A New York Minute With Architect Andre Kikoski
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$1.7B Light Rail Connecting the Brooklyn-Queens Waterfront Proposed Dr. Zizmor of Subway Ad Fame Retires and Sells Bronx Mansion All in One Day Britney Spears’ Former Penthouse Hits the Market for $7.6 Million Revealed: New Renderings of Renzo Piano’s SoHo Tower at 555 Broome Street The City’s First Wi-Fi Kiosks Unveiled Today! Renderings Revealed for […]
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The New York Public Library has released a digital collection of more than 180,000 photographs, postcards, maps and other public-domain items. [NYT] Tour the home of the architect who did a gut job on her already-renovated apartment. [The Cut] Here’s what the internet looked like back in 1996, when it only had 10 million users. [Business […]
Take a tour of Columbia Care, NYC’s first medical marijuana dispensary, located in Union Square. [Curbed] Ruggie is a rug alarm clock that forces you to get out of bed and stand on it. [Contemporist] Track all your favorite food trucks with this fun new app. [NYCTruckFood] The Upper East Side got the most parking tickets in 2015. [DNAinfo] […]
The online lottery for “Hamilton” crashed after more than 50,000 people tried to score cheap tickets. For now, it’s back to the streets. [Vulture] Take a tour of Donald Trump’s Greenwich, Connecticut home in 1987. [Mashable] These trucks have rear screens that show oncoming traffic so other drivers can safely pass them. [Digital Synopsis] Exploring Harlem’s […]
After chatter last month that the state may reboot the plan to expand Penn Station into the adjacent Farley Post Office, the Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Governor Cuomo will announce this week a full overhaul for the nation’s busiest transit hub. It’s expected that his plan will indeed include the projected $900 million post office redevelopment […]
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Developer Ben Shaoul is using hipster-fied images of Katz’s deli to sell his new condos at 196 Orchard Street. [Bowery Boogie] Forget the selfie stick, there’s now a selfie camera that’s worn like a bracelet. [Mashable] Architect Vincent Callebaut has conceived floating villages that are 3D printed from plastic waste and algae. Each underwater village could house […]
** UPDATE as of 1/6/16: Pizzarotti CEO Rance MacFarland confirmed to Curbed that 45 Broad Street will be a 1,100-foot-tall, 86-story supertall tower. It will have 245 units that will cater to “entry- and mid-level buyers,” as well as five floors of commercial and retail space.
“Should I Scoop Out My Bagel?” An age-old New York question and the title of a new book. [NYP] This Greenpoint laundromat has 20 vintage pinball machines and a secret speakeasy. [NYT] A new study shows that shared office coffee machines are as gross as you’d think. [Fast Co. Design] Raccoon complaints in NYC are […]