual actors are often less than realistic (don't even get us started on their apartments). Other shows that took place in the city but filmed on a sound stage in LA include "Will & Grace," "How I Met Your Mother," and "Mad Men," among many other shows and movies. A couple of Redditors recently posted links to aerial Google Maps views of famous studios' New York City sets, and it's pretty interesting to compare the actual city to the Hollywood version.
See more fun aerial views here
Mapping Every County in America by Its Natural Beauty Ranking
August 17, 2015

Mapping Every County in America by Its Natural Beauty Ranking

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New York has come a long way in recent years in terms of improving its "natural beauty." We added the High Line and Brooklyn Bridge Park. We increased ferry service and are sprucing up the East River esplanade. But apparently this is not enough to make our fine city a "desirable" place to live. A new mapping series from the Washington Post takes data from the USDA's Natural Amenities Scale–a measure of the physical characteristics of a county area that enhance the location as a place to live–and color codes from low to average to high just how naturally beautiful and pleasant a given county is. The scale takes into account "six measures of climate, topography, and water area that reflect environmental qualities most people prefer," which includes "warm winter, winter sun, temperate summer, low summer humidity, topographic variation, and water area." And judging by today's stickiness and last winter's polar vortex, maybe it's our extreme seasons that are putting our counties in the "low" category.
Find out more here
Weekly Highlights: Top Picks from the 6sqft Staff
August 15, 2015

Weekly Highlights: Top Picks from the 6sqft Staff

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Venus and Serena Williams Sell Midtown West Apartment for $2M The Bronx Is Getting a New Mixed-Use High-Rise Near Yankee Stadium Facebook Co-Founder Lists His Elegant Bespoke Soho Loft for $8.75M First Look at 23-Story Condominium Replacing Greenwich Village’s Bowlmor Lanes New York Times Custom Birthday Book Features Every Front Page Since Your Birth Inside […]

Map Shows the Countries Other Than Mexico That Have the Most Immigrants in Each U.S. State
August 14, 2015

Map Shows the Countries Other Than Mexico That Have the Most Immigrants in Each U.S. State

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New York prides itself on its diversity, so it comes as no surprise that we have the second-highest immigration population in the country. But what may be surprising is that the most immigrants–other than those from Mexico–in our state come from China, according to this informative map. In nearby New Jersey and Connecticut, India is responsible for the largest immigrant group.
More on the map here
Photographs Document Transformation of Freshkills; Pool Floatie Explodes Like a Jack-in-the-Box
August 14, 2015

Photographs Document Transformation of Freshkills; Pool Floatie Explodes Like a Jack-in-the-Box

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A new Lomography photography exhibit shows Freshkills‘ transformation from landfill to park. [DNAinfo] Have a look at the colorful murals coming to the construction fence of Brooklyn’s Pacific Park mega-development. [Curbed] Why John Scioli, the 30-year owner of Cobble Hill’s beloved Community Bookstore, is cashing out. [Gothamist] Take a tour of a family’s magical farmhouse upstate […]

Listen to the First 3D-Printed Violin; 50-Year-Old Subways to Remain in Service Until 2022
August 13, 2015

Listen to the First 3D-Printed Violin; 50-Year-Old Subways to Remain in Service Until 2022

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Subway trains from 1964 on the C and J/Z lines won’t be replaced until 2022. [NYDN] A local artist is planning a funeral procession down the High Line. [DNAinfo] The world’s first 3D-printed violin sounds pretty darn good. [Fast Co. Design] Have fun in the sun on Saturday at Coney Island’s 25th Anniversary sand sculpting competition. [Brownstoner] These […]

Green, Grand, Great Eats: A History of Jackson Heights and Its Future as the Next Hot ‘Hood

Photo: Joe Buglewicz

August 12, 2015

Green, Grand, Great Eats: A History of Jackson Heights and Its Future as the Next Hot ‘Hood

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As the transformation of Queens reaches a bit deeper into the borough, it’s really no surprise that Jackson Heights is quickly becoming a focal point for savvy buyers and renters. The area, roughly bounded by Northern Boulevard, Junction Boulevard, Roosevelt Avenue and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, is fully loaded with stunning pre-war co-ops practically everywhere and shiny new redevelopments for under $800,000. Combine this with its diverse cultural offerings and a myriad of subways that can always get you smack dab in the middle of Manhattan in less than 30 minutes (that’s better than a lot of the up-and-coming areas of Brooklyn, mind you), it has all the makings for the next hipster-setting housing boom.
Why Jackson Heights is one to consider
August 12, 2015

1940s Machine Built a House in 24 Hours; No One’s Using LOL Anymore

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Greenpoint has the most cases of illegal trash dumping. [NYP] A 1940s house-building machine could supposedly crank out a two-bedroom home in 24 hours. Was this the original 3-D printer? [CityLab] This 17-year-old just opened a gelato shop on the Lower East Side. [Yahoo! Food] Thanks to “hehe,” “haha,” and emoji, no one is using LOL anymore. […]

A ‘Hamilton’ Tour of New York; There May Be a New Ikea in Town
August 11, 2015

A ‘Hamilton’ Tour of New York; There May Be a New Ikea in Town

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The new Broadway musical “Hamilton” is the hot ticket in town. Here are all the places in New York Alexander Hamilton frequented. [Broadway Direct] A Rhode Island-based startup called Greycork is promising modern furniture that’s cheaper and easier to assemble than Ikea. [Curbed] Still mourning the end of “Mad Men?” Ease the pain by owning […]

