Secrets of NYC
How to See the Liberty Bell...in Queens
A copy of the famous American bell can be found inside a bank, which itself is modeled after Independence Hall!
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Arts & Culture
See Harlem Recreated in Colorful Set of Merry Wives in Shakespeare in the Park
In the nearly six decades since producer Joe Papp dragooned Parks Commissioner Robert Moses and New York Mayor Robert F.
Arts & Culture
A Guide to NYC’s Future “Little Paris”
As New York City’s French residents — some 60,000 strong — get ready to celebrate Bastille Day on July 14,
Arts & Culture
Will We Love the Frick Madison as We Loved the Frick?
The Frick Collection‘s move from its opulent house on 70th Street to the Met Breuer Building, up five blocks
Architecture
The Top 15 Secrets of The Frick Collection in NYC
“The Met is admired, but the Frick is beloved,” says architecture critic Paul Goldberger, comparing New York City’s largest
Architecture
Inside Paris’ Beaupassage: A New Hidden Destination that References the City’s Architectural Past
We all know that Paris is fabulous, but how does it stay fabulous in this era of economic turmoil, rampant
Architecture
Amazon’s Future in Long Island City: Ideas from Economist Richard Sennett’s New Book Building and Dwelling
This op-ed article is written by Julia Vitullo-Martin A remnant of New York’s industrial past, Long Island City‘s
Arts & Culture
Touch Live Sharks at Ocean Wonder: Sharks!, New York Aquarium’s New Exhibit at Coney Island
Sharks! Does the Word Terrify You? Then head for Coney Island, where the New York Aquarium’s new exhibit, Ocean
Architecture
Making New York City Modern
In the early days of modernism America was pretty resistant to being made modern—or “Mod,” as the Millennials say.
Architecture
A Look at Saarinen’s Modernist U.S. Embassy in London, Now Becoming a Hotel
For some time now, we’ve been religiously following the progress of the TWA Hotel inside John F. Kennedy Airport’
Architecture
A History of NYC Revealed in Mike Wallace’s Greater Gotham
New York City today Every New Yorker should own Mike Wallace’s Greater Gotham: A History of New York City
Architecture
Barcelona: Will its Future Be its Past?
View of Barcelona from Museu National d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) Great cities often have prickly relations with their national
Architecture
Greater than Ever: Rebuilding New York, Dan Doctoroff’s Book about How NYC Recovered Post 9/11
Post-Bloomberg NYC: Lower Manhattan as Seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park The Bloomberg administration will almost surely go down in history