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Renderings are revealed for the Financial District’s new supertall tower 42 Trinity Place. Designed by Studio C Architects, it will encompass more than a million square feet thanks to air rights from Trinity Church. [TRD] The Stanford White-designed statue of Peter Cooper is back near Astor Place, but no word yet on when the Alamo […]
An “Amazing Race” inspired scavenger hunt coming to Harlem includes hot yoga, blind taste tests, and painting. [DNAinfo] The history of the Leslie Apartments in Forest Hills Gardens. [Brownstoner Queens] NYC once again is ranked the most walkable city in the country. [CityLab] The block on which Norman Rockwell was born, West 103rd Street between […]
It was big news yesterday that One World Observatory will open to the public on Friday, May 29th. But we can’t help but wonder if New Yorkers are feeling compelled to buy a $32 ticket to go to the viewing platform at 1,250 feet. Maybe it’s your fear of heights or the hefty admission fee that’s keeping […]
Chef Keith McNally’s gorgeous Greenwich Village townhouse gets a price cut. The pad is now renting for $18,950 a month, down from $25,000. [Elliman] The famed Pearl River Mart on Broadway in Soho will shutter due to rising rents. The landlord wants $500,000 a month for the three-story space after the retailer’s lease ends this year. [Crain’s] A […]
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New website consolidates information about donations and resources following the Second Avenue explosion. [East Village Relief] Calling all ’90s kids–check out the most special items in Bill Nye the Science Guy’s Chelsea apartment. [NYT] A Buffalo restaurant offers a 10 percent discount to patrons who stay off their smartphones. [NYDN] 35 years ago this week, the MTA went […]
How Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg came up with the idea for a futuristic offshore park for Pier 55. [NYT] One World Trade Center’s observation deck moves closer to opening. New signage marking the entrance has appeared. [Curbed] Robert A.M. Stern discusses “poor doors” and Mayor de Blasio’s urban revitalization and affordable housing plans for NYC. […]
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Third Avenue between 104th to 125th Streets in East Harlem is a relic of discount stores with audacious branding. Check out the best signage. [A Fine Blog] The “World Trade Center Ship” will dock permanently at the New York State Museum in Albany. [NYT] Five eclectic New York City-area places are nominated for the National Register of Historic Places, […]
This Trailer Home in the Hamptons Wants $1.2 Million New Rendering and Teaser Site Released for 111 West 57th Street Design Vidal’s Peter Hassler Breathes New Life into an Historic Bed-Stuy Brownstone 10-Foot-Wide ‘Skinny House’ in Mamaroneck Is an Historic Work with a Heart-Warming Story Chinatown, Once Unchanged, Now Attracting Hipsters–and Real Estate Developers Believe […]
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Artist and Poet John Giorno gives the Times a tour of his three-loft “Italian-inspired palazzo for the beggars.” [NYT] William Hearst’s penthouse gets at 137 Riverside Drive $14 million price cut. [NYDN; listing] Inside Mickey Rourke’s former Meatpacking apartment, now an Absolut Elyx vodka hangout. [NYO] New look and teaser site out for Bryant Park’s long-stalled […]
The first major exhibition of Brooklyn-born artist Jean-Michel Basquiat’s notebooks opens today. [Brooklyn Museum] Sources are reporting that Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters will work out of two full floors at 1 Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn Heights. [Politico] This 1974 government document shows how to make a proper cocktail. [Washington Post] There’s an Occupy Wall Street walking tour. […]
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L to R: Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda’s original NYC Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual; Mets Bullpen Cart; Gage Gold Freedom Box
Rendering of 2183 Third Avenue via Gerald J. Caliendo Architects (L); The project site prior to construction(R)
Bushwick’s masonic temple will be turned into condos designed by Nataliya Donskoy of ND Architecture and Design. [Brooklyn Eagle] The Tudor mansion where Robert Durst grew up is selling for $3.8 million. [NYP] Lady Gaga is on the hunt for an Upper West Side condo. [NYP] Extell plans to scale down its Lower East Side […]
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To help cover increased costs at their new $422 million Renzo Piano-designed home, the Whitney Museum will raise ticket prices from $20 to $22. [NYT] Katie Holmes had a secret underground entrance to the Whole Foods at the Chelsea Mercantile building. [Gawker] New Keith Haring exhibit at TBD Gallery on Allen Street goes back to the […]