Weekly Highlights: Top Picks from the 6sqft Staff
August 8, 2015

Weekly Highlights: Top Picks from the 6sqft Staff

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First 1,000+ Foot Tower Outside Manhattan May Rise in Downtown Brooklyn Are the City’s Bodegas Becoming a Thing of the Past? Funky Soho Apartment from ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Keeps Trying 2 World Trade Center Could Be the Most Expensive Office Tower in the World Could This Deconstructivist Office Tower Be Coming to the Garment […]

51 Percent of Americans Live in the Country’s Nine Largest States
August 7, 2015

51 Percent of Americans Live in the Country’s Nine Largest States

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Being face-to-armpit on our morning subway commute and sharing an apartment with five other people can cause us New Yorkers to forget that outside of our five-borough bubble there are places where homes are spaced out and one may need to drive several miles just to get to the grocery store. This mapping series by Dadaviz user Jishai illustrates just how disproportionate the country's population is. As Mental Floss first noted, "For each visualization, the red and orange regions have equal populations." For example, in the map above, we see that 51 percent of the population lives in the country's nine largest states. Other statistics visualized on the maps show that 50 percent of the population live in the 144 largest counties in the nation, and that the country's largest county, located in southern California, has roughly the same population as the 11 smallest states.
See more population maps here
Huge Head Made of Reclaimed Materials Lands in Tribeca; 131 Years of the Dakota
August 6, 2015

Huge Head Made of Reclaimed Materials Lands in Tribeca; 131 Years of the Dakota

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Artist Nicholas Holiber crafts a big head out of reclaimed materials that’ll be on display in Tribeca Park until September. [Contemporist] From brothels to boutiques, GreeneStreet.nyc maps out 400 years of one Soho street’s gentrification. [WIRED] CUNY professor William Helmreich did something meshuga (our new favorite word): He walked every block in every borough. [CBS […]

Modern Playgrounds for Design Lovers; Are You a Gentrifier? Find out with This Calculator
August 3, 2015

Modern Playgrounds for Design Lovers; Are You a Gentrifier? Find out with This Calculator

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Are you guilty of gentrifying your neighborhood? Find out with this gentrification calculator. [Slate] New Yorkers don’t like to follow directions. Looks like we’ve been illicitly cracking open fire hydrants for centuries. [Atlas Obsurca] Ten modern playgrounds in the city design-loving-parents will love taking their tiny tykes to. [Curbed] All of the states’ economies were ranked from worst to […]

July’s 10 Most-Read Stories and This Week’s Features
August 1, 2015

July’s 10 Most-Read Stories and This Week’s Features

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July’s 10 Most-Read Stories My 425sqft: Tour a Bubbly Packaging Designer’s Boerum Hill Studio Filled with Eclectic Finds Julia Roberts Lists Greenwich Village Apartment for $4.5M New York’s First-Ever Penthouse: A 54-Room Upper East Side Mansion Built for a Cereal Heiress Day vs. Night: What NYC’s Population Looks Like Tetra-Shed: A Portable Wooden Home Office […]

Documenting the Changing Coney Island Boardwalk; Potholes Cost Taxpayers $138M in Six Years
July 31, 2015

Documenting the Changing Coney Island Boardwalk; Potholes Cost Taxpayers $138M in Six Years

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Photo essay by Nathan Kensinger documents the changing Coney Island boardwalk. [Curbed] The city’s 10 oldest surviving commercial real estate dynasties. [BisNow] Thomas Heatherwick’s designs may be unique and evocative (just look at the renderings for his Pier 55 floating park), but at what price? [NYTimes] A new infographic from the Design Trust links urban agriculture to positive […]

Endangered Species Will Be Projected on the Empire State Building; Mapping the Hottest Subway Stations
July 30, 2015

Endangered Species Will Be Projected on the Empire State Building; Mapping the Hottest Subway Stations

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Soho is getting a cat camp pop-up this weekend. It will offer a series of educational “cativities.” [NYDN] New dating app Cheekd will let you search missed connections on the subway without any internet. [DNAinfo] New Yorkers think everyone else works less and is lazier than them. [Daily Intelligencer] On Saturday night, digital light images of endangered […]

Bringing Back Drinking Fountains in NYC; Run Your Gadgets on Solar Energy with a Simple Outlet Adapter
July 29, 2015

Bringing Back Drinking Fountains in NYC; Run Your Gadgets on Solar Energy with a Simple Outlet Adapter

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Can drinking fountains make a comeback in NYC? [CityLab] There’s a tiny island called Tinian, 8,000 miles from New York in the Pacific Ocean, where you’ll find NYC locations like Broadway, Central Park, Greenwich Village, and Riverside Drive. [Gothamist] A table lamp designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his 1911 Taliesin house in Wisconsin is now available […]

Photographing Street Art on NYC Doorways; The Last Remnant of the Original Penn Station
July 28, 2015

Photographing Street Art on NYC Doorways; The Last Remnant of the Original Penn Station

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Photo series “Doorway Galleries” documents the spray-painted, stenciled, and stickered doorways of NYC buildings. [BK Mag] Active uses, street furniture, and first-floor windows–are these the three traits shared by the city’s most walkable streets? [CityLab] A mysterious building on West 31st Street is the last remnant of the original Penn Station. [Scouting NY] This device […]

Weekly Highlights: Top Picks from the 6sqft Staff
July 25, 2015

Weekly Highlights: Top Picks from the 6sqft Staff

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Here’s How You Can Live in a Billionaire’s Row Condo for Free AND Make Six Figures Julia Roberts Lists Greenwich Village Apartment for $4.5M What Does Your Zip Code Say About You? This Map Tells All The History of Brooklyn Blackout Cake: German Bakeries and WWII Drills BIG Ideas: Bjarke Ingels Talks 2 WTC and […]

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