Down to the wire, 2nd Avenue Subway requires ‘unprecedented’ work to meet December deadline
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In the aftermath of the election, many of us are looking for ways to both distract and motivate ourselves. Some upset by Tuesday’s results have already taken action, protesting throughout the city; others have opted to lay low and practice self-care. While inaction could have devastating consequences in the long run, this early into doomsday it’s […]
Looking to start your own art collection? Industry experts share nine golden rules from how to research to how to present the art in your home. [House & Garden] The new Rockefeller Christmas Tree, a 94-foot-tall Norway Spruce from Oneonta, was placed into the plaza this weekend. [amNewYork] Photographer Adam Pape shares his collection of New […]
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Subway Therapy let thousands of New Yorkers leave their election grief on Post-it notes Proposed Penn Station-topping free-fall ride gets new video, details $3.95M Yonkers castle with more than 20 rooms is out of this world Photographer Danica O. Kus provides new interior views of Bjarke Ingels’ Via 57 West Trump Tower residents are sick […]
Construction continues on Santiago Calatrava‘s new Ground Zero church in the World Trade Center’s Liberty Park. [DNAinfo] These New Yorkers had unused closet space (?!), so they turned them into a bar, sound booth, and even another bedroom. [NYTimes] Did you know 40 Wall Street is owned by Donald Trump? Here are the top 10 secrets […]
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After 25 meetings in two years and amid a mix of public outcry and support, the New York City Department of Education unveiled its final proposal to rezone District 3 on the Upper West Side Wednesday. The move hopes to lessen overcrowding and nurture integration at 11 schools from West 59th Street to West 116th Street. […]
The FAA has issued a two-mile, no-fly zone around Trump Tower, where the President Elect lives and works. [TMZ] Interactive map shows how every NYC neighborhood voted in the election. [DNAinfo] McSorley’s, the city’s oldest bar, has been shuttered by the DOH due to rats. [EV Grieve] The childhood brownstone of jazz legend Lena Horne hit […]
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After nearly two years of controversial campaigning, countless protests and seemingly endless division, Donald Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States. While many Americans are either celebrating the win or reeling at its results, some still have some fight left in them—or at least a protest. Socialist Alternative is planning just that Wednesday […]
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about first looking at the stars from the roof of his childhood home in Riverdale. [WSJ] The Hip Hop Hall of Fame may open a hotel-museum in Manhattan that would also include retail, TV studios, a restaurant and sports bar, and concert lounge. [Curbed] View swing states from space in these […]
Go inside Hilaria and Alec Baldwin’s 18th century East Hampton farmhouse. [Elle Decor] How Patrick Schumacher, Zaha Hadid’s right-hand man, is keeping the late starchitect’s name on top. [W Magazine] Voters in Donald Trump’s childhood neighborhood of Jamaica Estates have expressed concerns over his presidential candidacy. [Guardian] Five new balloons coming to the Macy’s Thanksgiving […]
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On Election Day, the winners go on to live their political dreams while the losers are largely forgotten—until now. A new art installation from Nina Katchadourian called Monument to the Unelected has taken over the lawn of Prospect Park’s Lefferts Historic House with 58 campaign signs for all the losing presidential candidates from every election […]